 Bound on a voyage of awful length And dangers little known, A stranger to superior strength, Man vainly trusts his own. But oars alone can ne'er prevail To reach the distant coast ; The breath of Heaven must swell the sail, Or all the toil is lost.  His Memoirs and Poetry - Página 28por Charles Frederick Bennett - 1817 - 144 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Jonathan Peele Dabney - 1821 - 316 páginas
...; Virtue engages his assent, But pleasure wins his heart. 3 Life's voyage is of awful length, Thro' dangers little known : A stranger to superior strength, Man vainly trusts his own. 4 But oars alone can ne'er prevail, To reach the distant coast ; The breath of heav'n must swell the... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1822 - 312 páginas
...Through all bis art, we view ; And while bis tongue the charge denies. His conscience owns it true. Bound on a voyage of awful length, And dangers little...heav'n must swell the sail, Or all the toil is lost. COWFB% SECTION XII. Ode to peace. COMB, peace of mind, delightful guest ! Return, and make thy downy... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 310 páginas
...Through all his art we view ; And, while his tongue the charge denies, His conscience owns it true. Bound on a voyage of awful length And dangers little...prevail To reach the distant coast: The breath of Heaven must swell the sail, Or all the toil is lost. A COMPARISON. THE lapse of time and rivers is... | |
 | Youth's instructor - 1822 - 488 páginas
...Through all his art we view ; And while bis tongue the charge denies, His conscience owns it true. Bound on a voyage of awful length, And dangers little...superior strength, Man vainly trusts his own. But ours alone can ne'er prevail, To reach the distant coast; The breath of Heaven must swell the sail,... | |
 | W. JILLARD HORT - 1822 - 156 páginas
...Through all his art we view ; And while his tongue the charge denies, His conscience owns it true. Bound on a voyage of awful length, And dangers little...stranger to superior strength, Man vainly trusts his own. To reach the distant coast; The breath of Heaven must swell the sail, But oars, alone, can ne'er prevail,... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1822 - 322 páginas
...Through all his art we view; And while his tongue the charge denies, His conscience owns it true. 6. Bound on a voyage of awful length, And dangers little...stranger to superior strength, Man vainly trusts his own. 6. But oars alone. can ne'er prevail To reach the distant coast; The breath of heav'n must swell the... | |
 | David Pickering - 1822 - 442 páginas
...engages his assent, But pleasure wins his heart. , 3 Life leads in paths of doubtful length Through dangers little known :° A stranger to superior strength, Man vainly trusts his own. 4 But oars alone can ne'er prevail To reach the distant coast; The breath of heav'n must swell the... | |
 | Selection - 1822 - 276 páginas
...here begun. 181. | Life compared to a voyage. 1 "HT IFE'S voyage is of aweful length, M-jt Through dangers little known : A stranger to superior strength, Man vainly trusts his own. • 2 But oars alone can ne'er prevail To reach the distant coast : The breath of heaven must swell... | |
 | William Cowper - 1824 - 470 páginas
...Through all his heart we view ; And, while his tongue the charge denies, His conscience owns it true. Bound on a voyage of awful length And dangers little...Heav'n must swell the sail, Or all the toil is lost. 2 O 2 REBELLION is my theme all day ; I only wish 'twould come (As who knows but perhaps it may ? )... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 páginas
...Through all his art we view ; And, while his tongue the charge dénie». His conscience owns it true. Bound on a voyage of awful length, And dangers little...prevail To reach the distant coast ; The breath of heaven must swell the snil Or all the toil is lost. THEMODERN PATH I ОТ. REBELLION is mv theme all... | |
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