 That tinkle in the withered leaves below. Stillness, accompanied with sounds so soft, Charms more than silence. Meditation here May think down hours to moments. Here the heart May give a useful lesson to the head, And learning wiser grow without his books.  Poems - Page 170de William Cowper - 1808Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | William Cowper - 1786 - 756 pages
...in the. wither'd leaves below. Stillnefs accompanied with founds fo foft Charms more than filence. Meditation here May think down hours to moments. Here the heart May give an ufeful lefTon to the head, And learning wifer grow without his books. Knowledge and wifdorri, far... | |
 | William Cowper - 1787 - 346 pages
...in the wither'd leaves below. Stillnefs, accompanied with founds fo foft, Charms more than filence. Meditation here May think down hours to moments. Here the heart May give an ufcful leffion to the head, And learning, wifer grow without his books. Knowledge and wifdom, far... | |
 | William Cowper - 1787 - 230 pages
...in the wither'd leaves below. Stillnefs, accnmpany'd with founds fo foft, Channs more than filence. Meditation here, May think down hours to moments. Here the heart, May give an ufefal leflbn to the head, And learning, wifer grow without his books. Knowledge and wifdom, far... | |
 | William Cowper - 1790 - 300 pages
...in the wither'd leaves below. Stillnefs, accompanied with founds fo foft, Charms more than filence. Meditation here May think down hours to moments. Here the heart May give an ufeful leflbn to the head, And learning, wifer grow without his books. Knowledge and wifdom, far... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 438 pages
...rests he shakes From many a twig the pendent drops of ice, That tinkle in the wither' d leaves below. Stillness, accompanied with sounds so soft, Charms more than silence. Meditation here May think downhours to moments. Here the heart May give an useful lesson to the head, And learning wiser grow... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 364 pages
...in the wither'd leaves below. Stillnefs, accompanied with founds fo foft, Charms more than filence. Meditation here May think down hours to moments. Here the heart May give an ufeful leflbn to the head, And learning wifer grow without his books. Knowledge and wifdom, far... | |
 | 1802 - 302 pages
...rests he shakes 80 From many a twig the pendant drops of ice, That tinkle in the wither'd leaves below. Stillness, accompanied with sounds so soft. Charms...here May think down hours to moments. Here the heart, 85 May give an useful lesson to the head, And learning wiser grow without his books. Knowledge and... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 364 pages
...in the withered leaves below. Stillnefs, accompanied with founds fo foft, Charms more than filence. Meditation here May think down hours to moments. Here the heart May give an ufeful lefion to the head, And learning wifer grow without his books. Knowledge and wifdom, far... | |
 | James Storer, James Sargant Storer, John Greig - 1803 - 116 pages
...the following lines from the sixth book of the Task: No noise is here, or none that hinders thought. Stillness, accompanied with sounds so soft, Charms...to the head , And Learning wiser grow without his books. Pursuing our walk, we proceed through what remains of this sequestered alley, whose devious,... | |
 | James Storer, James Sargant Storer, John Greig - 1803 - 102 pages
...the following lines from the sixth book of the Task: No noise is here, or none that hinders thought. Stillness, accompanied with sounds so soft, Charms...lesson to the head. And Learning wiser grow without his books. Pursuing our walk, we proceed through what remains of this sequestered alley, whose devious,... | |
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