The Pleasures of Hope, and Other Poems: From the Last London EdLeavitt, Trow, 1849 - 186 pages |
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... field that is yet open for the progress of humanizing arts among uncivilized nations - from these views of amelioration of society , and the extension of liberty and truth over despotic and barbarous countries , by a melancholy contrast ...
... field that is yet open for the progress of humanizing arts among uncivilized nations - from these views of amelioration of society , and the extension of liberty and truth over despotic and barbarous countries , by a melancholy contrast ...
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... fields of air , The prophet's mantle , ere his flight began , Dropt on the world - a sacred gift to man . Auspicious HOPE ! in thy sweet garden grow Wreaths for each toil , a charm for every wo ; Won by their sweets , in Nature's ...
... fields of air , The prophet's mantle , ere his flight began , Dropt on the world - a sacred gift to man . Auspicious HOPE ! in thy sweet garden grow Wreaths for each toil , a charm for every wo ; Won by their sweets , in Nature's ...
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... fields ; Now on Atlantic waves he rides afar , Where Andes , giant of the western star , With meteor - standard to the winds unfurl'd , Looks from his throne of clouds o'er half the world ! Now far he sweeps , where scarce a summer ...
... fields ; Now on Atlantic waves he rides afar , Where Andes , giant of the western star , With meteor - standard to the winds unfurl'd , Looks from his throne of clouds o'er half the world ! Now far he sweeps , where scarce a summer ...
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... fields , When front to front the banner'd hosts combine , Halt ere they close , and form the dreadful line . When all is still on Death's devoted soil , The march - worn soldier mingles for the toil ; As rings his glittering tube , he ...
... fields , When front to front the banner'd hosts combine , Halt ere they close , and form the dreadful line . When all is still on Death's devoted soil , The march - worn soldier mingles for the toil ; As rings his glittering tube , he ...
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... fields of fame ! Lo ! Newton , priest of nature , shines afar , Scans the wide world , and numbers every star i Wilt thou , with him , mysterious rites apply , And watch the shrine with wonder - beaming eye ! Yes , thou shalt mark with ...
... fields of fame ! Lo ! Newton , priest of nature , shines afar , Scans the wide world , and numbers every star i Wilt thou , with him , mysterious rites apply , And watch the shrine with wonder - beaming eye ! Yes , thou shalt mark with ...
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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