The Pleasures of Hope, and Other Poems: From the Last London EdLeavitt, Trow, 1849 - 186 pages |
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... lights to contemplate - the influence of anticipation upon the other passions is next delineated - an allu- sion is made to the well - known fiction in Pagan tra- dition , that , when all the guardian deities of man . kind abandoned the ...
... lights to contemplate - the influence of anticipation upon the other passions is next delineated - an allu- sion is made to the well - known fiction in Pagan tra- dition , that , when all the guardian deities of man . kind abandoned the ...
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... light , That pours remotest rapture on the sight ; Thine is the charm of life's bewilder'd way , That calls each slumbering passion into play . Waked by thy touch , I see the sister band , On tiptoe watching , start at thy command , And ...
... light , That pours remotest rapture on the sight ; Thine is the charm of life's bewilder'd way , That calls each slumbering passion into play . Waked by thy touch , I see the sister band , On tiptoe watching , start at thy command , And ...
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... away . But HOPE can here her moonlight vigils keep , And sing to charm the spirit of the deep : Swift as yon streamer lights the starry pole , Her visions warm the watchman's pensive sonl ; His native PLEASURES OF HOPE . 11.
... away . But HOPE can here her moonlight vigils keep , And sing to charm the spirit of the deep : Swift as yon streamer lights the starry pole , Her visions warm the watchman's pensive sonl ; His native PLEASURES OF HOPE . 11.
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... light , and wave thy golden wand . " Go , child of Heaven ! ( thy winged words pre claim ) " Tis thine to search the boundless fields of fame ! Lo ! Newton , priest of nature , shines afar , Scans the wide world , and numbers every star ...
... light , and wave thy golden wand . " Go , child of Heaven ! ( thy winged words pre claim ) " Tis thine to search the boundless fields of fame ! Lo ! Newton , priest of nature , shines afar , Scans the wide world , and numbers every star ...
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... light , the circling march of sound ; With Franklin'grasp the lightning's fiery wing , Or yield the lyre of Heaven another string . ( 3 ) " The Swedish sage admires , in yonder bow . ers , ( 4 ) His winged insects , and his rosy flowers ...
... light , the circling march of sound ; With Franklin'grasp the lightning's fiery wing , Or yield the lyre of Heaven another string . ( 3 ) " The Swedish sage admires , in yonder bow . ers , ( 4 ) His winged insects , and his rosy flowers ...
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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