William Cowper: Oh, for a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some boundless contiguity of shade, Where rumour of oppression and deceit, Of u

Oh, for a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some boundless contiguity of shade, Whe — William Cowper

Oh, for a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some boundless contiguity of shade, Where rumour of oppression and deceit, Of unsuccessful or successful war, Might never reach me more!

William Cowper

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