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Oft at the silent , shadowy close of day , When the hushed grove has sung its parting lay ; When pensive Twilight , in her dusky car , Comes slowly on to meet the evening - star ; Above , below , a๋rial murmurs swell , From hanging wood ...
Oft at the silent , shadowy close of day , When the hushed grove has sung its parting lay ; When pensive Twilight , in her dusky car , Comes slowly on to meet the evening - star ; Above , below , a๋rial murmurs swell , From hanging wood ...
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... While , her dark eyes declining , by his side Moves in her virgin - veil the gentle bride . And once , alas , nor in a distant hour , Another voice shall come from yonder tower ; When in dim chambers long black weeds are seen ...
... While , her dark eyes declining , by his side Moves in her virgin - veil the gentle bride . And once , alas , nor in a distant hour , Another voice shall come from yonder tower ; When in dim chambers long black weeds are seen ...
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How oft , as dead , on the warm turf we lie , While many an emmet comes with curious eye ; And on her nest the watchful wren sits by ! Nor do we speak or move , or hear or see ; So like what once we were , and once again shall be !
How oft , as dead , on the warm turf we lie , While many an emmet comes with curious eye ; And on her nest the watchful wren sits by ! Nor do we speak or move , or hear or see ; So like what once we were , and once again shall be !
Page 68
Look where he comes ! Rejoicing in his birth , Awhile he moves as in a heaven on earth ! Sun , moon , and stars — the land , the sea , the sky To him shine out as in a galaxy ! But soon ' tis past — the light has died away !
Look where he comes ! Rejoicing in his birth , Awhile he moves as in a heaven on earth ! Sun , moon , and stars — the land , the sea , the sky To him shine out as in a galaxy ! But soon ' tis past — the light has died away !
Page 69
He comes — she clasps him . To her bosom pressed , He drinks the balm of life , and drops to rest . Her by her smile how soon the Stranger knows ; How soon by his the glad discovery shows ! As to her lips she lifts the lovely boy ...
He comes — she clasps him . To her bosom pressed , He drinks the balm of life , and drops to rest . Her by her smile how soon the Stranger knows ; How soon by his the glad discovery shows ! As to her lips she lifts the lovely boy ...
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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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