 | Isaac Watts - Religious poetry, English - 1727 - 368 pages
...Lonefome it (lands, and fixes my fad Eyes, As it would ask a Tear. O facred Seat, Sacred to Friendlhip ! O divine Retreat! Here did I hope my happy Hours t' employ,, And fed beforehand on the promis'd Joy, When weary of'the noify Town) my Friend From mortal Cares retiring, fliou'd afcend... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 400 pages
...Lonefome it fiarids, and fixes my fad eyes, As it would afk a tear. O facred feat Sacred to friendfhip ! O divine retreat ! Here did I hope my happy hours t' employ, And fed before-hand on the promis'd joy, When weary of the noify town, my friend From mortal cares retiring, mould afcend... | |
 | Isaac Watts - Hymns, English - 1802 - 306 pages
...his curtains drawn For a long evening that despairs the dawn ! Muse, view the turret ; just b<*neaih the skies Lonesome it stands, and fixes my sad eyes,...hope my happy hours t' employ, And fed before-hand on the promis'd joy, When weary of the noisy town, my friend From mortal cares retiring, should ascend... | |
 | English poetry - 1802 - 366 pages
...hiscurtains drawn For along ev'ning that despairs the dawn ! Muse, view the turret: just beneath ihe skies Lonesome it stands, and fixes my sad eyes. As it would ask a tear. O sacred seat! I5* Sacred to friendship! O divine retreat! Here did I hope my happy hours t' employ, And ftd beforehand... | |
 | Isaac Watts - English poetry - 1807 - 410 pages
...: Fain would I hid the envious gloom be gone : } Ah, fruitless wish I how are his curtains drawn C For a long evening that despairs the dawn ! J Muse,...my sad eyes, As it would ask a tear. O sacred seat, Sacied to friendship ! O divine retreat ! Here did I hope my happy hours to' employ, And fed before-hand... | |
 | Isaac Watts, Thomas Park - 1808 - 496 pages
...gone : Ah, fruitless wish ! how are his curtains drawn For a long evening that despairs the dawn ! Muse, view the turret : just beneath the skies, Lonesome...O divine retreat ! Here did I hope my happy hours to' employ, And fed before-hand oil the promis'd joy : When weary of the noisy town, my friend From... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 558 pages
...are his curtains drawn For a long evening that despairs the dawn! Muse, view the turret: just heneath the skies Lonesome it stands, and fixes my sad eyes,...Here did I hope my happy hours t' employ, And fed hefore-hand on the promis'd.joy, When weary of the noisy town, my friend From mortal cares retiring,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 556 pages
...be gone; Aii fruitless wish ! how are his curtains drawn fur a lung evening that despairs the dawn ! -Muse, view the turret : just beneath the skies Lonesome it stands, and fixes my sail eyes, A* it would ask a tear. О sacred seat, S-uTed to Friendship! О divine retreat! HiTc diil... | |
 | Isaac Watts - Dissenters, Religious - 1813 - 574 pages
...should we mount on bold advent'rous wings V In high discourse, and dwell on heav'nly things. M i-se, view the turret : just beneath the skies Lonesome...stands, and fixes my sad eyes, As it would ask a tear. О sacred seat, Sacred to friendship ! О divine retreat! Here did I hope my happy hours t* employ,... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 464 pages
...gone ; Ah, fruitless wish ! how are his curtains drawn For a long evening that despairs the dawn ! Muse, view the turret : just beneath the skies, Lonesome...O divine retreat ! Here did I hope my happy hours to' employ, And fed before-hand on the promis'd joy : When weary of the noisy town, my friend From... | |
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Hangs there unmoveable, and never flies; Fain would I bid the envious gloom be gone; Ah, fruitless wish ! how are his curtains drawn For a long evening that despairs the dawn ! Muse, view the turret: just beneath the skies, Lonesome it stands, and fixes... 
