The Pleasures of Memory: With Other PoemsT. Cadell and W. Davies, 1810 - 167 pages |
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Page 11
... lov'd forms , still breathing thro ' their dust , Still from the frame , in mould gigantic cast , Starting to life - all whisper of the past ! As thro ' the garden's desert paths I rove , What fond illusions swarm in every grove ! How ...
... lov'd forms , still breathing thro ' their dust , Still from the frame , in mould gigantic cast , Starting to life - all whisper of the past ! As thro ' the garden's desert paths I rove , What fond illusions swarm in every grove ! How ...
Page 12
... lov'd group revisits every scene , The tangled wood - walk , and the tufted green ! Indulgent MEMORY wakes , and lo ! they live ! Cloth'd with far softer hues than Light can give . Thou first , best friend that Heav'n assigns below , To ...
... lov'd group revisits every scene , The tangled wood - walk , and the tufted green ! Indulgent MEMORY wakes , and lo ! they live ! Cloth'd with far softer hues than Light can give . Thou first , best friend that Heav'n assigns below , To ...
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... lov'd , such tears he shed , 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 ...
... lov'd , such tears he shed , 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 ...
Page 25
... lov'd his Sabine farm ; " Why great NAVARRE , when France and freedom bled , " Sought the lone limits of a forest - shed . When DIOCLETIAN's self - corrected mind The imperial fasces of a world resign'd , Say why we trace the labours of ...
... lov'd his Sabine farm ; " Why great NAVARRE , when France and freedom bled , " Sought the lone limits of a forest - shed . When DIOCLETIAN's self - corrected mind The imperial fasces of a world resign'd , Say why we trace the labours of ...
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... The oral tale of elder time rehearse , And chant the rude , traditionary verse ; With those , the lov'd companions of his youth , When life was luxury , and friendship truth . Ah ! why should Virtue dread the frowns of Fate 41.
... The oral tale of elder time rehearse , And chant the rude , traditionary verse ; With those , the lov'd companions of his youth , When life was luxury , and friendship truth . Ah ! why should Virtue dread the frowns of Fate 41.
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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