 | William Cowper - 1801 - 280 pages
...contemplation's help, not sought in vain, I seem t' have liv'd my childhood o'er again ; To have renew'd the joys that once were mine, Without the sin of violating...wings of fancy still are free, And I can view this mimick shew of thee, Time has but half succeeded in his theft— Thyself removed, thy power to soothe... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 364 pages
...His wonted courfe, yet what I wifhed is done. By 'contemplation's help, not fought in vain, I feem to have lived my childhood o'er again ; To have renewed the joys that once were mine, Without the fin of violating thine; And, while the wings of fancy flill are free, And I can view this mimic fhew... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 388 pages
...run His wonted courfe, yet what I wifhed is don*. By contemplation's help, not fought in vain, I feem to have lived my childhood o'er again; To have renewed the joys that once were mine, Without the fin of violating thine; And, while the wings of f; ncy ftill are free, And I can view this mimic Ihew... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 366 pages
...run His wonted courfe, yet what I wifhed is done. By contemplation's help, not fought in vain, I feem to have lived my childhood o'er again ; To have renewed the joys that once were mine, Without the fin of violating thine ; And, while the wings of fancy ftill are free, And I can view this mimic fhew... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 376 pages
...run His wonted courfe, yet what I wifhed is done. By contemplation's help, not fought in vain, I feem to have lived my childhood o'er again ; To have renewed the joys that once weie mine, Without the fin cf violating thine ; And, while the wings of fancy ftill are free, And I... | |
 | Priscilla Wakefield - 1809 - 234 pages
...pass'd into the skies. And now farewell; time, unrevok'd has run His wanted course, yet what I wiah'd is done, By contemplation's help, not sought in vain, I seem to have liv'd my childhood o'er again ; To have renew'd the joys that once were mine, Without the sin of violating... | |
 | William Cowper - 1817 - 240 pages
...proud pretensions rise — The son of parents passed into the skies. And now, farewell— lime umevokcd has run His wonted course, yet what I wished is done....lived my childhood o'er again; To have renewed the jovs thnt once were mine, Without the sin of violating thine ; And while the wings of fancy j-till... | |
 | William Cowper - 1817 - 252 pages
...pretensions rise — The son of parents passed into the skies. And now, farewell — time uurevoked has run His wonted course, yet what I wished is done. By contemplation's help, not songht in vain, I seem to have lived my childhood o'er again ; To have renewed the joys that once were... | |
 | William Cowper - 1818 - 240 pages
...pass'd into the skies. And now farewell—Time unrevokcd has run His wonted course, yet what I wish'd is done. By Contemplation's help, not sought in vain,...seem to have lived my childhood o'er again; To have renew'd the joys that once were mine, Without the sin of violating Ihine; And, while the wings of Fancy... | |
 | William Cowper - 1818 - 244 pages
...pass'd into the skies. And now farewell — Time unrevoked has run His wonted course, yet what I wish'd is done. By Contemplation's help, not sought in vain,...seem to have lived my childhood o'er again; To have renew'd the joys that once were mine, Without the sin of violating thine ; And, while the wings of... | |
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I seem to have lived my childhood o'er again ; To have renew'd the joys that once were mine, Without the sin of violating thine ; And, while the wings of fancy still are free, And I can view this mimic show of thee, Time has but half succeeded in his... 
