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" Nor less composure waits upon the roar Of distant floods, or on the softer voice Of neighbouring fountain, or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock, and chiming as they fall Upon loose pebbles, lose themselves at length In matted grass, that with... "
The Female Speaker; Or, Miscellaneous Pieces, in Prose and Verse: Selected ... - Page 252
by Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1816 - 392 pages
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Beauties of Cowper: To which are Prefixed, a Life of the Author and ...

William Cowper - 1801 - 280 pages
...slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as they full Upon loose pebbles, lose themselves at length 1 In matted grass, that with a livelier green Betrays the secret of their silent course. No tree in all the grove but has its charms, Though each its hue peculiar; paler some, And of a wannish...
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Poems of Established Reputation: To Wit: 1st. The Art of Preserving Health

1802 - 302 pages
...the softer voice Of neighbouring fountain, or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock, and chiming as they fall Upon loose pebbles, lose themselves at...length In matted grass, that with a livelier green 195 Betrays the secret of their silent course. Nature inanimate, employs sweet sounds, But animated...
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The Poetical Works of William Cowper: Of the Inner Temple, Esq, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1806 - 234 pages
...softer voice Of neighbouring fountains, or of hills that slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as they fall Upon loose pebbles, lose themselves at...ear. Ten thousand warblers cheer the day, and one The live long night : nor these alone, whose notes Nice fingered art must emulate in vain, But cawing rooks,...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...voice Of neighbouring fountain, or of rilh that slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as they £all Upon loose pebbles, lose themselves at length In matted grass, that .with a livelier green. Bttrays the secret of their silent course. Nature inanimate employs sweet sounds, But animated nature...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1808 - 338 pages
...fountain, or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as they fell Upon loose pehhles, lose themselves at length ' In matted grass, that...nature sweeter still, To sooth and satisfy the human car. Ten thousand warhlers cheer the day, and one The livelong night : nor these alone, whose note*...
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Specimens of the British poets, Volume 2

British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...the softer voice Of neighb'ring fountain, or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as they fall Upon loose pebbles, lose themselves at...sweet sounds, But animated nature sweeter still, To soothe and satisfy the hmn. in ear. Ten thousand warblers cheer the day, and one The live-long night:...
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Poems [ed. by J. Newton]. Illustr. with engr. from the designs of ..., Volume 2

William Cowper - 1810 - 494 pages
...the softer voice Of neighb'ring fountain, or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as they fall Upon loose pebbles, lose themselves at...nature sweeter still, To sooth and satisfy the human car. Ten thousand warblers cheer the day, and one 200 The livelong night: nor these alone, whose notes...
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The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 pages
...the softer voice Of neighboring fountain ; or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as they fall Upon loose pebbles, lose themselves at...sweet sounds, But animated nature sweeter still, To soothe and satisfy the human ear. Ten thousand warblers cheer the day, and one The live-long night....
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The London Quarterly Review, Volume 4

1811 - 566 pages
...the softer voice Of neighb'ring fountain, or of rills that slip Through ihe cleft rock, and chiming as they fall Upon loose pebbles, lose themselves at...green Betrays the secret of their silent course.' It is consistent with this habit of mind that our author should evince little relish for the sentimental....
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The English Reader, Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - 1812 - 378 pages
...fountain; or of rills that slip Through the cleft rock, and, chiming as they fall Upon loose prbbles, lose themselves at length In matted grass, that, with a livelier green, B -trays the secret of their silent course. Nature inanimate employs sweet sounds; But.animated nature...
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