 Oh, could'st thou speak, As in Dodona once thy kindred trees Oracular, I would not curious ask The future, best unknown, but at thy mouth Inquisitive, the less ambiguous past. By thee I might correct, erroneous oft, The clock of history, facts and events...  The life and letters of William Cowper - Page 423by William Cowper, William Hayley - 1812Full view - About this book
 | 1804 - 572 pages
...Fost'ring propitious, thou becam'st a twig. « Who liv'd when thou wert such ? Oh ! couldst thou speat, As in Dodona once thy kindred trees Oracular, I would...Timing more punctual, unrecorded facts Recov'ring, and mistnted setting right — Desp'rate attempt till trues shall speak again ! « Time made thee what... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 486 pages
...Fost'ring propitious, thou becam'st a twig. 452 Who liv'd,when thou wast such ? Oh, couldst thou speak, As in Dodona once thy kindred trees Oracular, I would...right Desp'rate attempt, till trees shall speak again ! i Time made thee what thou wast, king of the woods; And Time hath made thee what thou art — a cave... | |
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1808 - 844 pages
...EvM when thou was such ! Qh ! cou\dst thou speak, As in Dodona once thy kindred trees* Oracular, 1 would not curious ask The future, best unknown, but...past ! By thee, I might correct, erroneous oft. The dock of history, facts and events Timing more punctual, unrecorded facts Hecov'ring, and mistated,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1815 - 434 pages
...Fosl'riug propitious, thou becam'st a twig. Who liv'd, when thou wast such? Oh, couldst thou speak, As in Dodona once thy kindred trees Oracular, I would...erroneous oft. The clock of history, facts and events Tnning more punctual, unrecorded facts Recov'ring, and mistated setting right Desp'rate attempt, till... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1818 - 400 pages
...Fost'ring propitious, thou becam'st a twig. Who liv'd, when thou wast such ? Oh, couldst thou speak, As in Dodona once thy kindred trees Oracular, I would...Timing more punctual, unrecorded facts Recov'ring, and unstated setting right Desp'rate attempt till trees shall speak again ! Time made thee what thou wast,... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1818 - 240 pages
...twig. Who liv'd, when thou wast such ? Oh, couldstthou As in Dodona once thy kindred trees [speak, Oracular, I would not curious ask The future, best...erroneous oft, The clock of history, facts and events 9 Timing more punctual, unrecorded facts Recov'ring, and mistatcd setting right— Desp'rate attempt,... | |
 | John Bullar - New Forest - 1819 - 278 pages
...part."' 'A similar thought is finely expressed by Cowper ; " Oh, could ye speak, As in Dodona once your kindred trees Oracular, I would not curious ask The future, best unknown, but at your mouth, In advancing, on the right, almost concealed, by woods, are seen the fences of NEW PARK,... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 278 pages
...Fost'ring propitious, thou becam'st a twig. Who liv'd, when them wast such? Oh, couldst them speak, As in Dodona once thy kindred trees Oracular, I would...and events Timing more punctual, unrecorded facts Itecov'ring, and mis-stated setting right Desp'rate attempt, till trees shall speak again ! Time made... | |
 | William Eastmead - Caves - 1824 - 536 pages
...thy juniors. — Survivor sole, or nearly such, of nil That once lived here, oh! could'st thou speak, As in Dodona once thy kindred trees Oracular, I would...and events Timing more punctual, unrecorded facts Recovering, and mistated setting right ;— Desp'rate attempt, till trees shall speak again ! But since,... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 464 pages
...Fostering propitious, thou becamest a twig. Who lived, when thou wast such ? O, couldst thou speak, As in Dodona once thy kindred trees Oracular, I would...and events Timing more punctual, unrecorded facts Recovering, and misstated setting right — Desperate attempt, till trees shall speak again ! Time... | |
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