| C. P. Bronson - Elocution - 1845 - 334 pages
...the icidoir, Who daily—own the bounty of thy hand, Shall cry lo heaven, and pull a biasing on thee. Tir'd Nature's sweet restorer, balmy Sleep! He, like the world, his ready visits pay* Where Fortune smiles ; the u-rttfhed \\efonalts; Sioift on his downy pinions,./?'« from... | |
| Marguerite Countess of Blessington - 1846 - 460 pages
...before sleep deigned to visit her pillow, and well might she have exclaimed with the poet — "Tired Nature's sweet restorer, balmy Sleep; He, like the...smiles: the wretched he forsakes; Swift on his downy pinions flies from woe, And fights on fids unsulfied with a tear." But poor Selina felt her painful... | |
| Marguerite Gardiner (countess of Blessington.) - 1846 - 1004 pages
...before sleep deigned to visit her pillow, and well might she have exclaimed with the poet — •' Tired Nature's sweet restorer, balmy Sleep ; He, like the...smiles : the wretched he forsakes ; Swift on his downy pinions flies from woe, And lights on lids unsullied with a tear." But poor Sclina felt her painful... | |
| Marguerite Countess of Blessington - 1846 - 774 pages
...pillow, and well might she have exclaimed with the poet — , "Tired Nature's sweet restorer, halmy Sleep; He , like the world , his ready visit pays...smiles : the wretched he forsakes ; Swift on his downy pinions flies from w«e, And lights on lids unsullied with a tear." But poor Selina felt her painful... | |
| 1846 - 486 pages
...Cowper, as " Tired nature's sweet restorer;" rather had it been his lot with a kindred poet to sigh — " He like the world his ready visit pays Where fortune...smiles ; the wretched he forsakes. Swift on his downy pinions flies from woe, And lights on lids unsullied with a tear." And fully could Cowper respond to... | |
| Marguerite Countess of Blessington - 1846 - 456 pages
...pillow , and well might she have exclaimed with the poet — "Tired Nature's sweet restorer, halmy Sleep; He , like the world . his ready visit pays Where Fortune smiles: the wretched he forsakes; SMili (in his downy pinions flies from woe, And lights on tids unsullied with a tear." But poor Selina... | |
| John Wilson - English fiction - 1846 - 590 pages
...prayer. It has been beautifully said by one whose works are not unknown in the dwellings of the poor, Tir'd Nature's sweet restorer, balmy sleep! He, like the world, his ready visit pays \Vhere fortune smiles;—the wretched he forsakes: Swift on his downy pinions flies from woe. And lights... | |
| Half hours - 1847 - 560 pages
...the most correct accounts, and died in 1765. He did not take orders ia the Church till 1727.] Tired Nature's sweet restorer, balmy sleep, He, like the...on his downy pinion flies from woe, And lights on lids unsullied with a tear. From short (as usual) and disturb'd repose, I wake : how happy they who... | |
| Edward Young - 1847 - 344 pages
...ARTHUR ONSLOW. ESft. SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. TIRED Nature's sweet restorer, balmy Sleep1 ! He, like the world, his ready visit pays Where Fortune...on his downy pinion flies from woe, And lights on lids unsullied with a tear. From short (as usual) and disturb'd r6pose, I wake : how happy they, who... | |
| Quotations, English - 1847 - 526 pages
...And many monstrous forms in sleep we see, Which neither were, nor are, nor e'er can be. DRYDEN. 6. Tir'd nature's sweet restorer, balmy sleep ! He, like...Where fortune smiles — the wretched he forsakes. YOUNG'S Night Thoughts. 7. When tir'd with vain rotations of the day, Sleep winds us up for the succeeding... | |
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