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... And Hope's delusive meteors cease to play ; When clouds on clouds the smiling prospect close , Still through the gloom thy star serenely glows Like yon fair orb she gilds the brow of Night With the mild magic of reflected light .
... And Hope's delusive meteors cease to play ; When clouds on clouds the smiling prospect close , Still through the gloom thy star serenely glows Like yon fair orb she gilds the brow of Night With the mild magic of reflected light .
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And we cannot resist the pleasure of quoting the moral , tender , and elegant lines which close the poem : ' Lighter than air , Hope's summer - visions fly , If but a fleeting cloud obscure the sky ; If but a beam of sober Reason play ...
And we cannot resist the pleasure of quoting the moral , tender , and elegant lines which close the poem : ' Lighter than air , Hope's summer - visions fly , If but a fleeting cloud obscure the sky ; If but a beam of sober Reason play ...
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Play , Kemble in Coriolanus . - “ 20th . — Mr. Rogers , and the usual company , at breakfast . Lady Holland comes and takes me to Holland House . Meet Mr. Campbell . Mr. Moore with us . Mr. Rogers joins us in the course of the day .
Play , Kemble in Coriolanus . - “ 20th . — Mr. Rogers , and the usual company , at breakfast . Lady Holland comes and takes me to Holland House . Meet Mr. Campbell . Mr. Moore with us . Mr. Rogers joins us in the course of the day .
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In his pictures , which adorn a chimney - piece , principal characters from Shakspeare's plays are represented with great spirit and humor ; among them , Falstaff makes a very distinguished and comical figure .
In his pictures , which adorn a chimney - piece , principal characters from Shakspeare's plays are represented with great spirit and humor ; among them , Falstaff makes a very distinguished and comical figure .
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In a soft evening light , a lonely shepherd , with his peaceful flocks , is playing the pipe . Of the master's earlier time , admirable in the impasto , careful and delicate , decided and soft , all in a warm , golden tone .
In a soft evening light , a lonely shepherd , with his peaceful flocks , is playing the pipe . Of the master's earlier time , admirable in the impasto , careful and delicate , decided and soft , all in a warm , golden tone .
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| Title | The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Rogers: With a Biographical Sketch, and Notes British poets Making of America |
| Author | Samuel Rogers |
| Editor | Epes Sargent |
| Publisher | Phillips, Sampson, 1854 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 16 Mar 2010 |
| Length | 460 pages |
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