The Pleasures of Hope, and Other Poems: From the Last London EdLeavitt, Trow, 1849 - 186 pages |
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... death , and every wo , Shot from malignant stars to earth below , When Murder bared her arm , and rampant War Yoked the red dragons of her iron car , When Peace and Mercy , banish'd from the plain , Sprung on the viewless winds to ...
... death , and every wo , Shot from malignant stars to earth below , When Murder bared her arm , and rampant War Yoked the red dragons of her iron car , When Peace and Mercy , banish'd from the plain , Sprung on the viewless winds to ...
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... Death's devoted soil , The march - worn soldier mingles for the toil ; As rings his glittering tube , he lifts on high The dauntless brow , and spirit - speaking eye , Hails in his heart the triumph yet to come , And hears thy stormy ...
... Death's devoted soil , The march - worn soldier mingles for the toil ; As rings his glittering tube , he lifts on high The dauntless brow , and spirit - speaking eye , Hails in his heart the triumph yet to come , And hears thy stormy ...
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... they form , Still as the breeze , but dreadful as the storm ; Low murmuring sounds along their banners fly , Revenge , or death , -the watch - word and reply ; Then peal'd the notes , omnipotent to charm , And 22 PLEASURES OF HOPE .
... they form , Still as the breeze , but dreadful as the storm ; Low murmuring sounds along their banners fly , Revenge , or death , -the watch - word and reply ; Then peal'd the notes , omnipotent to charm , And 22 PLEASURES OF HOPE .
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... death - a passion but despair ? The widow'd Indian , when her lord expires , Mounts the dread pile , and braves the funeral fires ! So falls the heart at Thraldom's bitter sigh !. So Virtue dies , the spouse of Liberty ! But not to ...
... death - a passion but despair ? The widow'd Indian , when her lord expires , Mounts the dread pile , and braves the funeral fires ! So falls the heart at Thraldom's bitter sigh !. So Virtue dies , the spouse of Liberty ! But not to ...
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... death each gentle gale , And bathed in blood the verdure of the vale ! Yet could no pangs the immortal spirit tame , When Brama's children perish'd for his name ; The martyr smiled beneath avenging power , And braved the tyrant in his ...
... death each gentle gale , And bathed in blood the verdure of the vale ! Yet could no pangs the immortal spirit tame , When Brama's children perish'd for his name ; The martyr smiled beneath avenging power , And braved the tyrant in his ...
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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