...Cowper, as the fire blazed cheerfully, when the shutters were closed and the curtains drawn, that "'Tis pleasant through the loop-holes of retreat, To peep at such a world ; " we will, ere we retire for the night, exclaim with him, " 0 Winter, ruler of the inverted year,...

...exploits, 85 And Katterfelto, with his hair on end At his own wonders, wond'ring for his bread. Tis pleasant, through the loopholes of retreat, To peep at such a world ; to see the stir Of th<! great Babel, and not feel the crowd ; 90 To hear the roar she sends through all her gales At a...

...remote sepulture, and the panorama of the world's eventful progress silently unrolls before him. « "Tis pleasant through the loop-holes of retreat To peep at such a world ; to >ee the itir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd : Thus sitting, and surveying thus at ease...

...him. He was worn in body, mind, and spirit. Anything for rest — a sheltered spot, where he might " See the stir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd." When he read the terms of settlement, he did indeed say to the Olney committee that he had never tried...

...him. He was worn in body, mind, and spirit. Anything for rest, — a sheltered spot, where he might " See the stir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd." When he read the terms of settlement, he did indeed say to the Olney committee that he had never tried...

...which we live; so that if, of the commercial, as well as the political world it may be said, "' Tis pleasant, through the loop-holes of retreat To peep...stir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd,' " We have that pleasure in perfection. From this description you will perceive that we are surrounded...

...history, the pleasantness of the poet's social vision — after his day of storm and hardship — " through the loop-holes of retreat. To peep at such...; to see the stir Of the great Babel and not feel its crowd." He did more than this; Philip was indeed the nominal actor, but the voice behind the throne...

...exploits, And Katterfelto with his hair on end At his own wonders — wondering for his bread. 'Tis pleasant through the loopholes of retreat To peep...such a world ; to see the stir Of the great Babel, add not feel the crowd ; To hear the roar she sends through all her gutes • CO WPER. Falls a soft...

...HAMMAM — THE FASHIONABLE PROMENADE— THE CLOSE OF THE DAY. 'Tis pleasant, through the loop holes of retreat, To peep at such a world ; to see the stir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd. COWPER. BY ten o'clock every man is at his post again, and the business of the day may be said to have...

...HAMMAM — THE FASHIONABLE PROMENADE— THE CLOSE OF THE DAY. Ti? pleasant, through the loop holes of retreat, To peep at such a world; to see the stir Of the great Bahel, and not feel the crowd. COWPER. BY ten o'clock every man is at his post again, and the business...