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Page 58
She tells of time misspent , of comfort lost , Of fair occasions gone for ever by ; Of
hopes too fondly nursed , too rudely crossed , Of many a cause to wish , yet fear
to die ; For what , except the instinctive fear Lest she survive , detains me here ...
She tells of time misspent , of comfort lost , Of fair occasions gone for ever by ; Of
hopes too fondly nursed , too rudely crossed , Of many a cause to wish , yet fear
to die ; For what , except the instinctive fear Lest she survive , detains me here ...
Page 64
... where only joy has been ; When by his children borne , and from his door
Slowly departing to return no more , He rests in holy earth with them that went
before . And such is Human Life ; so gliding on , It glimmers like a meteor , and is
gone !
... where only joy has been ; When by his children borne , and from his door
Slowly departing to return no more , He rests in holy earth with them that went
before . And such is Human Life ; so gliding on , It glimmers like a meteor , and is
gone !
Page 68
And some , not here called forth , may slumber on Till this vain pageant of a world
is gone ; Lying too deep for things that perish here , Waiting for life -- but in a
nobler sphere ! Look where he comes ! Rejoicing in his birth , Awhile he moves
as ...
And some , not here called forth , may slumber on Till this vain pageant of a world
is gone ; Lying too deep for things that perish here , Waiting for life -- but in a
nobler sphere ! Look where he comes ! Rejoicing in his birth , Awhile he moves
as ...
Page 76
97 Then come those full confidings of the past ; All sunshine now , where all was
overcast . Then do they wander till the day is gone , Lost in each other ; and when
Night steals on , Covering them round , how sweet her accents are ! 76.
97 Then come those full confidings of the past ; All sunshine now , where all was
overcast . Then do they wander till the day is gone , Lost in each other ; and when
Night steals on , Covering them round , how sweet her accents are ! 76.
Page 98
Then , never less alone than when alone , Those that he loved so long and sees
no more , Loved and still loves — not dead — but gone before , He gathers round
him ; and revives at will Scenes in his life - that breathe enchantment still ...
Then , never less alone than when alone , Those that he loved so long and sees
no more , Loved and still loves — not dead — but gone before , He gathers round
him ; and revives at will Scenes in his life - that breathe enchantment still ...
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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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