The Pleasures of Hope: With Other Poems |
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... hour ? Ah , no ! she darkly sees the fate of man- Her dim horizon bounded to a span ; Or , if she hold an image to the view , ' Tis Nature pictured too severely true . With thee , sweet HOPE ! resides the heav'nly light 4 PLEASURES OF ...
... hour ? Ah , no ! she darkly sees the fate of man- Her dim horizon bounded to a span ; Or , if she hold an image to the view , ' Tis Nature pictured too severely true . With thee , sweet HOPE ! resides the heav'nly light 4 PLEASURES OF ...
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... hour , The way - worn pilgrim seeks thy summer bower ; There , as the wild bee murmurs on the wing , What peaceful dreams thy handmaid spirits bring ! ( What viewless forms th ' Æolian organ play , And 6 PLEASURES OF HOPE .
... hour , The way - worn pilgrim seeks thy summer bower ; There , as the wild bee murmurs on the wing , What peaceful dreams thy handmaid spirits bring ! ( What viewless forms th ' Æolian organ play , And 6 PLEASURES OF HOPE .
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... hour , Intrepid Virtue looks to thee for power ; To thee the heart its trembling homage yields , On stormy floods , and carnage - cover'd fields , 10 When front to front the banner'd hosts combine , Halt PLEASURES OF HOPE . 9.
... hour , Intrepid Virtue looks to thee for power ; To thee the heart its trembling homage yields , On stormy floods , and carnage - cover'd fields , 10 When front to front the banner'd hosts combine , Halt PLEASURES OF HOPE . 9.
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... hour ! On yon proud height , with Genius hand in hand , I see thee light , and wave thy golden wand . " Go , child of Heav'n ! ( thy winged words proclaim ) ' Tis thine to search the boundless fields of fame ! Lo ! Newton , priest of ...
... hour ! On yon proud height , with Genius hand in hand , I see thee light , and wave thy golden wand . " Go , child of Heav'n ! ( thy winged words proclaim ) ' Tis thine to search the boundless fields of fame ! Lo ! Newton , priest of ...
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... hour The social pleasures of his humble bower . Lo ! at the couch where infant beauty sleeps , Her silent watch the mournful mother keeps ; She , while the lovely babe unconscious lies , Smiles on her slumbering child with pensive eyes ...
... hour The social pleasures of his humble bower . Lo ! at the couch where infant beauty sleeps , Her silent watch the mournful mother keeps ; She , while the lovely babe unconscious lies , Smiles on her slumbering child with pensive eyes ...
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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