 At his own wonders, wondering for his bread. *Tis pleasant through the loop-holes of retreat To peep at such a world ; to see the stir Of the great Babel and not feel the crowd ; To hear the roar she sends through all her gates At a safe distance, where...  The Table Book - Page 61by William Hone - 1827Full view - About this book
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...Katerfelto, with his hair on end At his own wonders, wond'ring for his bread. Tis pleasant, through the loopholes of retreat. To peep at such a world...and not feel the crowd ; To hear the roar she sends through all her gates At a safe distance, where the dying sound Palls a soft murmur on tlf uninjur'd... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...for his )>read. ''1'is pleasant throng!) the loop-holes of retreat To peep at such a world : to ?ec to wash away her stains, And lit her for her passage ! mournful sight ! Her very through all her gales At a safe distance where the dying soitnd Falls a sofi murmur on th' untnjur'd... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 212 pages
...Katterfelto, with his hair on end, At his own wonders, wond'ring for his bread. 'Tis pleasant, through the loop-holes of retreat, To peep at such a world...and not feel the crowd ; To hear the roar she sends through all her gates, At a safe distance, where the dying sound Falls a soft murmur on th' uninjur'd... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 384 pages
...Katcrfelto, with his hair on end At his own wonders, wond'ring for his bread. Tis pleasant, through the loopholes of retreat, To peep at such a world...the stir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd ; T ) hear the roar she sends through all her gates At a safe distance, where the dying sound Falls... | |
 | William Cowper - 1811 - 228 pages
...Katterfelto, wkh his hair on end At his own wonders, wond'ring for his bread. ^Tis pleasant through the loop-holes of retreat To peep at such a world...and not feel the crowd ; To hear the roar she sends through all her gates At a safe distance, where the dying sound Falls a soft murmur on th' uninjur'd... | |
 | William Cowper - 1814 - 496 pages
...wonders, wond'ring for his bread. *Tis pleasant, throngh tha loopholes of retreat, To peep at snch a world ; to see the stir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd ; To hear the ronr she sends throngh all her gates At a safe distance, where the dying sonnd Falls a soft mnrmnr... | |
 | Louis Simond - 1815 - 442 pages
...its waves, breaking around us in measured time, like the tides of the ocean. " 'Tis pleasant through the loop-holes of retreat To peep at such a world...and not feel the crowd ; To hear the roar she sends through all her gates. At a safe distance.'' In the morning all is calm, — not a mouse stirring before... | |
 | William Cowper - 1815 - 338 pages
...Katerfelto, with his hair on end At his own wonders, wond'ring for his bread. Tis pleasant, through the loopholes of retreat. To peep at such a world...and not feel the crowd ; To hear the roar she sends through all her gate* At a safe distance, where the dying sound . Falls a soft murmur on th' uninjur'd... | |
 | Louis Simond - 1815 - 408 pages
...measured time, like the tides of the ocean. LONDON-MORNING-MILK-THE GUARDS. 25 " 'Tis pleasant through the loop-holes of retreat To peep at such a world...Babel, and not feel the crowd ; To hear the roar she sefids through all her gates, At a safe distance." In the morning all is calm, — not a mouse stirring... | |
 | Louis Simond - 1815 - 436 pages
...tides of the ocean. " 'Tis pleasant through the loop-holes of retreat To peep at such a world—to see the stir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd ; To hear the roar she sends through all her gates, At a safe distance/' In the morning all is calm,—not a mouse stirring before... | |
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