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Page 11
—to thee belong The sage's precept , and the poet's song . What softened views
thy magic glass reveals , When o'er the landscape Time's meek twilight steals !
As when in ocean sinks the orb of day , Long on the wave reflected lustres play ...
—to thee belong The sage's precept , and the poet's song . What softened views
thy magic glass reveals , When o'er the landscape Time's meek twilight steals !
As when in ocean sinks the orb of day , Long on the wave reflected lustres play ...
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Ages and climes remote to Thee impart What charms in Genius , and refines in
Art ; Thee , in whose hand the keys of Science dwell , The pensive portress of her
holy cell ; Whose constant vigils chase the chilling damp Oblivion steals upon her
...
Ages and climes remote to Thee impart What charms in Genius , and refines in
Art ; Thee , in whose hand the keys of Science dwell , The pensive portress of her
holy cell ; Whose constant vigils chase the chilling damp Oblivion steals upon her
...
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From Thee gay Hope her airy colouring draws ; And Fancy's flights are subject to
thy laws . From Thee that bosom - spring of rapture flows , Which only Virtue ,
tranquil Virtue , knows . When Joy's bright sun has shed his evening - ray , And ...
From Thee gay Hope her airy colouring draws ; And Fancy's flights are subject to
thy laws . From Thee that bosom - spring of rapture flows , Which only Virtue ,
tranquil Virtue , knows . When Joy's bright sun has shed his evening - ray , And ...
Page 44
... of mind , Devout yet cheerful , active yet resigned ; Grant me , like thee , whose
heart knew no disguise , Whose blameless wishes never aimed to rise , To meet
the changes Time and Chance present , With modest dignity and calm content .
... of mind , Devout yet cheerful , active yet resigned ; Grant me , like thee , whose
heart knew no disguise , Whose blameless wishes never aimed to rise , To meet
the changes Time and Chance present , With modest dignity and calm content .
Page 74
But every step is on enchanted ground : Danger thou lov'st , and Danger haunts
thee round . Who spurs his horse against the mountain - side ; Then , plunging ,
slakes his fury in the tide ? Draws , and cries ho ! and , where the sun - beams fall
...
But every step is on enchanted ground : Danger thou lov'st , and Danger haunts
thee round . Who spurs his horse against the mountain - side ; Then , plunging ,
slakes his fury in the tide ? Draws , and cries ho ! and , where the sun - beams fall
...
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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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