 Than those of age, thy forehead wrapped in clouds, A leafless branch thy sceptre, and thy throne A sliding car, indebted to no wheels, But urged by storms along its slippery way, 1 love thee, all unlovely as thou seem'st, And dreaded as thou art!  Estimations in Criticism - Pàgina 86per Walter Bagehot - 1908Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1867 - 964 pàgines
...scatter'd hair with sleetate ashes âll'd, thy breath congeal* d upon thy lips, thy cheeks fring'd with a beard made white with other snows than those of age, thy forehead wrapt in clouds, a leafless branch thy sceptre, and thy tlirone i sliding car, indebted to no wheels,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 438 pàgines
...scatter'd hair with sleet like ashes fill'd, Thy breath congeal'd upon thy lips, thy cheeks Fring'd with a beard made white with other snows Than those of age, thy forehead wrapt in clouds, A leafless branch thy sceptre, and thy throne A sliding car, indebted to no wheels,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1801 - 280 pàgines
...scatter'd hair with sleet like ashes till'd, Thy breath congeal'd upon thy lips, thy cheeks Pring'd with a beard made white with other snows Than those of age, tliy forehead wrapt in clouds, A leafless branch thy sceptre, and thy throne A sliding car, indebted... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 364 pàgines
...ftill at home. Oh Winter, ruler of the inverted year, Thy fcattered hair with fleet like afhes filled, Thy breath congealed upon thy lips, thy cheeks Fringed with a beard made white with other fnows Than thofe of age, thy forehead wrapt in clouds, A leaflefs branch thy fceptre, and thy throne... | |
 | 1802 - 302 pàgines
...scatter'd hair,' with sleet-like ashes, fill'd, Thy breath congeal'd upon thy lips, thy cheeks Fring'd with a beard made white with other snows Than those of age, thy forehead wrapt in clouds, A leafless branch thy sceptre, and thy throne 125 A sliding car, indebted to no wheels,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 350 pàgines
...scatter'd hair with sleet like ashes fill'd, Thy breath congeal'd upon thy lips, thy cheeks Fring'd with a beard made white with other snows Than those of age, thy forehead wrapt in clouds, A leafless branch thy sceptre, and thy throne A sliding car, indebted to no wheels,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 386 pàgines
...ftill at home. Oh Winter, ruler of the inverted year, Thy fcattered hair with fleet like afhes filled, Thy breath congealed upon thy lips, thy cheeks Fringed with a beard made white with other fnows Than thofe of age, thy forehead wrapt in clouds, A leaflefs branch thy fceptre, and thy throne... | |
 | 1867 - 636 pàgines
...the nobles and the weakness of the Crown, — ' A leafless branch her sceptre, and her throne An icy car indebted to no wheels, But urged by storms along its slippery way.' It was the rare felicity of England that, in the early struggles between her nobles and her king, constitutional... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 366 pàgines
...ftill at home. Dh Winter, ruler of the inverted year, Thy fcattered hair with fleet like afhes filled, Thy breath congealed upon thy lips, thy cheeks Fringed with a beard made white with other fnows Than thofe of age, thy forehead wrapt in clouds, A leaflefs branch thy fceptre, and thy throne... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 376 pàgines
...ftill at home. Oh Winter, ruler of the inverted year, Thy fcattered hair with fleet like afhes filled, Thy breath congealed upon thy lips, thy cheeks Fringed with a beard made white with other fnowg Than thofe of age, thy forehead wrapt in clouds, A leaflefs branch thy fceptre, and thy throne... | |
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