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Page 29
On yon gray stone , that fronts the chancel - door , Worn smooth by busy feet now
seen no more , Each eve we shot the marble thro ' the ring , When the heart
danced , and life was in its spring ; Alas ! unconscious of the kindred earth , That
...
On yon gray stone , that fronts the chancel - door , Worn smooth by busy feet now
seen no more , Each eve we shot the marble thro ' the ring , When the heart
danced , and life was in its spring ; Alas ! unconscious of the kindred earth , That
...
Page 37
The blasts of heaven , the drenching dews of earth , The wanton insults of
unfeeling mirth , These , when to guard Misfortune ' s sacred grave , Will firm
Fidelity exult to brave . Led by what chart , transports the timid dove The wreaths
of ...
The blasts of heaven , the drenching dews of earth , The wanton insults of
unfeeling mirth , These , when to guard Misfortune ' s sacred grave , Will firm
Fidelity exult to brave . Led by what chart , transports the timid dove The wreaths
of ...
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When a traveller , who was surveying the ruins of Rome , expressed a desire to
possess some relic of its ancient grandeur , Poussin ; who attended him , stooped
down , and gathering up a handful of earth shining with small grains of porphyry ...
When a traveller , who was surveying the ruins of Rome , expressed a desire to
possess some relic of its ancient grandeur , Poussin ; who attended him , stooped
down , and gathering up a handful of earth shining with small grains of porphyry ...
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... When in dim chambers long black weeds are seen , And weepings heard
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 .
... When in dim chambers long black weeds are seen , And weepings heard
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 .
Page 81
Born in a trance , we wake , observe , inquire ; And the green earth , the azure
sky admire . Of Elfin - size — for ever as we run , We cast a longer shadow in the
sun ! And now a charm , and now a grace is won ! We grow in stature , and in ...
Born in a trance , we wake , observe , inquire ; And the green earth , the azure
sky admire . Of Elfin - size — for ever as we run , We cast a longer shadow in the
sun ! And now a charm , and now a grace is won ! We grow in stature , and in ...
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Page 212 - MINE be a cot beside the hill, A bee-hive's hum shall soothe my ear ; A willowy brook, that turns a mill, With many a fall, shall linger near. The swallow, oft, beneath my thatch Shall twitter from her clay-built nest ; Oft shall the pilgrim lift the latch, And share my meal, a welcome guest.
Page 305 - My conceit of his person was never increased toward him by his place, or honours, but I have and do reverence him, for the greatness that was only proper to himself, in that he seemed to me ever, by his work, one of the greatest men, and most worthy of admiration, that had been in many ages. In his adversity I ever prayed that God would give him strength ; for greatness he could not want. Neither could I condole in a word or syllable for him, as knowing no accident could do harm to virtue, but rather...
Page 84 - Her by her smile how soon the Stranger knows ; How soon by his the glad discovery shows ! As to her lips she lifts the lovely boy, What answering looks of sympathy and joy ! He walks, he speaks. In many a broken word His wants, his wishes, and his griefs are heard. And ever, ever to her lap he flies, When rosy Sleep comes on with sweet surprise.
Page 114 - O eloquent, just, and mighty Death ! whom none could advise, thou hast persuaded ; what none hath dared, thou hast done ; and whom all the world hath flattered, thou only hast cast out of the world and despised ; thou hast drawn together all the far-stretched greatness, all the pride, cruelty, and ambition of man, and covered it all over with these two narrow words, Hie jacet...
Page 118 - Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God : I am the LORD.
Page 120 - I began thus far to assent both to them and divers of my friends here at home ; and not less to an inward prompting which now grew daily upon me, that by labour and intent study, which I take to be my portion in- this life, joined with the strong propensity of nature, I might perhaps leave something so written to after-times, as they should not willingly let it die.
Page 76 - For now the caudle-cup is circling there, Now, glad at heart, the gossips breathe their prayer, And, crowding, stop the cradle to admire The babe, the sleeping Image of his sire, A few short years — and then these sounds shall hail The day again, and gladness fill the vale ; So soon the child a youth, the youth a man, Eager to run the race his fathers ran, Then the huge ox shall yield the broad sirloin ; The ale...
Page 113 - I have seen all the works that are done under the sun ; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Page 310 - Westward the course of empire takes its way, The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day : Time's noblest offspring is the last.
Page 121 - The soul of music slumbers in the shell, Till waked and kindled by the master's spell ; And feeling hearts — touch them but rightly — pour A thousand melodies unheard before...
Bibliographic information
| Title | Poems |
| Author | Samuel Rogers |
| Publisher | Lea and Blanchard, 1843 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 2 Dec 2006 |
| Length | 316 pages |
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