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The intrepid Swiss , who guards a foreign shore , Condemned to climb his
mountain - cliffs no more , If chance he hears that song so sweet , so wild , His
heart would spring to hear it when a child , Melts at the long - lost scenes that
round him ...
The intrepid Swiss , who guards a foreign shore , Condemned to climb his
mountain - cliffs no more , If chance he hears that song so sweet , so wild , His
heart would spring to hear it when a child , Melts at the long - lost scenes that
round him ...
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Samuel Rogers. With MEMORY's aid , he sits at home , and sees His children
sport beneath their native trees , And bends to hear their cherub - voices call , O'
er the loud fury of the torrent's fall . But can her smile with gloomy Madness dwell
?
Samuel Rogers. With MEMORY's aid , he sits at home , and sees His children
sport beneath their native trees , And bends to hear their cherub - voices call , O'
er the loud fury of the torrent's fall . But can her smile with gloomy Madness dwell
?
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How would he dwell on the vast antlers there ! These dashed the wave , those
fanned the mountain - air . All , as they frowned , unwritten records bore Of gallant
feats and festivals of yore . But why the tale prolong ? -- His only child , His ...
How would he dwell on the vast antlers there ! These dashed the wave , those
fanned the mountain - air . All , as they frowned , unwritten records bore Of gallant
feats and festivals of yore . But why the tale prolong ? -- His only child , His ...
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... o'er her pallid form ; Her closing eye a trembling lustre fired ; ' Twas life's last
spark — it fluttered and expired ! The father strewed his white hairs.in the wind ,
Called on his child - nor lingered long behind : And FLORIO lived to see the
willow ...
... o'er her pallid form ; Her closing eye a trembling lustre fired ; ' Twas life's last
spark — it fluttered and expired ! The father strewed his white hairs.in the wind ,
Called on his child - nor lingered long behind : And FLORIO lived to see the
willow ...
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If chance he hears that song so sweet , so wild , His heart would spring to hear it
when a child , The celebrated Ranz des Vaches ; cet air si chéri des Suisses qu'il
fut défendu sous peine de mort de le jouer dans leurs troupes , parce qu'il ...
If chance he hears that song so sweet , so wild , His heart would spring to hear it
when a child , The celebrated Ranz des Vaches ; cet air si chéri des Suisses qu'il
fut défendu sous peine de mort de le jouer dans leurs troupes , parce qu'il ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Poems |
| Author | Samuel Rogers |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Edward Moxon, 1842 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 24 Nov 2016 |
| Length | 304 pages |
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