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... bless is to be blest ! We led the bending beggar on his way , ( Bare were his feet , his tresses silver - gray ) Soothed the keen pangs his aged spirit felt , And on his tale with mute attention dwelt . As in his scrip we dropt our ...
... bless is to be blest ! We led the bending beggar on his way , ( Bare were his feet , his tresses silver - gray ) Soothed the keen pangs his aged spirit felt , And on his tale with mute attention dwelt . As in his scrip we dropt our ...
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... blessed the beacon's glimmering height , That faintly tipt the feathery surge with light ; But now the morn with orient hues pourtrayed Each castled cliff , and brown monastic shade : All touched the talisman's resistless spring , And ...
... blessed the beacon's glimmering height , That faintly tipt the feathery surge with light ; But now the morn with orient hues pourtrayed Each castled cliff , and brown monastic shade : All touched the talisman's resistless spring , And ...
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Samuel Rogers. ' Twas ever thus . As now at VIRGIL's tomb We bless the shade , and bid the verdure bloom : SO TULLY paused , amid the wrecks of Time , On the rude stone to trace the truth sublime ; When at his feet , in honoured dust ...
Samuel Rogers. ' Twas ever thus . As now at VIRGIL's tomb We bless the shade , and bid the verdure bloom : SO TULLY paused , amid the wrecks of Time , On the rude stone to trace the truth sublime ; When at his feet , in honoured dust ...
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... blessed the sight . Pile rocks on rocks , bid woods and mountains rise , Eclipse her native shades , her native skies : — ' Tis vain ! thro ' Ether's pathless wilds she goes , And lights at last where all her cares repose . Sweet bird ...
... blessed the sight . Pile rocks on rocks , bid woods and mountains rise , Eclipse her native shades , her native skies : — ' Tis vain ! thro ' Ether's pathless wilds she goes , And lights at last where all her cares repose . Sweet bird ...
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... enchanting serenade , And , as it melts along the moonlight - glade , To each soft note return as soft a sigh , And bless the youth that bids her slumbers fly . But not till Time has calmed the ruffled breast , 44 ROGERS ' POEMS .
... enchanting serenade , And , as it melts along the moonlight - glade , To each soft note return as soft a sigh , And bless the youth that bids her slumbers fly . But not till Time has calmed the ruffled breast , 44 ROGERS ' POEMS .
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age to age ancient bids bless blest breathe bright called calm CANTO charm child Cicero clouds Columbus Cortes courser dark dear delight dream Euripides father fear fled flowers fond gaze glory glows grave grove hail hand hear heart heaven Hence Herodotus Herrera Hist holy hope and fear hour human voice hung Icarius inspire light live look mighty Wind mind Muse night o'er once Pausanias Petrarch pleasure rapture resigned rise round sacred sail sate says scene secret seraph shade shadow shed shine shore sigh silent sire sleep smile song soon sorrow soul spirit spring steals stood sung sweet swell tears thee thine thou thought thro trace trembling triumphs truth Twas UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA vale VESPASIAN VIRGIL's tomb virtue voice Voyage wake wandering wave weep whence wild wind wings youth