Poems"Poems" by Samuel Rogers Samuel Rogers was an English poet, in fact, during his lifetime he was one of the most celebrated poets. This book collects his work in one easy place. Containing 33 of his most loved work, he tackles everything from sisterhood to sleep in his work. The Pleasures of Memory, Epistle to a Friend, Ode to Superstition, Written to be spoken in a Theatre, To——, The Sailor, To an old Oak, From Euripides, To Two Sisters, Written at Midnight, On a Tear, To a Voice that had been lost, From a Greek Epigram., To the Torso, To——, Written in a Sick Chamber, To a Friend on his Marriage, The Alps at Day-break, Imitation of an Italian Sonnet, On——asleep., To the youngest Daughter of Lady **, An Epitaph on a Robin-Redbreast, A Wish, An Italian Song, To the Gnat, An Inscription in the Crimea, Captivity, A Character, Written in the Highlands of Scotland, A Farewell To the Butterfly, Written in Westminster Abbey, and The Voyage of Columbus are collected here. |
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Her wheel at rest, the matron thrills no more With treasur'd tales, and legendary lore. All, all are fled; nor mirth nor music flows To chase the dreams of innocent repose. All, all are fled; yet still I linger here! What.
Her wheel at rest, the matron thrills no more With treasur'd tales, and legendary lore. All, all are fled; nor mirth nor music flows To chase the dreams of innocent repose. All, all are fled; yet still I linger here! What.
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All, all are fled; yet still I linger here! What secret charms this silent spot endear? Mark yon old Mansion frowning thro' the trees. Whose hollow turret wooes the whistling breeze. That casement, arch'd with ivy's brownest shade, ...
All, all are fled; yet still I linger here! What secret charms this silent spot endear? Mark yon old Mansion frowning thro' the trees. Whose hollow turret wooes the whistling breeze. That casement, arch'd with ivy's brownest shade, ...
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When in the breeze the distant watch-dog bay'd:— And heroes fled the Sibyl's mutter'd call, Whose elfin prowess scal'd the orchard-wall. As o'er my palm the silver piece she drew, And trac'd the line of life with searching view, ...
When in the breeze the distant watch-dog bay'd:— And heroes fled the Sibyl's mutter'd call, Whose elfin prowess scal'd the orchard-wall. As o'er my palm the silver piece she drew, And trac'd the line of life with searching view, ...
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Ethereal Power! whose smile, at noon of night, Recalls the far-fled spirit of delight; Instils that musing, melancholy mood, Which charms the wise, and elevates the good; Blest MEMORY, hail! Oh grant the grateful Muse, Her pencil dipt ...
Ethereal Power! whose smile, at noon of night, Recalls the far-fled spirit of delight; Instils that musing, melancholy mood, Which charms the wise, and elevates the good; Blest MEMORY, hail! Oh grant the grateful Muse, Her pencil dipt ...
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... While each soft scene of summer-beauty fled: Long o'er the wave a wistful look he cast, Long watch'd the streaming signal from the mast; Till twilight's dewy tints deceiv'd his eye, And fairy forests fring'd the evening sky.
... While each soft scene of summer-beauty fled: Long o'er the wave a wistful look he cast, Long watch'd the streaming signal from the mast; Till twilight's dewy tints deceiv'd his eye, And fairy forests fring'd the evening sky.
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