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Page 9
The storied arras , source of fond delight , With old achievement charms the
wildered sight ; And still , with Heraldry's rich hues imprest , On the dim window
glows the pictured crest . The screen unfolds its many - coloured chart . The clock
still ...
The storied arras , source of fond delight , With old achievement charms the
wildered sight ; And still , with Heraldry's rich hues imprest , On the dim window
glows the pictured crest . The screen unfolds its many - coloured chart . The clock
still ...
Page 14
Ethereal Power ! who at the noon of night Recall'st the far - fled spirit of delight ;
From whom that musing , melancholy mood Which charms the wise , and
elevates the good ; Blest MEMORY , hail ! Oh grant the grateful Muse , Her pencil
dipt in ...
Ethereal Power ! who at the noon of night Recall'st the far - fled spirit of delight ;
From whom that musing , melancholy mood Which charms the wise , and
elevates the good ; Blest MEMORY , hail ! Oh grant the grateful Muse , Her pencil
dipt in ...
Page 15
Each , as the various avenues of sense Delight or sorrow to the soul dispense ,
Brightens or fades ; yet all , with magic art , Controul the latent fibres of the heart .
As studious PROSPERO's mysterious spell Drew every subject - spirit to his cell ...
Each , as the various avenues of sense Delight or sorrow to the soul dispense ,
Brightens or fades ; yet all , with magic art , Controul the latent fibres of the heart .
As studious PROSPERO's mysterious spell Drew every subject - spirit to his cell ...
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And hence that calm delight the portrait gives : gaze on every feature till it lives !
Still the fond lover sees the absent maid ; And the lost friend still lingers in his
shade ! Say why the pensive widow loves to weep , When on her knee she rocks
her ...
And hence that calm delight the portrait gives : gaze on every feature till it lives !
Still the fond lover sees the absent maid ; And the lost friend still lingers in his
shade ! Say why the pensive widow loves to weep , When on her knee she rocks
her ...
Page 32
... each secret pathway tries ; Till the thin leaves the truant boy disclose , Long on
the wood - moss stretched in sweet repose . Nor yet to pleasing objects are
confined The silent feasts of the reflecting mind . Danger and death a dread
delight ...
... each secret pathway tries ; Till the thin leaves the truant boy disclose , Long on
the wood - moss stretched in sweet repose . Nor yet to pleasing objects are
confined The silent feasts of the reflecting mind . Danger and death a dread
delight ...
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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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