PoemsHarper & brothers, 1836 - 274 pages |
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Page 16
... night Of years the steps of virtue she shall trace , And show the earlier ages , where her sight Can pierce the eternal shadows o'er their face ; - When , from the genial cradle of our race , Went forth the tribes of men , their ...
... night Of years the steps of virtue she shall trace , And show the earlier ages , where her sight Can pierce the eternal shadows o'er their face ; - When , from the genial cradle of our race , Went forth the tribes of men , their ...
Page 18
... night heaven when clouds are black with rain . But idly skill was tasked , and strength was plied , All was the work of slaves to swell a despot's pride . XV . And virtue cannot dwell with slaves , nor reign O'er those who cower to take ...
... night heaven when clouds are black with rain . But idly skill was tasked , and strength was plied , All was the work of slaves to swell a despot's pride . XV . And virtue cannot dwell with slaves , nor reign O'er those who cower to take ...
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... night , that threw its shroud O'er the green land of groves , the beautiful waste , Nurse of full streams , and lifter up of proud Sky - mingling mountains that o'erlook the cloud . Erewhile , where yon gay spires their brightness rear ...
... night , that threw its shroud O'er the green land of groves , the beautiful waste , Nurse of full streams , and lifter up of proud Sky - mingling mountains that o'erlook the cloud . Erewhile , where yon gay spires their brightness rear ...
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... night , Scourged to his dungeon , but , sustained and soothed By an unfaltering trust , approach thy grave , Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him , and lies down to pleasant dreams . B 3 33 THE LAPSE OF TIME . LAMENT ...
... night , Scourged to his dungeon , but , sustained and soothed By an unfaltering trust , approach thy grave , Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him , and lies down to pleasant dreams . B 3 33 THE LAPSE OF TIME . LAMENT ...
Page 35
... night , The swift and glad return of day ; The months that touch , with added grace , This little prattler at my knee , In whose arch eye and speaking face New meaning every hour I see ; The years , that o'er each sister land Shall lift ...
... night , The swift and glad return of day ; The months that touch , with added grace , This little prattler at my knee , In whose arch eye and speaking face New meaning every hour I see ; The years , that o'er each sister land Shall lift ...
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ages amid APENNINES beauty beneath birds blood bloom blossoms blue boughs bower breath bright brook brow clouds cold dark days of heaven death deep didst dwell earth eyes fair flowers forest fresh gaze gentle glad glen glide glittering glorious glory grave Greece green groves hand hear heart heaven hills hour hunter HYMN INDIAN land light look lover lovers walked maid maiden maize Maquon mighty mountain murmur night o'er old Castile pass Peru PITCAIRN'S ISLAND pleasant red deer red ruler rest rill RIZPAH rocks round savannas shade shadows shine sight silent silent hills skies sleep smile soft song sound spirit springs stars stream summer sunny sweet swelling tears tempest thee thine thou art thou dost Thou hast thou shalt trees vale voice wander warriors watch weep wild win my love wind-flower winds woods youth