...nocturnal note. Thus with the year Seasons return ; but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of eve or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose,...ever-during dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off; and for the book of knowledge fair Presented with an universal blank Of nature's works, to...

...here at the suggestion of a friend. Thus with the year Seasons return ; but not to me returns Diiy , or the sweet approach of ev'n or morn , Or sight of...herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and ever during dirk Surrounds me Another example may be seen in the beautiful little poem of Cowper, on...

...them in renown, Blind Thamyris, and blind Mseonides, And Tiresias and Phineus, prophets old ; There feed on thoughts, that voluntary move Harmonious numbers...with the year Seasons return ; but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks,...

...with them in renown, Blind Thamyris, and blind Msonides, And Tyresias, and Phineus, prophets old: Then feed on thoughts, that voluntary move Harmonious numbers;...covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note. Thus with the year Season:) return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of ev'n and morn, Or sight of vernal...

...with them in renown, Blind Thamyris and blind Maeonides, And Tiresias and Phineus, prophets old : Then feed on thoughts , that voluntary move Harmonious...with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks,...

...: — "Thus with the year Seasons return ; but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of eve or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom or summer's rose,...ever-during dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair Presented with a universal blank Of nature's works to me...

...thus beautifully alludes to this deprivation. " Not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose,...ever-during dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair Presented with an universal blank Of nature's works to...

...PROM HIS INFANCY. FOURTH EDITION. •' But not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach ofev'n or mom, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose ; Or flocks,...ever-during dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair Presented with an universal blank." BIRMINGHAM : PRINTED...

...5.5. " Thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns5 Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose,...instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me; from the rheerful ways of men Cut off; and, for the book of knowledge fair, 5 " Now Spring returns : but not...

...account of his blindness we may probablv discover one cause of his comparative silence : — • , ' With the year Seasons return, but not to me returns...Morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or Summer's rose.' The mention of Herrick, whose poems on flowers (chiefly garden flowers) are among the most delightful...