 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
 | Amédée Pichot - 1825 - 510 pages
...to noble and graceful imagery, as in the following passages. " 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 thro' all her gates At a safe distance, where the dying sound Falls a... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1825 - 404 pages
...their nearest neighbors. THE WORLD CONTEMPLATED AT A DISTANCE. '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... | |
 | Outlines - 1825 - 288 pages
...fashion and refinement, was in itself an amusing theme for the retired inhabitants of our cottage. " 'Tis pleasant through the loop holes of retreat to peep at such a world," and nothing can be more agreeable than to listen to anecdotes of life from the observation of those... | |
 | William Cowper - 1826 - 242 pages
...his hair on end At his own wonders, wond'ring for his bread. 'Tis plejttant, through the loopholes of retreat, To peep at such a world ; to see the stir Of th-: great Babol, and not feel the crowd ; 90 To hear the roar she sends through all her gates At a... | |
 | 1827 - 290 pages
...have bid farewell To all the virtues of those better days, ***** '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... | |
 | William Hone - 1827 - 390 pages
...with his hair an end At his own wonders, wand'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... | |
 | William Hone - 1827 - 892 pages
...an end At hia own wonders, wand'ring for his bread. Ti> pleasant, through the loopholes of retre-.t. 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 Fall«... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - 1828 - 600 pages
...with his hair on end At his own wonders, wondering 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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1828 - 468 pages
...his own wonders, wond'ring for his bread. 'Tis pleasant, through the loopholes of retreat, To peep et 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... | |
 | 1829 - 506 pages
...with his hair an end At his own wonders, wand'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... | |
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