The Pleasures of MemoryS. Archer, 1815 - 54 pages |
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... muse invoke ! -to thee belong The sage's precept and the poet's song . What soften'd views thy magic glass reveals , When o'er the landscape Time's meek twilight steals ! As when in ocean sinks the orb of day , Long on the wave ...
... muse invoke ! -to thee belong The sage's precept and the poet's song . What soften'd views thy magic glass reveals , When o'er the landscape Time's meek twilight steals ! As when in ocean sinks the orb of day , Long on the wave ...
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... muse Her pencil , dipt in Nature's living hues , To pass the clouds that round thy empire roll , And trace its airy precincts in the soul , Lull'd in the countless chambers of the brain , Our thoughts are link'd by many a hidden chain ...
... muse Her pencil , dipt in Nature's living hues , To pass the clouds that round thy empire roll , And trace its airy precincts in the soul , Lull'd in the countless chambers of the brain , Our thoughts are link'd by many a hidden chain ...
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... whose hapless fate ( g ) Venice should blush to hear the Muse relate , When exile wore his blooming years away , To sorrow's long soliloquies a prey , When reason , justice , vainly urg'd his cause— For PLEASURES OF MEMORY . 15.
... whose hapless fate ( g ) Venice should blush to hear the Muse relate , When exile wore his blooming years away , To sorrow's long soliloquies a prey , When reason , justice , vainly urg'd his cause— For PLEASURES OF MEMORY . 15.
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... muse with monks , unletter'd and unknown- What from his soul the parting tribute drew ? What claim'd the sorrows of a last adieu ? The still retreats that sooth'd his tranquil breast , Ere grandeur dazzled , and its cares oppress'd ...
... muse with monks , unletter'd and unknown- What from his soul the parting tribute drew ? What claim'd the sorrows of a last adieu ? The still retreats that sooth'd his tranquil breast , Ere grandeur dazzled , and its cares oppress'd ...
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... muse , ) A blooming Eden in his life reviews ! So rich the culture , tho ' so small the space , Its scanty limits he forgets to trace : But the fond fool , when evening shades the sky , Turns but to start , and gazes but to sigh ! ( c ) ...
... muse , ) A blooming Eden in his life reviews ! So rich the culture , tho ' so small the space , Its scanty limits he forgets to trace : But the fond fool , when evening shades the sky , Turns but to start , and gazes but to sigh ! ( c ) ...
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