The Pleasures of MemoryParsons and Galignani, 1805 - 144 pages |
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... scenes of antiquity . Hence a picture directs our thoughts to the original : and as cold and darkness suggest forcibly the ideas of heat and light , he who feels the infirmities of age dwells most on whatever reminds him of the vigour ...
... scenes of antiquity . Hence a picture directs our thoughts to the original : and as cold and darkness suggest forcibly the ideas of heat and light , he who feels the infirmities of age dwells most on whatever reminds him of the vigour ...
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... scene : Still'd is the hum that thro ' the hamlet broke When round the ruins of their ancient oak The peasants flock'd to hear the minstrel play , And games and carols clos'd the busy day : Her wheel at rest , the matron charms no more ...
... scene : Still'd is the hum that thro ' the hamlet broke When round the ruins of their ancient oak The peasants flock'd to hear the minstrel play , And games and carols clos'd the busy day : Her wheel at rest , the matron charms no more ...
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... scene , The tangled wood - walk , and the tufted green . Indulgent Mem'ry wakes - and lo ! they live , Cloth'd with far softer hues than Light can give ! Thou last , best friend that Heav'n assigns below To OF MEMORY . 5.
... scene , The tangled wood - walk , and the tufted green . Indulgent Mem'ry wakes - and lo ! they live , Cloth'd with far softer hues than Light can give ! Thou last , best friend that Heav'n assigns below To OF MEMORY . 5.
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... scenes , farewell ! It calls me hence , beneath their shade to trace The few fond lines that Time may soon efface . On yon gray stone that fronts the chancel - door , Worn smooth by busy feet , now seen no more , Each eve we shot the ...
... scenes , farewell ! It calls me hence , beneath their shade to trace The few fond lines that Time may soon efface . On yon gray stone that fronts the chancel - door , Worn smooth by busy feet , now seen no more , Each eve we shot the ...
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... scene inspires : Each thrills the seat of sense , that sacred source Whence the fine nerves direct their mazy course , And thro ' the frame invisibly convey The subtle , quick vibrations as they play . Survey the globe , each ruder ...
... scene inspires : Each thrills the seat of sense , that sacred source Whence the fine nerves direct their mazy course , And thro ' the frame invisibly convey The subtle , quick vibrations as they play . Survey the globe , each ruder ...
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