The Pleasures of Memory. [By Samuel Rogers.]P. Wogan, 1804 - 60 pages |
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... muse invoke ! -to thee belong The sage's precept and the poet's song . What soften'd views thy magic glass reveals , When o'er the landscape Time's meek twilight steals ! As when in ocean sinks the orb of day , Long on the wave ...
... muse invoke ! -to thee belong The sage's precept and the poet's song . What soften'd views thy magic glass reveals , When o'er the landscape Time's meek twilight steals ! As when in ocean sinks the orb of day , Long on the wave ...
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... muse Her pencil dipt in Nature's living hues , To pass the clouds that round thy empire roll , And trace its airy precincts in the soul . Lull'd in the countless chambers of the brain , " Our thoughts are link'd by many a hidden chain ...
... muse Her pencil dipt in Nature's living hues , To pass the clouds that round thy empire roll , And trace its airy precincts in the soul . Lull'd in the countless chambers of the brain , " Our thoughts are link'd by many a hidden chain ...
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... Muse rela te ,, When exile wore his blooming years away , To sorrow's long soliloquies a prey , When reason , justice , vainly urg'd his cause ; For this he rous'd her sanguinary laws ; Glad to return , tho ' Hope could grant no more ...
... Muse rela te ,, When exile wore his blooming years away , To sorrow's long soliloquies a prey , When reason , justice , vainly urg'd his cause ; For this he rous'd her sanguinary laws ; Glad to return , tho ' Hope could grant no more ...
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... muse with monks , unletter'd and unknown What from his soul the parting parting tribute drew ? What claim'd the sorrows of a last adieu ? The still retreats that sooth'd his tranquil breast , Ere grandeur dazzled , and its cares oppress ...
... muse with monks , unletter'd and unknown What from his soul the parting parting tribute drew ? What claim'd the sorrows of a last adieu ? The still retreats that sooth'd his tranquil breast , Ere grandeur dazzled , and its cares oppress ...
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... muse , A blooming Eden in his life reviews ! So rich the culture , tho ' so small the space , Its scanty limits he forgets to trace : But the fond fool , when evening shades the sky , Turns but to start , and gazes but to sigh ! ( y ) ...
... muse , A blooming Eden in his life reviews ! So rich the culture , tho ' so small the space , Its scanty limits he forgets to trace : But the fond fool , when evening shades the sky , Turns but to start , and gazes but to sigh ! ( y ) ...
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adieu bends blest breast breathe breeze calm chain charm charm'd chas'd clime clos'd clouds confest confin'd controul Cumberland Derwent's clear mirror dusky dwell faintly imag'd fancy Fancy's fled fleep FLORIO FOSCARI gale gaz'd gaze glade gray hail Hark HARLEM's walls attest Hast thou thro heart heav'n Hence High on exulting Hist homeward track descry Hope's horse the homeward hour hues hung Innocence light live Long lov'd his Sabine Maximian melancholy melts mild mind muse native NAVARRE nobler NOTE NOTE f PLEASURES OF MEMORY rapture resign'd Richelieu round rous'd rude scal'd scene seraphic shade shadowy ſhed sigh silent smile soft sooth'd sorrows soul sphere spirit spring steals sublime sweet the soothings tears Thee ting'd tints trace triumph truth shall HARLEM's Twas Venice VESPASIAN lov'd VIRGIL's tomb Virtue wakes wave Whence wind wing youth