The Pleasures of MemoryS. Archer, 1815 - 54 pages |
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... Thee would the 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 ...
... Thee would the 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 ...
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... thee impart What charms in genius , and refines in art ; Thee , in whose hand the keys of science dwell , The pensive portress of her holy cell ; Whose constant vigils chase the chilling damp Oblivion steals upon her vestal lamp . The ...
... thee impart What charms in genius , and refines in art ; Thee , in whose hand the keys of science dwell , The pensive portress of her holy cell ; Whose constant vigils chase the chilling damp Oblivion steals upon her vestal lamp . The ...
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... thee to fame consign'd , ( a ) Still speak and act , the models of mankind . From thee sweet Hope her airy colouring draws , And Fancy's flights are subject to thy laws ; From thee that bosom spring of rapture flows , Which only Virtue ...
... thee to fame consign'd , ( a ) Still speak and act , the models of mankind . From thee sweet Hope her airy colouring draws , And Fancy's flights are subject to thy laws ; From thee that bosom spring of rapture flows , Which only Virtue ...
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... preserve thy mild controul , Correct my views , and elevate my soul ; Grant me thy peace and purity of mind , Devout , yet cheerful , active , yet resign'd ; Grant me , like thee , whose heart knew no 40 PLEASURES OE MEMORY .
... preserve thy mild controul , Correct my views , and elevate my soul ; Grant me thy peace and purity of mind , Devout , yet cheerful , active , yet resign'd ; Grant me , like thee , whose heart knew no 40 PLEASURES OE MEMORY .
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Samuel Rogers. Grant me , like thee , whose heart knew no disguise , Whose blameless wishes never aim'd to rise , To meet the changes time and chance present , With modest dignity and calm content . When thy ... thee, whose heart knew no ...
Samuel Rogers. Grant me , like thee , whose heart knew no disguise , Whose blameless wishes never aim'd to rise , To meet the changes time and chance present , With modest dignity and calm content . When thy ... thee, whose heart knew no ...
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