 | William Cowper - 1821 - 556 pages
...mind ! Compared with the speed of its flight, The tempest itself lags behind, And the swift-winged arrows of light. When I think of my own native land, In a moment I seem to be there ; But, alas ! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to despair. But the sea-fowl... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1822 - 322 pages
...mind! Compar'd with the speed of its flight, The tempest itself lags behind, And the svvift-wing'd arrows of light. When I think of my own native land, In a moment I seem to be there; But, alas! recollection at hand .Soon hurries me hack to despair. 7. But the sea-fowl... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 562 pages
...mind ! Compar'd with the speed of its flight, The tempest itself lags behind, And the swift-winged arrows of light. When I think of my own native land, In a moment I seem to be there ; But alas ! recollection at hand Soon hurri§s me back to despair. VII. But the seafowl... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1824 - 396 pages
...of the mind ! Compar'd with the speed of its flight, The tempest itself lags behind, And the swift winged arrows of light. When I think of my own native land, In a moment I seem to be there ; But, alas ! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to despair. 7. But the sea... | |
 | William Cowper - 1824 - 446 pages
...mind ! Compared with the speed of its flight, The tempeat itself lags behind, Arid the swift-winged arrows of light. When I think of my own native land, In a moment I seem to be there ; But alas I recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to despair. VII. But the sea-fowl... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...mind 1 Compared with the speed of its flight, The tempest itself lags behind, And the swift-winged ood man learn'd to And quite forgot their vices in their woe; Care seem to be there; But alas ! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to despair. But the sea-fowl... | |
 | William Cowper - 1824 - 470 pages
...Compar'd with the speed of its flight, The tempest itself lags behind, And the swift-winged arrovys of light. When I think of my own native land, In a moment I seem to be there ; But, alas ! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to despair. But, the seafowl... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 464 pages
...mind ! Compared with the speed of its flight, The tempest itself lags behind, And the swift-winged arrows of light. When I think of my' own native land, In a moment I seem to be there; But alas ! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to despair. But the scafowl... | |
 | William Cowper - 1825 - 244 pages
...mind ! Compared with the speed of its flight, The tempest itself Jags behind, And the swift-winged arrows of light. When I think of my own native land, In a moment I seem to be there ; But, alas ! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to despair. But the seafowl... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 270 pages
...mind ! Compar'd with the spefrd of its flight, The tempest itself lags behind, And the swift-winged arrows of light. When I think of my own native land, In a moment 1 seem to be there ; But, ii>»! recollection at hand Suron hurries me back to despair. But the sea-fowl... | |
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How fleet is a glance of the mind ! Compared with the speed of its flight, The tempest itself lags behind, And the swift-winged arrows of light. When I think of my own native land In a moment I seem to be there; But alas! recollection at hand Soon hurries... 
