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Stilled is the hum that thro ' the hamlet broke , When round the ruins of their
ancient oak The peasants flocked to hear the minstrel play , And games and
carols closed the busy day . Her wheel at rest , the matron thrills no more With
treasured ...
Stilled is the hum that thro ' the hamlet broke , When round the ruins of their
ancient oak The peasants flocked to hear the minstrel play , And games and
carols closed the busy day . Her wheel at rest , the matron thrills no more With
treasured ...
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Now stained with dews , with cobwebs darkly hung , Oft has its roof with peals of
rapture rung ; When round yon ample board , in due degree , We sweetened
every meal with social glee . The heart's light laugh pursued the circling jest ; And
all ...
Now stained with dews , with cobwebs darkly hung , Oft has its roof with peals of
rapture rung ; When round yon ample board , in due degree , We sweetened
every meal with social glee . The heart's light laugh pursued the circling jest ; And
all ...
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Ye Household Deities ! whose guardian eye Marked each pure thought , ere
registered on high ; Still , still ye walk the consecrated ground , And breathe the
soul of Inspiration round . As o'er the dusky furniture I bend , Each chair awakes
the ...
Ye Household Deities ! whose guardian eye Marked each pure thought , ere
registered on high ; Still , still ye walk the consecrated ground , And breathe the
soul of Inspiration round . As o'er the dusky furniture I bend , Each chair awakes
the ...
Page 14
Oft , as he turned the greensward with his spade , He lectured every youth that
round him played ; And , calmly pointing where our fathers lay , Roused us to
rival each , the hero of his day . Hush , ye fond flutterings , hush ! while here
alone I ...
Oft , as he turned the greensward with his spade , He lectured every youth that
round him played ; And , calmly pointing where our fathers lay , Roused us to
rival each , the hero of his day . Hush , ye fond flutterings , hush ! while here
alone I ...
Page 16
... the thatch among the trees , The smoke's blue wreaths ascending with the
breeze , The village - common spotted white with sheep , The church - yard yews
round which his fathers sleep ; All rouse Reflection's sadly - pleasing train , And
oft ...
... the thatch among the trees , The smoke's blue wreaths ascending with the
breeze , The village - common spotted white with sheep , The church - yard yews
round which his fathers sleep ; All rouse Reflection's sadly - pleasing train , And
oft ...
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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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