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... glows the pictured crest . The screen unfolds its many - coloured chart . The clock still points its moral to the heart . That faithful monitor ' twas heaven to hear , When soft it spoke a promised pleasure near ; And has its sober hand ...
... glows the pictured crest . The screen unfolds its many - coloured chart . The clock still points its moral to the heart . That faithful monitor ' twas heaven to hear , When soft it spoke a promised pleasure near ; And has its sober hand ...
Page 29
... glow - worm loves her emerald - light to shed , Where now the sexton rests his hoary head . Oft , as he turned the greensward with his spade , He lectured every youth that round him played ; And , calmly pointing where our fathers lay ...
... glow - worm loves her emerald - light to shed , Where now the sexton rests his hoary head . Oft , as he turned the greensward with his spade , He lectured every youth that round him played ; And , calmly pointing where our fathers lay ...
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... glows Far as Angola's sands , as Zembla's snows ; Glows in the tiger's den , the serpent's nest , On every form of varied life imprest . The social tribes its choicest influence hail : - And when the drum beats briskly in the gale , The ...
... glows Far as Angola's sands , as Zembla's snows ; Glows in the tiger's den , the serpent's nest , On every form of varied life imprest . The social tribes its choicest influence hail : - And when the drum beats briskly in the gale , The ...
Page 44
... glows : Like yon fair orb , she gilds the brow of night With the mild magic of reflected light . The beauteous maid , who bids the world adieu , Oft of that world will snatch a fond review ; Oft at the shrine neglect her beads , to ...
... glows : Like yon fair orb , she gilds the brow of night With the mild magic of reflected light . The beauteous maid , who bids the world adieu , Oft of that world will snatch a fond review ; Oft at the shrine neglect her beads , to ...
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... glows ; The oral tale of elder time rehearse , And chant the rude , traditionary verse With those , the loved companions of his youth , When life was luxury , and friendship truth . Ah ! why should Virtue fear the frowns of Fate ? Hers ...
... glows ; The oral tale of elder time rehearse , And chant the rude , traditionary verse With those , the loved companions of his youth , When life was luxury , and friendship truth . Ah ! why should Virtue fear the frowns of Fate ? Hers ...
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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