 | Lindley Murray - 1827 - 276 pages
...fold, in order, drives His flock to taste the verdure of the morn. Falsely luxurious, will not mun awake ; " And, springing from the bed of sloth, enjoy...the silent hour, To meditation due and sacred song ? 4. For is there aught in sleep can charm the wise ? To lie in dead oblivion, losing half The fleeting... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1827 - 258 pages
...silent hour, To meditation due and sacred song ? 4 For is there aught in sleep can charm the wi«ef To lie in dead oblivion, losing half The fleeting moments of too short a life ; Total extinction ofth' enlighten'dsoul ! Or else to feverish vanity alive, Wilder'd, and tossing thro' distemper'd dreami... | |
 | Charles Edward Herbert Orpen - 1827 - 438 pages
...capacities had been hitherto allowed, by the cruel neglect of their more favoured fellowcreatures— " To lie in dead oblivion, losing half 'The fleeting moments of too short a life." Thomson's Seasom. When at Paris, some years since, I was particularly intimate with Massieu; and as... | |
 | 1827 - 290 pages
...generous purpose in the glowing breast. p. S4. For is there aught in sleep. can charm the wise ? To die in dead oblivion, losing half The fleeting moments of too short a life ; voL. i. ' 10 Total extinction of the enlightened SQU! ! Or else to feverish vanity alive, Wilder'd,... | |
 | 1828 - 394 pages
...reptile has its gem, And boasts its splendour too. LESSON V. Indolence Reproved — Sun Rising, Sfc. FALSELY luxurious, will not man awake, And springing...For is there aught in sleep can charm the wise ? To die in dead oblivion, losing half The fleeting moments of too short a life ; Total extinction of the... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1828 - 252 pages
...Music awakes The native voice of undissembled joy, * And thick around the woodland hymns arise . 4. For is there Aught in sleep can charm the wise ? To lie in dead oblivion, losing half His flock to taste the verdure of the morn . Falsely luxurious, will not man awake, And, springing... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1829 - 318 pages
...flock to taste the verdure of the morn. Falsely luxurious, will not man awake ; And, springing from tha bed of sloth, enjoy The cool, the fragrant, and the...hour To meditation due and sacred song ? For is there ought in sleep can charm the wise ? 4. To lie in dead oblivion, losing half The fleeting, moments of... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1830 - 336 pages
...nature's incense rise! Bb CHAPTER II. FROM THOMSO; SECTION I. Early rising,-— Address to the Sun! 1 FALSELY luxurious! will not man awake; And, springing...moments of too short a life; Total extinction of the enlighten'd soul ! 2 Or else to feverish vanity alive, Wilder'd, and tossing through distemper'd dreams?... | |
 | Goold Brown - 1865 - 354 pages
...by and offer m^iis stead Offer the crown on BerniceV'he'ad Id Falsely luxurious will not man-awake And springing from the bed of sloth enjoy The cool the fragrant and the silent hour Thomson Yet thus it is nor otherwise can be So far from aught romantic what I sing Young • Thyself... | |
 | Frederick Saunders - 1866 - 412 pages
...two of the afternoon, could have given us such a burst of inspiration on early rising as this : — Falsely luxurious ! will not man, awake, And springing...a life ? Total extinction of the enlightened soul ; Wilder'd and tossing through distempered dreams ? Who would in such a gloomy state remain Longer... | |
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Falsely luxurious ! will not man awake ; And, springing from the bed of sloth, enjoy The cool, the fragrant, and the silent hour, To meditation due, and sacred song... 
