The Pleasures of Hope, and Other Poems: From the Last London EdLeavitt, Trow, 1849 - 186 pages |
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... dark oblivion , glows divinely there . What potent spirit guides the raptured eye To pierce the shades of dim futurity ? Can Wisdom lend , with all her heavenly power , The pledge of Joy's anticipated hour ? Ah , no ! she darkly sees ...
... dark oblivion , glows divinely there . What potent spirit guides the raptured eye To pierce the shades of dim futurity ? Can Wisdom lend , with all her heavenly power , The pledge of Joy's anticipated hour ? Ah , no ! she darkly sees ...
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... darkness there , And light the dreadful features of despair.- Hark ! the stern captive spurns his heavy load , And asks the image back that Heaven bestow'd ! Fierce in his eye the fire of valour burns , PLEASURES OF FOPE .
... darkness there , And light the dreadful features of despair.- Hark ! the stern captive spurns his heavy load , And asks the image back that Heaven bestow'd ! Fierce in his eye the fire of valour burns , PLEASURES OF FOPE .
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... , And hate the light - because your deeds are dark Ye that expanding truth invidious view , And think , or wish , the song of HOPE untrie ; Perhaps your little hands presume tc span The march of 24 PLEASURES OF HOPE .
... , And hate the light - because your deeds are dark Ye that expanding truth invidious view , And think , or wish , the song of HOPE untrie ; Perhaps your little hands presume tc span The march of 24 PLEASURES OF HOPE .
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... dark decrees , unfathom'd yet by man , When shall the world call down , to cleanse her shame , That embryo spirit , yet without a name , → That friend of Nature , whose avenging Lands Shall burst 26 PLEASURES OF HOPE .
... dark decrees , unfathom'd yet by man , When shall the world call down , to cleanse her shame , That embryo spirit , yet without a name , → That friend of Nature , whose avenging Lands Shall burst 26 PLEASURES OF HOPE .
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... darkness hath resign'd The fiery grandeur of a generous mind ! Poor fetter'd man ! I hear thee whispering low Unhallow'd vows to Guilt , the child of Wo ! Friendless thy heart ; and canst thou harbour there A wish but death - a passion ...
... darkness hath resign'd The fiery grandeur of a generous mind ! Poor fetter'd man ! I hear thee whispering low Unhallow'd vows to Guilt , the child of Wo ! Friendless thy heart ; and canst thou harbour there A wish but death - a passion ...
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ANTISTROPHE ARGYLESHIRE arms battle beauty Beauty's beneath bleeding bliss bosom bower brave breath bright brother brow burst charm child clime Connocht Moran's CONSTANCE cried Culloden dark death deep despair dread dream e'en earth Erin Erin go bragh fame fate fire glaciers Glenara glow grief hand harp hath heart Heaven heavenly Highland HOPE hour Innisfail Irish isles JULIA kindred land life's light Lochiel lonely LOVE LIES BLEEDING Love's Loxian lyre MEDEA mind mountain murmuring Muse native Nature Nature's night NOTE numbers O'Connor's o'er pass'd peace pensive pride proud psaltery rapture rocks sacred scene scorn second sight shore sigh sight slumber smile song sorrow soul spirit Stamp'd storm stormy tempests blow sublime sweep sweet sword tears thee THEODRIC thine thou thought trembling triumph Twas UDOLPH vale VERSE Vex'd vision wave weep Western Isles wild winds