The Pleasures of Memory: With Other PoemsT. Cadell and W. Davies, 1810 - 167 pages |
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... charm a care to rest ; In one good deed a fleeting hour employ , Or flush one faded cheek with honest joy ; Blest were my lines , tho ' limited their sphere , Tho ' short their date , as his who trac'd them here . CONTENTS . Page THE ...
... charm a care to rest ; In one good deed a fleeting hour employ , Or flush one faded cheek with honest joy ; Blest were my lines , tho ' limited their sphere , Tho ' short their date , as his who trac'd them here . CONTENTS . Page THE ...
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... 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 , First to these eyes the light of heav'n convey'd . The ...
... 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 , First to these eyes the light of heav'n convey'd . The ...
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... o'er the dusky furniture I bend , Each chair awakes the feelings of a friend . The storied arras , source of fond delight , With old achievement charms the wilder'd sight ; And still , with Heraldry's rich hues imprest , On 10.
... o'er the dusky furniture I bend , Each chair awakes the feelings of a friend . The storied arras , source of fond delight , With old achievement charms the wilder'd sight ; And still , with Heraldry's rich hues imprest , On 10.
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... 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 ocean sinks the orb of day ...
... 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 ocean sinks the orb of day ...
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... d ? 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 ; C Blest MEMORY , hail ! Oh grant the grateful Muse 17.
... d ? 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 ; C Blest MEMORY , hail ! Oh grant the grateful Muse 17.
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adieu antient arras bids blest blush BOILEAU breast breath'd breathe breeze bright calm cell charm Cicero clime confest controul coursers delight dreams dwell echoes EPIGRAM faded Fancy Fancy's fled flings flow fond gale gaz'd Genii gilds glows Gout grove hail hanging wood heart heav'n Hence Hist hues hung inspire kindred light lisp live lov'd lustre maid Maximian melts mind murmurs Muse native NAVARRE night NOTE o'er once pensive PLEASURES OF MEMORY PLUT rapture repose resign'd rever'd rise round rude scene secret seraph serene shade shadowy shed shelter'd shine sigh silent sleep smile soft song sooth sooth'd sorrows soul sphere spirit spring steals sweet swell tears tempest thee thou thought thoughts inspire thro tints trac'd trace trembling triumphs truth twas thine vale Venice VESPASIAN Virtue wake wave weep wild wing youth