 Alas ! the fowls of heaven have wings, And blasts of heaven will aid their flight ; They mount — how short a voyage brings The wanderers back to their delight ! Chains tie us down by land and sea ; And wishes, vain as mine, may be All that is left to...  The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth - Page 198by William Wordsworth - 1827Full view - About this book
 | William Wordsworth - 1904 - 994 pages
...with better eyes; 40 And worldly grandeur I despise, And fortune with her gifts and lies. VII Alas 1 the fowls of heaven have wings, And blasts of heaven...voyage brings The wanderers back to their delight 1 Chains tie us down by land and sea; And wishes, vain as mine, may be All that is left to comfort... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1904 - 1002 pages
...mount — how short a voyage brings The wanderers back to their d'elight 1 Chains tie us down by hind and sea; And wishes, vain as mine, may be All that is left to comfort thee. VIII Perhaps some dungeon hears thee groan. Maimed, mangled by inhuman men; Or thou upon a desert thrown... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - 1907 - 448 pages
...now can see with better eyes ; And worldly grandeur I despise And fortune with her gifts and lies. Alas ! the fowls of heaven have wings, And blasts...as mine, may be All that is left to comfort thee. Inheritest the lion's den ; Or hast been summon'd to the deep Thou, thou, and all thy mates, to keep... | |
 | 1908 - 376 pages
...now can see with better eyes ; And worldly grandeur I despise And fortune with her gifts and lies. Alas ! the fowls of heaven have wings, And blasts...comfort thee. Perhaps some dungeon hears thee groan Maim'd, mangled by inhuman men ; Or thou upon a desert thrown Inheritest the lion's den ; Or hast been... | |
 | 1908 - 464 pages
...now can see with better eyes; 20 And worldly grandeur I despise And fortune with her gifts and lies. Alas! the fowls of heaven have wings, And blasts of...their flight; They mount — how short a voyage brings 25 The wanderers back to their delight! Chains tie us down by land and sea; And wishes, vain as mine,... | |
 | 1910 - 542 pages
...I now can see with better eyes; And worldly grandeur I despise And fortune with her gifts and lies. Alas ! the fowls of heaven have wings, And blasts...comfort thee. Perhaps some dungeon hears thee groan Maim'd, mangled by inhuman men; Or thou upon a desert thrown Inheritest the lion's den; Or hast been... | |
 | William Stanley Braithwaite - 1909 - 1334 pages
...now can see with better eyes; And worldly grandeur I despise, And fortune with her gifts and lies. Alas! the fowls of heaven have wings, And blasts of...as mine, may be All that is left to comfort thee. Or thou upon a desert thrown Inheritest the lion's den; Or hast been summoned to the deep, Thou, thou... | |
 | Charles Townsend Copeland, Henry Milner Rideout - 1909 - 334 pages
...now can see with better eyes ; And worldly grandeur I despise And fortune with her gifts and lies. Alas ! the fowls of heaven have wings, And blasts of heaven will aid their flight ; 490 They mount — how short a voyage brings The wanderers back to their delight ! Chains tie us... | |
 | 1910 - 298 pages
...I now can see with better eyes; And worldly grandeur I despise And fortune with her gifts and lies. Alas ! the fowls of heaven have wings, And blasts...comfort thee. Perhaps some dungeon hears thee groan Maim'd, mangled by inhuman men; Or thou upon a desert thrown Inheritest the lion's den; Or hast been... | |
 | James Weber Linn - 1911 - 292 pages
...now can see with better eyes; 40 And worldly grandeur I despise And fortune with her gifts and lies. Alas! the fowls of heaven have wings, And blasts of...their flight; They mount — how short a voyage brings 45 The wanderers back to their delight! Chains tie us down by land and sea; And wishes, vain as mine,... | |
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