PoemsEdward Moxon, 1842 - 304 pages |
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... Say why the pensive widow loves to weep , When on her knee she rocks her babe to sleep : Tremblingly still , she lifts his veil to trace The father's features in his infant face . The hoary grandsire smiles the hour away , Won by the ...
... Say why the pensive widow loves to weep , When on her knee she rocks her babe to sleep : Tremblingly still , she lifts his veil to trace The father's features in his infant face . The hoary grandsire smiles the hour away , Won by the ...
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... Say why we trace the labours of his spade In calm Salona's philosophic shade . Say , when contentious CHARLES renounced a throne , To muse with monks unlettered and unknown , What from his soul the parting tribute drew ? What claimed ...
... Say why we trace the labours of his spade In calm Salona's philosophic shade . Say , when contentious CHARLES renounced a throne , To muse with monks unlettered and unknown , What from his soul the parting tribute drew ? What claimed ...
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... Say , thro ' the clouds what compass points her flight ? Monarchs have gazed , and nations blessed the sight . Pile rocks on rocks , bid woods and mountains rise , Eclipse her native shades , her native skies : - ' Tis vain ! thro ...
... Say , thro ' the clouds what compass points her flight ? Monarchs have gazed , and nations blessed the sight . Pile rocks on rocks , bid woods and mountains rise , Eclipse her native shades , her native skies : - ' Tis vain ! thro ...
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... Say , can she chase the horrors of his cell ? Each fiery flight on Frenzy's wing restrain , And mould the coinage of the fevered brain ? Pass but that grate , which scarce a gleam supplies , There in the dust the wreck of Genius lies ...
... Say , can she chase the horrors of his cell ? Each fiery flight on Frenzy's wing restrain , And mould the coinage of the fevered brain ? Pass but that grate , which scarce a gleam supplies , There in the dust the wreck of Genius lies ...
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... Say , thro ' what brighter realms she bids it flow ; To what pure beings , in a nobler sphere , She yields delight but faintly imaged here : All that till now their rapt researches knew , Not called in slow succession to review ; But ...
... Say , thro ' what brighter realms she bids it flow ; To what pure beings , in a nobler sphere , She yields delight but faintly imaged here : All that till now their rapt researches knew , Not called in slow succession to review ; But ...
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Ęschylus age to age ancient bids bless blest breathe bright called calm CANTO charm child Cicero clouds Columbus controul Cortes courser dark delight dream Euripides father fear Finden fled flowers fond gaze glory glows grove hail hand hear heart Heaven Hence Herodotus Herrera Hist holy hope and fear hour human voice hung Icarius inspire light live look mighty Wind mind Muse night o'er once Pausanias Petrarch Plato pleasure R.A. Goodall rapture resigned rise round sacred sail sate says scene secret seraph shade shadow shed shine shore sigh silent sleep smile song soon sorrow soul spirit spring steals stood Stothard sung sweet swell tears thee thine thou thought thro trace trembling triumphs truth Turner Twas vale VESPASIAN VIRGIL'S tomb virtue voice wake wandering wave weep whence wild wind wings young youth