The Pleasures of Hope: With Other Poems |
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... ? Why do those cliffs of shadowy tint appear More sweet than all the landscape smiling near ? — ' Tis distance lends enchantment to the view , And robes the mountain in its azure hue . Thus , with delight , we linger to survey ,
... ? Why do those cliffs of shadowy tint appear More sweet than all the landscape smiling near ? — ' Tis distance lends enchantment to the view , And robes the mountain in its azure hue . Thus , with delight , we linger to survey ,
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... smiles , On Behring's rocks , or Greenland's naked isles : Cold on his midnight watch the breezes blow , From wastes that slumber in eternal snow : And waft , across the wave's tumultuous roar , The PLEASURES OF HOPE .
... smiles , On Behring's rocks , or Greenland's naked isles : Cold on his midnight watch the breezes blow , From wastes that slumber in eternal snow : And waft , across the wave's tumultuous roar , The PLEASURES OF HOPE .
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... smiling guest , Points to the master's eyes ( where'er they roam ) . His wistful face , and whines a welcome home . Friend of the brave ! in peril's darkest hour , Intrepid Virtue looks to thee for power ; To thee the heart its ...
... smiling guest , Points to the master's eyes ( where'er they roam ) . His wistful face , and whines a welcome home . Friend of the brave ! in peril's darkest hour , Intrepid Virtue looks to thee for power ; To thee the heart its ...
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... smiling Muse shall shed Her moonlight halo on thy beauteous head ; Shall swell thy heart to rapture unconfined , And breathe a holy madness o'er thy mind . I see thee roam her guardian pow'r beneath , And tala with spirits on the ...
... smiling Muse shall shed Her moonlight halo on thy beauteous head ; Shall swell thy heart to rapture unconfined , And breathe a holy madness o'er thy mind . I see thee roam her guardian pow'r beneath , And tala with spirits on the ...
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... smiles impart , A pang more dear than pleasure to the heart- Warm as thy sighs shall flow the Lesbian strain , And plead in Beauty's ear , nor plead in vain . " Or wilt thou Orphean hymns more sacred deem , PLEASURES OF HOPE . 15.
... smiles impart , A pang more dear than pleasure to the heart- Warm as thy sighs shall flow the Lesbian strain , And plead in Beauty's ear , nor plead in vain . " Or wilt thou Orphean hymns more sacred deem , PLEASURES OF HOPE . 15.
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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