 Hope's deluding glass; As yon summits soft and fair, Clad in colours of the air Which to those who journey near Barren, brown and rough appear: Still we tread the same coarse way; The present's still a cloudy day.  Bell's Edition - Page 113by John Bell - 1799Full view - About this book
 | 1851 - 830 pages
...Campbell. " As yon summits soft and fair Clad in colours of the air, Which to those who journey near, Barren, brown, and rough appear, Still we tread the same coarse way. The present still a cloudy day. DYBB. ' Is not this the original," asks his lordship, " of the farfamed... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 pages
...Barren, brown, and rough appear; Slill we tread Uie same coarse way, The present 's stitt a eloudy day. 0 may I with myself agree, And never covet what I sec! Content me with an humble shade, My passions tamed, my wishes laid; For while our wishes wildly... | |
 | Oskar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff - 1852 - 438 pages
...glass; As your summits soft and fair, Clad in colours of the air, Which to those who journey near, Barren, brown, and rough appear; Still we tread the...same coarse way, The present's still a cloudy day. O may I with myself agree, And never covet what I see; Content me with an humble shade, My passions... | |
 | 1853 - 560 pages
...glass ; As yon summits soft and fair, Clad in colours of the air, Which, to those who journey near, Barren, brown, and rough appear ; Still we tread the same coarse way, The present 's still a cloudy day. O may I with myself agree, And never covet what I see ; Content me with... | |
 | Susan Fenimore Cooper - 1854 - 482 pages
...deluding glass ; As yon summits soft and fair, Clad in colors of the air, Which to those who journey near, Barren, brown, and rough appear ; Still we tread the...may I with myself agree, And never covet what I see ; Content me with an humble shade, My passions tamed, my wishes laid ; For while our wishes wildly... | |
 | Book - 1854 - 496 pages
...deluding glass; As yon summits soft and fair, Clad in colours of the air, Which to those who journey near, Barren, brown, and rough appear; Still we tread the...same coarse way, The present's still a cloudy day. O may I with myself agree, And never covet what I see! Content me with a humble shade, My passions... | |
 | Theodore Alors W. Buckley - 1854 - 332 pages
...glass 5 As yon summits soft and fair, Clad in colours of the air, Which to those who journey near, Barren, brown, and rough appear ; Still we tread the...same coarse way, The present's still a cloudy day. O may I with myself agree, And never covet what I see ! Content me with an humble shade, My passions... | |
 | Susan Fenimore Cooper - 1855 - 478 pages
...glass ; As yon summits soft and fair, Clad in colors of the air, Which to those who journey near, . Barren, brown, and rough appear ; Still we tread the...same coarse way, The present's still a cloudy day. O may I with myself agree, And never covet what I see ; Content me with an humble shade, My passions... | |
 | Richard Wright Procter - 1855 - 490 pages
...deluding glass ; As yon summits soft and fair Clad in colours of the air, Which to those who journey near, Barren, brown, and rough appe'ar ; Still we tread...same coarse way, The present's still a cloudy day. O may I with myself agree, And never covet what I see ! Content me with a humble shade, My passions... | |
 | Susan Fenimore Cooper - 1855 - 510 pages
...deluding glass ; As yon summits soft and fair, Clad in colors of the air, Which to those who journey near, Barren, brown, and rough appear ; Still we tread the...same coarse way, The present's still a cloudy day. O may I with myself agree, And never covet what I see ; • Content me with an humble shade, My passions... | |
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