 | 1802 - 302 pages
...it records be sung To meaner music, and not suffer loss. 750 But, when a poet, or when one like me, Happy to rove among poetic flowers, Though poor in skill to rear them, lights at last On some fair theme, some theme divinely fair, Such is the impulse and the spur he feels... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...wonders it records be sung To meaner music, and not suffer loss. But when a poet, or when one like me, l^ Happy to rove among poetic flowers, Though poor in skill to rear them, lights- at last On some fair theme, tome theme divinely fair, Such is'the impulse and Jhe spur he feels... | |
 | William Cowper - 1821 - 556 pages
...wonders it records be sung To meaner music, and not suffer loss. But when a poet, or when one like me, Happy to rove among poetic flowers, Though poor in skill to rear them, lights at last On some fair theme, some theme divinely fair, Such is the impulse and the spur he feels... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 310 pages
...wonders it records be sung To meaner music, and not surlier loss. But when a poet, or when one like me, Happy to rove among poetic flowers, Though poor in skill to rear them, lights at last On some fair theme, some theme divinely fair, Such is the impulse and the spur he feels... | |
 | William Cowper - 1824 - 446 pages
...wonders it records be sung To meaner music, and not suffer loss. But when a poet, or when one like me, Happy to rove among poetic flowers, Though poor in skill to rear them, lights at last On some fair theme, some theme divinely fair Such is the impulse and the spur he feels,... | |
 | 1825 - 520 pages
...will be briefly adverted to. The author has chosen for his motto the following couplet of .Gqwper : Happy to rove among poetic flowers, Though poor in...disposition to exercise it had existed. In our own cas«, however, we approach such productions as the present with a desire rather to discover beauties... | |
 | William Cowper - 1825 - 248 pages
...wonders it records be sung To meaner music, and not suffer loss. But when a poet, or when one like me Happy to rove among poetic flowers, Though poor in skill to rear them, lights at last On some fair theme, some theme divinely fair, Such is the impulse and the spur he feels,... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 264 pages
...wonders it records he sung To meaner music, and not suffer loss. But when a poet, or when one like mer Happy to rove among poetic flowers, Though poor in skill to rear them, lights at last On some fair theme, some theme divinely fair, Such is the impulse and the spur he feels,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1830 - 328 pages
...wonders it records be sung To meaner music, and not suffer loss. But when a poet, or when one like me, Happy to rove among poetic flowers, Though poor in skill to rear them, lights at last On some fair theme, some theme divinely fair, Such is the impulse and the spur he feels,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1832 - 602 pages
...wonders it records be sung To meaner music, and not suffer loss. But when a poet, or when one like me, Happy to rove among poetic flowers. Though poor in skill to rear them, lights at last, On some fair theme, some theme divinely fair, Such is the impulse and the spur be feels,... | |
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But when a poet, or when one like me, Happy to rove among poetic flowers, Though poor in skill to rear them, lights at last On some fair theme, some theme divinely fair, Such is the impulse and the spur he feels To give it praise proportioned to its worth,... 
