 | Benjamin Morrell - 1832 - 512 lehte
...none to dispute,'* the subsequent sentiment was doubtless more frequently present tb his mind: •' O solitude, where are the charms Which sages have seen in thy face! . • Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place." For some time after the departure of the ship,... | |
 | 1837 - 304 lehte
...March, AD 1837. FEMALE ROBINSON CRUSOE CHAPTER I. Far in a wild, unknown to public view — PARNELL. Oh, Solitude ! where are the charms Which sages have seen in thy face ? CoWPER. I AM a woman. I have arrived at about the age of twenty-seven years. My computation of time... | |
 | William Martin - 1871 - 388 lehte
...Eather," was the reply, followed by an apt quotation from Cowper's " Alexander Selkirk," — ' Oh, solitude, where are the charms Which sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. ' But, for all that, I wasn't going to say that... | |
 | Garland - 1850 - 152 lehte
...is none to dispute ; From the centre all round to the sea * I am lord of the fowl and the brute. Oh solitude ! where are the charms Which sages have seen in thy face : Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this desolate place. I am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1851 - 362 lehte
...there is none to dispute ; From the centre* all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. O Solitude ! where are the charms Which sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign* in this horrible place. I am out of humanity's reach'; I must finish my... | |
 | 1855 - 560 lehte
...to my marriage, and seclusion in this charming — •" " Ah !" I groaned. " Eural solitude—" " 0 Solitude ! where are the charms which sages have seen in thy face ?" said I, under my breath. " I was quite a musician." " The— ahem ! You don't say so." " Yes, sir;... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1856 - 474 lehte
...is none to dispute ; From the centre* all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the hrute. 0 Solitude ! where are the charms Which sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign3 in this horrihle place. 1 am out of humanity's reach ; I must finish my... | |
 | 1863 - 316 lehte
...there is none to dispute ; From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 solitude ! where are the charms, Which sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. 1 am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my... | |
 | James Inches Hillocks - 1865 - 328 lehte
...RETIRE AND LOOK BACK. HEN the voice was past, " Jesus was fonnd alone." The poet has said — " Oh, solitude ! where are the charms Which sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms Than reign in this horrible place." There are some who dread to be alone, who are miserable... | |
 | Edmund Routledge - 1867 - 842 lehte
...Collumpton. 32. Bournbridge. 33. Inspector. 34. Nightmare. 35. Donkey. 2. 0 Solitude ! where arc thy charms Which sages have seen in thy face, Better dwell in the midst of alarms Than reign in this horrible place 3. Shylock. 6. Sinbad. 4. Liverpool. 7. Kotten Row.... | |
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They have literally nothing whatever to talk about. The arrival of an American man-of-war is a godsend to them. " Oh, Solitude ' where are the charms which sages have seen in thy face? 
