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Page 19
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 29
Tell , if thou canst , the sum of sorrows there ; Mark the fixed gaze , the wild and
frenzied glare , The racks of thought , and freezings of despair ! But pause not
then - beyond the western wave , Go , see the captive bartered as a slave !
Crushed ...
Tell , if thou canst , the sum of sorrows there ; Mark the fixed gaze , the wild and
frenzied glare , The racks of thought , and freezings of despair ! But pause not
then - beyond the western wave , Go , see the captive bartered as a slave !
Crushed ...
Page 41
The wild deer , starting thro ' the silent glade , With fearful gaze their various
course surveyed . High hung in air the hoary goat reclined , His streaming beard
the sport of every wind ; And , while the coot her jet - wing loved to lave , Rocked
on ...
The wild deer , starting thro ' the silent glade , With fearful gaze their various
course surveyed . High hung in air the hoary goat reclined , His streaming beard
the sport of every wind ; And , while the coot her jet - wing loved to lave , Rocked
on ...
Page 42
For ever would the fond enthusiast rove , With Julia's spirit , thro ' the shadowy
grove ; Gaze with delight on every scene she planned , Kiss every floweret
planted by her hand . Ah ! still he traced her steps along the glade , When hazy
hues and ...
For ever would the fond enthusiast rove , With Julia's spirit , thro ' the shadowy
grove ; Gaze with delight on every scene she planned , Kiss every floweret
planted by her hand . Ah ! still he traced her steps along the glade , When hazy
hues and ...
Page 64
... sung , And violets scattered round ; and old and young , In every cottage -
porch with garlands green , Stand still to gaze , and , gazing , bless the scene ;
While , her dark eyes declining , by his side Moves in her virgin - veil the gentle
bride .
... sung , And violets scattered round ; and old and young , In every cottage -
porch with garlands green , Stand still to gaze , and , gazing , bless the scene ;
While , her dark eyes declining , by his side Moves in her virgin - veil the gentle
bride .
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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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