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" The world's a stately bark, on dangerous seas With pleasure seen, but boarded at our peril : Here on a single plank, thrown safe ashore, I hear the tumult of the distant throng, As that of seas remote, or dying storms, And meditate on scenes more silent... "
A Tour Through the Northern Counties of England, and the Borders of Scotland - Page 15
by Richard Warner - 1802 - 316 pages
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The Complaint and Consolation; Or, Night Thoughts on Life, Death and ...

Edward Young - 1837 - 310 pages
...our peril : Here on a single plank, thrown safe ashore, I hear the tumult of the distant throng, 85 As that of seas remote, or dying storms ! And meditate...his hut, Touching his reed, or leaning on his staff, 90 Eager Ambition's fiery chase I see ; 1 see the circling hunt of noisy men Burst law's enclosure,...
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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 44

Scotland - 1838 - 938 pages
...dangerous seas With pleasure seen, but boarded at our peril ; Here, on a single plank, thrown safe ashore, I hear the tumult of the distant throng, . As that...reed, or leaning on his staff, Eager Ambition's fiery race I see : 1 see the circling haunt of noisy men, Bunt law's enclosure, leap the mounds ofright,...
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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 7

1838 - 876 pages
...dangerous seas With pleasure seen, but boarded at our peril ; Here, on a single plank, thrown safe ashore, I hear the tumult of the distant throng, As that of...And meditate on scenes more silent still, Pursue my thtme, and fight the fear of death. Here, like a shepherd gazing from his hut, Touching his reed, or...
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Night Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality

Edward Young - Bible - 1839 - 300 pages
...dangerous seas With pleasure seen, but boarded at our peril: Here, on a single plank thrown safe ashore, I hear the tumult of the distant throng As that of...gazing from his hut, Touching his reed, or leaning on bis staff, Eager ambition's fiery chase I see; I see the circling hunt of noisy men Burst law's inclosure,...
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Night Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality

Edward Young - 1839 - 324 pages
...dangerous seas With pleasure seen, but boarded at our peril : Here, on a single plank, thrown safe ashore, I hear the tumult of the distant throng As that of...the fear of death. Here, like a shepherd gazing from hia hut, Touching hia reed, or leaning on his stud, Eager ambition'a fiery chase I see ; I see the...
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Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical and ..., Volume 2

Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...seas, With pleasure яееп, but boarded at our peril ; Here, on a single plank, thrown safe ashore, bert chase I see ; I вес the circling hunt of noisy men Burst law's enclosure, leap the mounds of right,...
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Cyclopædia of English literature, Volume 2

Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...dangerous seas, With pleasure seen, but boarded at our peril ; Here, on a single plank, thrown safe ashore, y darkening Talc, stall', Eager ambition's fiery chase I see ; I see the circling hunt of noisy men Burst law's enclosure,...
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The Christian lyre, a selection of religious and moral poetry

Christian lyre - 1846 - 188 pages
...seen, but boarded at our peril ; THE WOUNDED SPIRIT. 69 Here, on a single plank, thrown safe ashore, I hear the tumult of the distant throng, As that of...reed, or leaning on his staff, Eager ambition's fiery chase I see ; I see the circling hunt of noisy men Burst law's enclosure, leap the mounds of right,...
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The Complaint: Or, Night Thoughts

Edward Young - 1847 - 344 pages
...pleasure seen, but boarded at our peril , Here, on a single plank, thrown safe ashore, I hsar t!ie tumult of the distant throng, As that of seas remote,...reed, or leaning on his staff, Eager ambition's fiery chase I see ; I see the circling hunt of noisy men, Burst law's enclosure, leap the mounds of right,...
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Paradise Lost: In Twelve Parts. Night Thoughts on Life, Death and ...

John Milton, Edward Young - 1848 - 600 pages
...our peril ' Here on a single plank, thrown safe ashore, 1 hear the tumult of the distant throng, 85 As that of seas remote, or dying storms ! And meditate...his hut, Touching his reed, or leaning on his staff, 90 Eager Ambition's fiery chase I see ; I see the circling hunt of noisy men Burst law's enclosure,...
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