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Page 9
... the wood , Or viewed the forest - feats of Robin Hood : Oft , fancy - led , at
midnight's fearful hour , With startling step we scaled the lonely tower ; O'er infant
innocence to hang and weep , Murdered by ruffian hands , when smiling in its
sleep .
... the wood , Or viewed the forest - feats of Robin Hood : Oft , fancy - led , at
midnight's fearful hour , With startling step we scaled the lonely tower ; O'er infant
innocence to hang and weep , Murdered by ruffian hands , when smiling in its
sleep .
Page 19
The hoary grandsire smiles the hour away , Won by the raptures of a game at
play ; He bends to meet each artless burst of joy , Forgets his age , and acts
again the boy . What tho ' the iron school of War erase Each milder virtue , and
each ...
The hoary grandsire smiles the hour away , Won by the raptures of a game at
play ; He bends to meet each artless burst of joy , Forgets his age , and acts
again the boy . What tho ' the iron school of War erase Each milder virtue , and
each ...
Page 22
Hark ! the bee winds her small but mellow horn , Blithe to salute the sunny smile
of morn . O'er thymy downs she bends her busy course , And many a stream
allures her to its source . ' Tis noon , ' tis night . That eye so finely wrought ,
Beyond ...
Hark ! the bee winds her small but mellow horn , Blithe to salute the sunny smile
of morn . O'er thymy downs she bends her busy course , And many a stream
allures her to its source . ' Tis noon , ' tis night . That eye so finely wrought ,
Beyond ...
Page 28
When Joy's bright sun has shed his evening - ray , And Hope's delusive meteors
cease to play ; When clouds on clouds the smiling prospect close , Still thro ' the
gloom thy star serenely glows : Like yon fair orb , she gilds the brow of night With
...
When Joy's bright sun has shed his evening - ray , And Hope's delusive meteors
cease to play ; When clouds on clouds the smiling prospect close , Still thro ' the
gloom thy star serenely glows : Like yon fair orb , she gilds the brow of night With
...
Page 29
Not till the rushing winds forget to rave , Is Heaven's sweet smile reflected on the
wave . From Guinea's coast pursue the lessening sail , And catch the sounds that
sadden every gale . Tell , if thou canst , the sum of sorrows there ; Mark the fixed ...
Not till the rushing winds forget to rave , Is Heaven's sweet smile reflected on the
wave . From Guinea's coast pursue the lessening sail , And catch the sounds that
sadden every gale . Tell , if thou canst , the sum of sorrows there ; Mark the fixed ...
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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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