 I never framed a wish, or formed a plan, That flattered me with hopes of earthly bliss, But there I laid the scene. There early strayed My fancy, ere yet liberty of choice Had found me, or the hope of being free. My very dreams were rural, rural too...  The Courtier's Daughter - Seite 198von Lady Catherine Pollock Manners Stepney - 1838Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 300 Seiten
...more regret, Infected -with- the manners and the modes It knew not once, the country wins me still. I never framed a wish, or formed a plan, That flattered me with hopes of earthly bliss, But there I laid the scene. There early strayel ' My fancy, ere yet liberty of thoice . • Had found me,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 234 Seiten
...more regret, Infected with the manners and the modes, It knew not once, the country wins me still. I never framed a wish, or formed a plan, That flattered me with hopes of earthly bliss, Hut there I laid the scene. There early strayed My fancy, ere yet liberty of choice Had found me, or... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1809 - 914 Seiten
...when talking of a country life, use the words of Cowper, " I never framed a wish, or formed a pl;>n, That flattered me with hopes of earthly bliss, But here I laid the scene !" VOL. *. DD for or having been told that it was most commendable to follow some profession, I conquered,... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1813 - 354 Seiten
...imprinted on the memory. I cannot however, when talking of a country life, use the words of Cowper, " I never framed a wish, or formed a plan, That flattered...with hopes of earthly bliss But here I laid the scene !" for having been told that it was most commendable to follow some profession, I conquered, in idea,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1817 - 252 Seiten
...more regret, Infected with the mauners and the modes It knew not once, the country wins me still. • I never framed a wish, or formed a plan, That flattered me with hopes of earthly hliss, Bat there I laid the scene. There early strayed My fancy, ere yet liherty of choice Had found... | |
 | William Cowper - 1821 - 556 Seiten
...I more regret, Infected with the manners and the modes It knew not once, the country wins me still. I never framed a wish, or formed a plan, That flattered me with hopes of earthly bliss, But there I laid the scene. There early strayed My fancy ere yet liberty of choice Had found me or the... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 822 Seiten
...the receiver and the giver, and adulation is not of more service to the people than to kings. Burke. {0 0 {0 there I laid the scene. Cowper. FLATULENT, arfj.-v Old Fr. flatulent ; FIAT'ULENCY, ns / Ital. and... | |
 | William Cowper - 1832 - 602 Seiten
...more regret, Infected with the manners and the modes It ki i:".v not once, the country wins me still. I never framed a wish, or formed a plan, That flattered me with hopes of earthly bliss, But there I laid the scene. There early strayed My fancy, ere yet libeVty of choice Had found me, or the... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1837 - 594 Seiten
...port, and afflictions, to Heaven's light. Read his beautiful confession. " The country wins me still : I never framed a wish, or formed a plan, That flattered me with hopes of earthly bliss, But there I laid the scene. There early strayed My fancy, ere yet liberty of choice Had found me, or the... | |
 | 1861 - 676 Seiten
...I more regret, Infected with the manners and the modes It knew not once, the country wins me still. I never framed a wish, or formed a plan, That flattered me with hopes of earthly bliss, But there I laid the scene.f How gladly he ascribes to " Catharina" a taste for the close-woven arches... | |
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