Tis pleasant, through the loopholes 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 dying sound Falls a soft murmur on the... The Druses of the Lebanon - Page 21de George Washington Chasseaud - 1855 - 422 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
| William Cowper - 1817 - 240 pages
...his hair on end At his own wonders, wondering for his hread. ".I 'is pleasant through the loopholes of retreat To peep at such a world ; to see the stir Of the great Bahel, and not feel the crowd ; To hear the roar she sends throngh all her gates At a safe distance,... | |
| Louis Simond - 1817 - 594 pages
...J tiM IC^ ^JV*JI ' T '•** * "-' ' Y -•' l * ' • ' • V ' ''•• i^ll•i To peep at sûch a world to see the stir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd < ' ' t iTo hear the roarshe syiuls through ail her gates . At a «ile distance. J ji . te matin Août... | |
| Arthur Jewitt - 1818 - 336 pages
...imagination a curious and extensive field for speculation and conjecture. 'Tis pleasant from the loop-boles of retreat . . • •' . ' To peep at such a world : to see the stir Of tbe great Babel und not feel the crowd. — While fancy, like the finger of a clock, Runs the great... | |
| Louis Simond - 1817 - 546 pages
...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 — to see the stir r\ Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd , To heat the roar she sends through all her gates, At... | |
| John Evans - 1818 - 564 pages
...secluded from the noise and bustle of the adjacent metropolis '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 dying sound Falls... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 466 pages
...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 ; 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 dying sound • Falls... | |
| Felix M'Donogh - 1820 - 254 pages
...in LONDON ; or, Sketches of ENGLISH MANNERS, 5 vols, £1 10s. " 'Tis pleasant through the loop.holes of retreat, To peep at such a world ; to see the stir...the great Babel, and not feel the crowd." COWPER. The Fourth and Fifth Vols are sold separately to complete Sets. THE HERMIT THE C OUNTRY; SKETCHES ENGLISH... | |
| 1820 - 866 pages
...; forming a Companion to the llcrmiu de La Claaaier f Ami*. " '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." Ctnrptr. Printed for Henry Colbum and Co. Conduit Street. In 4 vols. 24*. Ditto, in French, 3 vols.... | |
| Felix M'Donogh - 1820 - 248 pages
...ENGLISH MANNERS, 5 vols, £1 10s. " Tis pleasant through the loop•hole* of retreat, To peep at ench a world ; to see the stir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd." COWPEB. The Fourth and Fifth Vols are sold separately to complete ?ets. THE HERMIT THE COUNTRY; om,... | |
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