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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... nature and leading principles of this faculty . It is evident that our ideas flow in continual succession , and introduce each other with a certain degree of regularity . They are sometimes excited by sensible objects , and sometimes by ...
... nature and leading principles of this faculty . It is evident that our ideas flow in continual succession , and introduce each other with a certain degree of regularity . They are sometimes excited by sensible objects , and sometimes by ...
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... nature; and its effects are peculiarly striking in the domestic tribes. Twilight's soft dews steal o'er the village-green, With magic tints to harmonize the scene. Still'd is the hum that thro' the hamlet broke, When round the ruins of ...
... nature; and its effects are peculiarly striking in the domestic tribes. Twilight's soft dews steal o'er the village-green, With magic tints to harmonize the scene. Still'd is the hum that thro' the hamlet broke, When round the ruins of ...
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... nature pleas'd, for life itself was new, And the heart promis'd what the fancy drew. See, thro' the fractur'd pediment reveal'd, Where moss inlays the rudely-sculptur'd shield, The martin's old, hereditary nest. Long may the ruin spare ...
... nature pleas'd, for life itself was new, And the heart promis'd what the fancy drew. See, thro' the fractur'd pediment reveal'd, Where moss inlays the rudely-sculptur'd shield, The martin's old, hereditary nest. Long may the ruin spare ...
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... nature fades, and life forgets to charm; Thee would the Muse invoke!—to thee belong The sage's precept, and the poet's song. What soften'd views thy magic glass reveals, When o'er the landscape Time's meek twilight steals! As when in ...
... nature fades, and life forgets to charm; Thee would the Muse invoke!—to thee belong The sage's precept, and the poet's song. What soften'd views thy magic glass reveals, When o'er the landscape Time's meek twilight steals! As when in ...
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... Nature's living hues, To pass the clouds that round thy empire roll, And trace its airy precincts in the soul. Lull'd in the countless chambers of the brain, Our thoughts are link'd by many a hidden chain. Awake but one, and lo, what ...
... Nature's living hues, To pass the clouds that round thy empire roll, And trace its airy precincts in the soul. Lull'd in the countless chambers of the brain, Our thoughts are link'd by many a hidden chain. Awake but one, and lo, what ...
Contents
THE PLEASURES OF MEMORY PARTI | |
NOTES ON THE SECOND PART | |
NOTES | |
Dolce sentier | |
THE SAILOR | |
ON A TEAR | |
ON ASLEEP | |
WRITTEN IN THE HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND SEPTEMBER 1 1812 | |
ADDITIONAL NOTES | |
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