 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 Life and Letters of James Henley Thornwell - Page 341by Benjamin Morgan Palmer - 1875 - 614 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1827 - 390 pages
...wand'ring for his bread. 'Tis pleasant, through the loopholes 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 dying sound Falls... | |
 | William Hone - Days - 1827 - 892 pages
...wand'ring for his bread. Ti> pleasant, through the loopholes of retre-.t. 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 dying sound Fall«... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - English poetry - 1828 - 600 pages
...wondering for his bread. 'Tis pleasant, through the loopholes 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 dying sound Falls... | |
 | William Cowper - 1828 - 468 pages
...wond'ring for his bread. 'Tis pleasant, through the loopholes of retreat, To peep et 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 dying sound Falls... | |
 | English literature - 1829 - 506 pages
...wand'ring for his bread. 'Tis pleasant, through the loopholes 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 dying sound Falls... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - English poetry - 1830 - 256 pages
...wond'ring for his bread. T is 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 tbe dying sound Falls... | |
 | William Cowper - 1830 - 328 pages
...wondering for his bread. Tis pleasant, through the loopholes 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 dying sound Falls... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - American literature - 1830 - 334 pages
...wondering for his bread. 'T is pleasant, through the loopholes 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 dying sound Falls... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...wond'ring for his bread. 'T is pleasant, through the loopholes 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 dying sound Falls... | |
| |
