The Pleasures of MemoryS. Archer, 1815 - 54 pages |
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... Twas here we chas'd the slipper by the sound ; And turn'd the blindfold hero round and round . ' Twas here , at eve , we form'd our fairy ring . And Fancy flutter'd on her wildest wing . Giants and genii chain'd each wondering ear ; And ...
... Twas here we chas'd the slipper by the sound ; And turn'd the blindfold hero round and round . ' Twas here , at eve , we form'd our fairy ring . And Fancy flutter'd on her wildest wing . Giants and genii chain'd each wondering ear ; And ...
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... twas Heav'n to hear When soft it spoke a promis'd pleasure near ; And has its sober hand , its simple chime , Forgot to trace the feather'd feet of Time ? That massive beam , with curious carvings wrought , Whence the caged linnet sooth ...
... twas Heav'n to hear When soft it spoke a promis'd pleasure near ; And has its sober hand , its simple chime , Forgot to trace the feather'd feet of Time ? That massive beam , with curious carvings wrought , Whence the caged linnet sooth ...
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... Twas all he gave , ' twas all he had to give . Angels , when Mercy's mandate wing'd their flight , Had stopt to catch new rapture from the sight . But hark ! thro ' those old fires , with sullen swell , The church - clock strikes ! ye ...
... Twas all he gave , ' twas all he had to give . Angels , when Mercy's mandate wing'd their flight , Had stopt to catch new rapture from the sight . But hark ! thro ' those old fires , with sullen swell , The church - clock strikes ! ye ...
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... Twas ever thus . As now at VIRGIL's tomb , ( i ) / We bless the shade , and bid the verdure bloom ; So TULLY paus'd , amid the wrecks of Time , ( k ) On the rude stone to trace the truth sublime ; When at his feet , in honour'd dust ...
... Twas ever thus . As now at VIRGIL's tomb , ( i ) / We bless the shade , and bid the verdure bloom ; So TULLY paus'd , amid the wrecks of Time , ( k ) On the rude stone to trace the truth sublime ; When at his feet , in honour'd dust ...
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... Twas thine to animate her closing eye ; Alas ! ' twas thine perchance the first to die , Crush'd by her meagre hand , when welcom'd from thesky . Hark ! the bee winds her small but mellow horn , ( t ) Blithe to salute the sunny smile of ...
... Twas thine to animate her closing eye ; Alas ! ' twas thine perchance the first to die , Crush'd by her meagre hand , when welcom'd from thesky . Hark ! the bee winds her small but mellow horn , ( t ) Blithe to salute the sunny smile of ...
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adieu ambitious CHARLES renounc'd bends blest breast breathe breeze calm chain charm charm'd chas'd clime clos'd clouds colour confest confin'd controul dusky dwell Eden's wild wood Ev'n faintly imag'd fairy Fancy Fancy's fled FLORIO fluence fond gale gaz'd gaze glade Gothic gray hail Hark HARLEM's walls heart Heav'n Hence home-felt pleasure Hist Hope's hour hues hung Innocence light live Long Maximian melancholy melts mild mountain muse native NAVARRE nest nobler NOTE NOTE k ORMOND nobly sigh'd pensive widow loves PLEASURES OF MEMORY rapture resign'd Richelieu round rous'd rude Say why VESPASIAN scal'd scene seraphic shade shadowy shed sigh silent sleep smile soft sooth'd sorrows soul sphere spirit spring steals sublime tears thee tints trace triumph TULLY paus'd Twas Venice VESPASIAN lov'd VIRGIL's tomb Virtue wakes wave Westmoreland Whence wood vales pursued youth