 THAT those lips had language! Life has passed With me but roughly since I heard thee last. Those lips are thine, — thy own sweet smile I see, The same that oft in childhood solaced me; Voice only fails, else how distinct they say, "Grieve not, my child;...  Select Reviews - Page 1961809Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1869 - 306 pages
...icli>re Ml i,l Norfolk, the gift of mv cotuin. Ann O THAT those lips had language ! Life luis pass'd With me but roughly since I heard thee last. Those lips are thine — thy own sweet smile I see, The same, that oft in childhood aolac'd me; Voice only fails, else how distinct they say,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1820 - 508 pages
...Gift of my Cousin Aan Bod/tarn. O THAT those lips had language! Life has pass'd With me but ronghly since I heard thee last. Those lips are thine— thy own sweet smile I see, The/same, that oft in childhood solaced me; Voice only fails, else how distinct they say,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 314 pages
...OUT OF NORFOLK, THE GIFT OF MY COUSIN ANN BOD1IAM. O THAT those lips had language! Life has pass'd With me but roughly since I heard thee last. Those lips are thine — thy own sweet smile I see, The same, that oft in childhood solac'd me; Voice only fails, else how distinct they say,... | |
 | John Bowdler - 1821 - 510 pages
...And reconciles man to his lot. His MOTHER'S PICTURE. O THAT those lips had language ! Life has pass'd With me but roughly since I heard thee last. Those lips are thine — thy own sweet smile I see, The same, that oft in childhood solac'd me ; Voice only fails, else how distinct they... | |
 | William Cowper - 1821 - 556 pages
...NORFOLK, THE GUT OF MY COUSIN ANN BODHAM. OH that those lips had language ! Life has passed With me hut roughly since I heard thee last. Those lips are thine — thy own sweet smile I see, The same that oft in childhood solaced me ; Voice only fails, else, how distinct they... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 310 pages
...OF NORFOLK. • THE GIFT OF MY COUSIN ANNE BODHAM. O THAT those lips had language! Life has pass'd With me but roughly since I heard thee last. Those lips are thine — thy own sweet smile I see, The same that oft in childhood solaced me; Voice only fails, else how distinct they say,... | |
 | Charles Benjamin Tayler - 1822 - 310 pages
...joy, she was soon encircled by the arms of her smiling husband. A SKETCH, 3Y SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS " Thy own sweet smiles I see, The same that oft in childhood solac'd me, The meek intelligence of those dear eyes." Co-wper, to Ml Mother '» Picture. A SKETCH,... | |
 | Charles Benjamin Tayler - 1822 - 296 pages
...joy, she was soon encircled by the arms of her smiling husband. A SKETCH, BY SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS. " Thy own sweet smiles I see, The same that oft in childhood solac'd me, The meek intelligence of those dear eyes." Cowper, to his Mother's Picture. A SKETCH, BY... | |
 | William Cowper - 1824 - 446 pages
...out of Norfolh; the gift of my Cousin Ann Bodham. O THAT those lipa had language ! Life has pass'd With me but roughly since I heard thee last. Those lips are thine— thy own sweet smile I *ee, The same, that oft in childhood solaced me ; Voice only fails, else how distinct they... | |
 | William Cowper - 1824 - 450 pages
...OUT OF NORFOLK ; The Gift of my Coutin, Ann Bodham. O THAT those lips had language ! Life has pass'd With me but roughly since I heard thee last. Those lips are thine — thy own sweet smile I see, The same, that oft in childhood solac'd me : Voice only fails, else how distinct they... | |
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