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" I AM monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute ; From the centre all round to the sea I am lord of the fowl and the brute. "
Select English poetry, with notes by E. Hughes - Page 21
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The Poems of William Cowper

William Cowper - 1828 - 468 pages
...Supposed to bo written by Alexnndcr Selkirk, during his solitary abode in the island of Jumi Fernandez. I AM monarch of all I survey, My right there is none...and the brute. O, Solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms. Than reign in this horrible...
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The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Verse, from the Best Writers ...

Lindley Murray - 1828 - 256 pages
...Alexander Selkirk, durmg his solitary abode in the Island oj Juan Fernandez. , I AM monarch of all 1 survey, My right there is none to dispute ; From the...round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. Oh solitude! where are the charms, That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms,...
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Murray's English Reader

Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1829 - 318 pages
...supposed to be. written by Alexander SelkirJ his solitary abode in the I&taad of Jttan Ferna • 1. 1 AM monarch of all I survey, My right there is none...to dispute ; From the centre all round to the sea, 1 am lord of the fowl and the hrnte. Oil solitude! where are the charms, That sages have seen in thy...
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Select British Poets: Containing the Works of Goldsmith, Thomson, Gray ...

Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 pages
...SUPPOSED TO BE WRITTEN BY ALEXANDER SELKIRK, DURING HIS SOLITARY ABODE IN THE ISLAND OF JUAN FERNANDEZ. I AM monarch of all I survey, My right there is none...sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. O Solitude I where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than...
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The Poetical Works of William Cowper, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1830 - 374 pages
...to be written by Alexander Selkirk, during his solitary abode in the island of Juan Fernandez. IAM monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to...round to the sea I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 Solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms...
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The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Verses; Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - 1830 - 256 pages
...Selkirk, during Ait solitary abode in the Island of Juan Fernandez. I AM monarch of all I survey v, My right there is none to dispute* ; From the centre*...to the sea', I am lord of the fowl' and the brute\ Oh solitude' ! where are the charms', That sages have seen in thy face* ? Better dwell in the midst...
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The Works of Cowper and Thomson: Including Many Letters and Poems Never ...

William Cowper - 1832 - 602 pages
...Supposed to be written by Alexander Selkirk, daring hit Military abode in toe island of Juan Fernandez. I AM monarch of all I survey, • My right there is...fowl and the brute. O solitude! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy facel Better dwell in the midst of alarms, . • Than reign in this horrible...
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Austin Hall; Or, After Dinner Conversations, Between a Father and His ...

1831 - 228 pages
...Largo, in Scotland ; so I suppose Crusoe died there. Charlotte. You remember the pretty lines — " I'm monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute, From the centre all round to the sea ; I'm lord of the fowl and the brute. Oh! Solitude, where Gerald and Edward. Off! Off! Off! No lines...
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The Academical Reader: Comprising Selections from the Most Admired Authors ...

John J. Harrod - 1832 - 338 pages
...to be written by Alexander Selkirk, during his solitary abode in the Island of Juan Fernandez. l.'I am monarch of all I survey, My right there is none...to the sea," I am lord of the fowl and the brute. Oh solitude! where are the charms, . That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of...
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A Narrative of Four Voyages: To the South Sea, North and South Pacific Ocean ...

Benjamin Morrell - 1832 - 512 pages
...none to dispute,'* the subsequent sentiment was doubtless more frequently present tb his mind: •' O solitude, where are the charms Which sages have...midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place." For some time after the departure of the ship, he found the solitude of his situation scarcely supportable...
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