 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 - Seite 61von William Hone - 1827Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Author of The young man's own book - 1836 - 336 Seiten
...Katterfelto with his hair on end At his own wonders — wond'ring for his bread. 'T is 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 Falls a soft murmur on the uninjured... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 406 Seiten
...Katerfelto, with his hair on end At his own wonders, wondering for his bread. "Pis 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 Falls a soft murmur on the uninjured... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 402 Seiten
...on end At his own wonders, wondering for his bread. 'Tis pleasant through the loop-holes of retreat3 To peep at such a world. To see the stir Of the great Babel and not feel the crowd. 90 To hear the roar4 she sends through all her gates At a safe distance, where the dying sound Falls... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 416 Seiten
...on end At his own wonders, wondering for his bread. Tis pleasant through the loop-holes of retreat3 To peep at such a world. To see the stir Of the great Babel and not feel the crowd. 90 To hear the roar4 she sends through all her gates At a safe distance, where the dying sound Falls... | |
 | 1837 - 326 Seiten
...retrenchment societies," judging from the periodicals, are "dead, dead, dead." " '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 the uninjured... | |
 | William Cowper - 1837 - 534 Seiten
...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 Falls a soft murmur on th' uninjur'd... | |
 | 1837 - 928 Seiten
...remindeth me of certain verses of that sweetest of modern pocts, Cowper : — " 'Tis pleasant through the loop-holes of retreat To peep at such a world...see the stir Of the great Babel, and not feel the erowd r— To hear the roar she sends through all her gates At a safe distance, where the dying sound... | |
 | 1837 - 538 Seiten
...windows, for the purpose of excluding the view of the public from those rooms where parties wish to sit to see the " stir of the great Babel and not feel the crowd." In other words, they are very effective in ensuring protection from the public gaze, whilst they scarcely... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1837 - 538 Seiten
...windows, for the purpose of excluding tlie view of the public from those rooms where parties wish to sit to see the " stir of the great Babel and not feel the crowd." In other words, they are very effective in ensuring protection from the public gaze, whilst they "scarcely... | |
 | William Hone - 1838 - 890 Seiten
...end At his own wonders, wand'ring for his bread. 'Tts pleasant, through the loopholes of retre-.t, To peep at such a world; to see the stir Of the great...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' uninjured... | |
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