| 1808 - 652 pages
...object of his former delight is relinquished. No more he enjoys the tranquil scene ; it has become flat and insipid to his taste. His books are abandoned....shrubbery blooms and breathes its fragrance upon the idr in vain; he likes it not. His ear no longer drinks the rich melody of music; it longs for the trumpet's... | |
| Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 pages
...former delight relinquished; No more he enjoys the tranquil scene ; it has become flat and insipid co his taste : his books are abandoned ; his retort and...crucible are thrown aside ;. his shrubbery blooms and breaths its -fragrance upon the air in vain—he likes it not; his ear no longer. drinks the rich melody... | |
| John Lambert - 1814 - 556 pages
...delight relinquished. No more he enjoys the tranquil scene ; it has become flat and insipid to his uu ; his books are abandoned ; his retort and crucible...clangor and the cannon's roar : even the prattle of his babes, once so sweet, no longer affects him ; and the angel smile of hii wife, which hitherto touched... | |
| Stephen Cullen Carpenter - 1815 - 534 pages
...object of his former delight relinquished. No more he enjoys the tranquil scene: it has become flat and insipid to his taste: his books are abandoned;...clangor and the cannon's roar: even the prattle of his babes once so sweet no longer affects him; and the angel smile of his wife, which hitherto touched... | |
| Joshua P. Slack - 1815 - 340 pages
...object of his former delight relinquished. No more he enjoys the tranquil scene : it has become flat and insipid to his taste ; his books are abandoned...crucible are thrown aside ; his shrubbery blooms and breaths its fragrance upon the air in vain — he likes it not; his ear no longer drinks the rich melody... | |
| Rodolphus Dickinson - 1815 - 214 pages
...object of his former dt-light relinquished. No more he enjoys the tranquil scene ; it has become iat and insipid to his taste : his books are abandoned...retort and crucible are thrown aside; his shrubbery GOLUMBIAV READER. 159 blooms and breathes its fragrance upon the air in vain —he likes it not, his... | |
| John Lambert - 1816 - 552 pages
...object of his former delight relinquished. No more he enjoys the tranquil scene ; it has become flat and insipid to his taste ; his books are abandoned...clangor and the cannon's roar : even the prattle of his babes, once so sweet, no longer affects him ; and the angel smile of his wife, which hitherto touched... | |
| George Watterston - 1818 - 158 pages
...result is thus described by the orator : " No more he enjoys the tranquil scene ; it has become flat and insipid to his taste ; his books are abandoned...clangor, and the cannon's roar ; even the prattle of his babes, once so sweet, no longer affects him ; and the angel smile of his wife, which hitherto touched... | |
| Increase Cooke - 1819 - 490 pages
...object of his former delight relinquished. No more he enjoys the tranquil scene ; it has become flat- and insipid to his taste ; his books are abandoned...retort and crucible are thrown aside ; his shrubbery in vain blooms and breathes its fragrance upon the air—he likes it not; his ear no longer drinks... | |
| Increase Cooke - 1819 - 426 pages
...former delight relihquished. No more he enjoys the tranquil scene ; it has become flat and iosipld to his taste ; his books are abandoned ; his retort and crucible are thrown aside ; his shrubbery in vain blooms and breathes its fragrance upon the air — he likes it not ; his ear no longer drinks... | |
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