| 1839 - 612 pages
..." a steed to stride ; Where but to sport a gun or own a tit * Into a Gentleman transforms a Cit. " Where shall that land, that spot of earth be found ? Art thou a man?" — a Sportsman? ." Look around!" Nor long thine eyes nor long thy fancy strain, But say — I spy the land... | |
| 1810 - 478 pages
...Here woman reigns ; th» mother> daughter, wife, Strews with f.tsh flowers, the narroxr way of life i In the clear heave'n of her delightful ey-e, ' An...graces lie ; Around her knees domestic duties meet, AitU f.re-side pleasures gambol at her . feet. Where shall that land, that tfot of earth be found ?... | |
| English literature - 1811 - 708 pages
...paffed through two or three Editions, fhould ftill be anonymous, rather excites our wondar. -'. T4 Ja In the clear heaven of her delightful eye. An angel-guard of loves and graces lie ; Around her knees domeftic duties meet, And fire-fide pleafures gambol at her feet. ' Where fhall that land, that/fat... | |
| 1811 - 708 pages
...paflcd through two or three Editions, Qiould Hill be anonymous, rafhcr excites our wonder. • T * Iß In the clear heaven of her delightful eye, An angel-guard of loves and graces lie.; Around her knees domeftic duties meet, And fire-fide pleafures gambol at her feet. « Where (ball that land, that /fot... | |
| Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1811 - 456 pages
...friend: Here woman reigns; the mother, daughter, wife, Strows with fresh flowers the narrow way of life; In the clear heaven of her delightful eye, An angel-guard of loves and graces lie; Around lier knees domestick duties meet, And fireside pleasures gambol at her feet. " Where shall that land,... | |
| Medora Gordon Byron - 1812 - 282 pages
...the mother, daughter, wife,, Strews with fresh flow'rs the narrow way of life ;, In the clear heav'n of her delightful eye, An angel.guard of loves and...duties meet, And fireside pleasures gambol at her feet '"' "The "The lines are beautiful, Sidney, because natural ; they can be understood by every domestic... | |
| 1812 - 470 pages
...friend: Were woman reigns; the mother, daughter, wife, Strows with fresh flowers the narrow way of life; In the clear heaven of her delightful eye. An angel-guard of loves and graces lie; Around her knees domestick duties meet. And fireside pleasures gambol at her feet. " Where shall that land, that spot... | |
| Priscilla Wakefield - Africa - 1814 - 396 pages
...with fresh flowers the narrow way of life, In the clear hcav'u of her delightful eye, An angel guard of loves and graces lie; Around her knees domestic...spot of earth be found! Art thou a man, a patriot ? i/sok around, O! thou shalt find, howe'er thy footsteps roam, That land thy country, and that spot... | |
| Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - English literature - 1816 - 414 pages
...the mother, daughter, wife, Strews with fresh flow'rt the narrow way of life ; In the cteat Heav'n of her delightful eye, An angel-guard of loves and...And fireside pleasures gambol at her feet. " Where shaH that fand, that spot 'of Ectrik be fouhdf" Art thou a man ? — a patriot ? — look around ;... | |
| Marriage - 1818 - 166 pages
...fresh flowers the narrow way of life, " In the clear heaven of her delightful eye, " An angel guard of loves and graces lie ; " Around her knees, domestic...meet, " And fire-side pleasures gambol at her feet." I was ready to hope I had secured this bliss, but now 1 am compelled to exclaim " Where shall that... | |
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