 How fleet is a glance of the mind ! Compared with the speed of its flight, The tempest itself lags behind, And the swift-winged arrows of light When I think of my own native land In a moment I seem to be there; But alas! recollection at hand Soon hurries...  Crusoe, written by himself [by D. Defoe - Seite 551von Daniel Defoe - 1815Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Edmund Burke - 1788 - 520 Seiten
...mind ! Compar'd with the fpeed of its flight, The tempeft itfelf lags behind, • And die fwift-winged arrows of light. When I think of my own native land, In a moment I feem to be there ; But alas ! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to defpair. VII. But the fea-fowl... | |
 | William Cowper - 1782 - 378 Seiten
...of the mind ! Compar'd with the fpeed of its flight, The tempeft itfelf lags behind, And the fwift winged arrows of light. When I think of my own native land, In a moment I feem to be therej But alas! recolkdtion at hand Soon hurries me back to defpair. = 7But the fea fowl... | |
 | William Cowper - 1782 - 384 Seiten
...of the mind ! Compar'd with the fpeed of its flight, The tempeft itfelf lags behind, And the fwift winged arrows of light. When I think of my own native land, In a moment I feem to be there ; But alas ! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to defpair. 7But the fea fowl... | |
 | William Cowper - 1786 - 756 Seiten
...of the mind ! Compar'd with the fpeed of its flight, The tempeft itielf lags behind, And the fwift winged arrows of light. When I think of my own native land> In a moment I feem to be there ; But alas ! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to defpair. 7But the fea fowl... | |
 | William Cowper - 1787 - 384 Seiten
...of the mind ! Compar'd with the fpeed of its flight, The tempeft itfelf lags behind, And the fwift winged arrows of light. When I think of my own native land, In a moment I feem to be there ; But alas ! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to defpair. VII. But the fea... | |
 | William Cowper - 1787 - 334 Seiten
...the the mind \ Compaf'd with the fpeed of its flight, The tempeft itfelf lags behind, And the fwift winged arrows of light. When I think of my own native land, In a moment I feem to be there i But alas 1 recollection at hand Soon hurries me Back to defpair. VII. But the fea... | |
 | 1788 - 524 Seiten
...mind ! Compar'd with the fpeed of its flight, The tempert itlelf lags behind, And the fwift-wingéd arrows of light. When I think of my own native land. In a moment I feem to be there ; But alas ! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to de I pair. VII. . But the... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1788 - 556 Seiten
...mind ! Compar'd with the fpeed of its flight. The temped itfeif lags behind, . And the fwift-winged arrows of light. When I think of my own native land, In a moment I feem to be there ; But alas ! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to defpair. VII. But the fea-fowl... | |
 | 1788 - 524 Seiten
...the mind ! Compar'd with the fpeed of its night. The tempeft itfeJf lags behind, Apd the fwift-winged arrows of light. When I think of my own native land, In a moment I feem to be there ; But alas ! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to defpair. VII, But the fea-fowl... | |
 | 1788 - 404 Seiten
...mind! Coropar'd with the fpml of its flight, The temped itfelf lags behind, And the fwift-wing'd arrow of light. When I think, of my own native land, In a. moment I feeflu to be there, i-".\, alas! Recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to Uclpair. $ut the fca-fowl... | |
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