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Page 12
... profound , The speed of light , the circling march of sound ; With Franklin grasp the lightning's fiery wing , Or yield the lyre of Heav'n another string . " " The Swedish sage admires , in yonder bowers , 12 PLEASURES of hope .
... profound , The speed of light , the circling march of sound ; With Franklin grasp the lightning's fiery wing , Or yield the lyre of Heav'n another string . " " The Swedish sage admires , in yonder bowers , 12 PLEASURES of hope .
Page 17
... strings accord True as the circling spheres to Nature's plan ; And man , the brother , lives the friend of man ! " Bright as the pillar rose at Heaven's command , When Israel march'd along the desert land , Blazed through the night on ...
... strings accord True as the circling spheres to Nature's plan ; And man , the brother , lives the friend of man ! " Bright as the pillar rose at Heaven's command , When Israel march'd along the desert land , Blazed through the night on ...
Page 62
... heart - piercing cry The strings of nature crack'd with agony ! He , with delirious laugh , the dagger hurl'd , And burst the ties that bound him to the world ! Turn from his dying words , that smite with steel 62 . PLEASURES OF HOPE .
... heart - piercing cry The strings of nature crack'd with agony ! He , with delirious laugh , the dagger hurl'd , And burst the ties that bound him to the world ! Turn from his dying words , that smite with steel 62 . PLEASURES OF HOPE .
Page 78
... strings are harmonized to joy ! - But why so short is Love's delighted hour ? Why fades the dew on Beauty's sweetest flower ? Why can no hymned charm of music heal The sleepless woes impassion'd spirits feel ? Can Fancy's fairy hands no ...
... strings are harmonized to joy ! - But why so short is Love's delighted hour ? Why fades the dew on Beauty's sweetest flower ? Why can no hymned charm of music heal The sleepless woes impassion'd spirits feel ? Can Fancy's fairy hands no ...
Page 88
... string . The seven strings of Apollo's harp were the symbolical representation of the seven planets . Herschell , by disco- vering an eighth , might be said to add another string to the instrument . NOTE d , p . 18 . The Swedish sage ...
... string . The seven strings of Apollo's harp were the symbolical representation of the seven planets . Herschell , by disco- vering an eighth , might be said to add another string to the instrument . NOTE d , p . 18 . The Swedish sage ...
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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