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... Say why the pensive widow loves to weep , When on her knee she rocks her babe to sleep : Tremblingly still , she lifts his veil to trace The father's features in his infant face . The hoary grandsire smiles the hour away , Won by the ...
... Say why the pensive widow loves to weep , When on her knee she rocks her babe to sleep : Tremblingly still , she lifts his veil to trace The father's features in his infant face . The hoary grandsire smiles the hour away , Won by the ...
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... Say why VESPASIAN loved 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 resigned , Say why we trace ...
... Say why VESPASIAN loved 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 resigned , Say why we trace ...
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... Say , thro ' the clouds what compass points her flight ? Monarchs have gazed , and nations blessed the sight . Pile rocks on rocks , bid woods and mountains rise , Eclipse her native shades , her native skies : — ' Tis vain ! thro ...
... Say , thro ' the clouds what compass points her flight ? Monarchs have gazed , and nations blessed the sight . Pile rocks on rocks , bid woods and mountains rise , Eclipse her native shades , her native skies : — ' Tis vain ! thro ...
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... fretted stone , In FLORIO's ear breathed language not its own . Her charm around the enchantress MEMORY threw , A charm that soothes the mind , and sweetens too ! But is Her Magic only felt below ? Say , 58 ROGERS ' POEMS .
... fretted stone , In FLORIO's ear breathed language not its own . Her charm around the enchantress MEMORY threw , A charm that soothes the mind , and sweetens too ! But is Her Magic only felt below ? Say , 58 ROGERS ' POEMS .
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Samuel Rogers. But is Her Magic only felt below ? Say , thro ' what brighter realms she bids it flow ; To what pure beings , in a nobler sphere , She yields delight but faintly imaged here : All that till now their rapt researches knew ...
Samuel Rogers. But is Her Magic only felt below ? Say , thro ' what brighter realms she bids it flow ; To what pure beings , in a nobler sphere , She yields delight but faintly imaged here : All that till now their rapt researches knew ...
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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