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Page 27
... bleeds and pines , From Guinea's coast to Sibir's dreary mines , " Truth shall pervade th ' unfathom'd darkness there , And light the dreadful features of despair.- Hark ! the stern captive spurns his heavy load , And asks the image ...
... bleeds and pines , From Guinea's coast to Sibir's dreary mines , " Truth shall pervade th ' unfathom'd darkness there , And light the dreadful features of despair.- Hark ! the stern captive spurns his heavy load , And asks the image ...
Page 28
... er the fields , a waste of ruin laid , - - Oh ! Heaven ! he cried , my bleeding country save ! — Is there no hand on high to shield the brave ? Yet , though destruction sweep these lovely plains , Rise 28 PLEASURES OF HOPE .
... er the fields , a waste of ruin laid , - - Oh ! Heaven ! he cried , my bleeding country save ! — Is there no hand on high to shield the brave ? Yet , though destruction sweep these lovely plains , Rise 28 PLEASURES OF HOPE .
Page 37
... bleed , And holy men give scripture for the deed ; Scourg'd and debased , no Briton stoops to save A wretch , a coward ; yes , because a slave ! — Eternal Nature ! when thy giant hand Had heaved the PLEASURES OF HOPE . 37.
... bleed , And holy men give scripture for the deed ; Scourg'd and debased , no Briton stoops to save A wretch , a coward ; yes , because a slave ! — Eternal Nature ! when thy giant hand Had heaved the PLEASURES OF HOPE . 37.
Page 39
... Nature now , With freedom charter'd on his manly brow ! Faint , bleeding , bound , he weeps the night away , And when the sea - wind wafts the dewless day , Starts , with a bursting heart , for ever more PLEASURES OF HOPE . 39.
... Nature now , With freedom charter'd on his manly brow ! Faint , bleeding , bound , he weeps the night away , And when the sea - wind wafts the dewless day , Starts , with a bursting heart , for ever more PLEASURES OF HOPE . 39.
Page 63
... bleeding thousands bore , March'd by their Charles to Dneiper's swampy shore ; Faint in his wounds , and shivering in the blast , The Swedish soldier sunk — and groan'd his last ! File after file , the stormy showers benumb , Freeze ...
... bleeding thousands bore , March'd by their Charles to Dneiper's swampy shore ; Faint in his wounds , and shivering in the blast , The Swedish soldier sunk — and groan'd his last ! File after file , the stormy showers benumb , Freeze ...
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adamantine adieu afar anguish ANTISTROPHE Arion beauty Beauty's bleed bliss bosom bowers Brama brave bright Briton brow burst cease charm child clime command cried deed deep delight doom'd dread dust dust return earth eternal fate fire fond friendless Gilderoy glow hail hand Hark Hast thou hath heart Heaven heavenly Hindoo hour hurl'd isles James Ballantyne life's light lingering lonely lyre MEDEA Mercy midnight mingles mournful Murder murmur Muse Nature Nature's NOTE numbers o'er pang parricide Peace pensive Plato PLEASURES OF HOPE poor dog Tray Prague proud rapture red dragons sacred sapient scenes seraph shade shalt shore sigh slumber smile song sooth sorrow soul spirit storm strings sublime sweep sweet tears thee thine trembling triumph Truth twas unfathom'd vale Vengeance viewless wandering watch wave weep wheels wild winds wing wounded Hussar wrath wretch yonder