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The storied arras , source of fond delight , With old achievement charms the wildered sight ; And still , with Heraldry's rich hues imprest , On the dim window glows the pictured crest . The screen unfolds its many - coloured chart .
The storied arras , source of fond delight , With old achievement charms the wildered sight ; And still , with Heraldry's rich hues imprest , On the dim window glows the pictured crest . The screen unfolds its many - coloured chart .
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Ethereal Power ! who at the noon of night Recall'st the far - fled spirit of delight ; From whom that musing , melancholy mood Which charms the wise , and elevates the good ; Blest Memory , hail ! Oh grant the grateful Muse , MEMORY ...
Ethereal Power ! who at the noon of night Recall'st the far - fled spirit of delight ; From whom that musing , melancholy mood Which charms the wise , and elevates the good ; Blest Memory , hail ! Oh grant the grateful Muse , MEMORY ...
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Each , as the various avenues of sense Delight or sorrow to the soul dispense , Brightens or fades ; yet all , with magic art , Controul the latent fibres of the heart . As studious PROSPERO's mysterious spell Drew every subject ...
Each , as the various avenues of sense Delight or sorrow to the soul dispense , Brightens or fades ; yet all , with magic art , Controul the latent fibres of the heart . As studious PROSPERO's mysterious spell Drew every subject ...
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And hence that calm delight the portrait gives : We gaze on every feature till it lives ! Still the fond lover sees the absent maid ; And the lost friend still lingers in his shade ! Say why the pensive widow loves to weep , When on her ...
And hence that calm delight the portrait gives : We gaze on every feature till it lives ! Still the fond lover sees the absent maid ; And the lost friend still lingers in his shade ! Say why the pensive widow loves to weep , When on her ...
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... the thin leaves the truant boy disclose , Long on the wood - moss stretched in sweet repose . Nor yet to pleasing objects are confined The silent feasts of the reflecting mind . Danger and death a dread delight inspire ; And the 32.
... the thin leaves the truant boy disclose , Long on the wood - moss stretched in sweet repose . Nor yet to pleasing objects are confined The silent feasts of the reflecting mind . Danger and death a dread delight inspire ; And the 32.
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Poems |
| Author | Samuel Rogers |
| Publisher | Cadell and Moxon, 1834 |
| Original from | Austrian National Library |
| Digitized | 4 May 2018 |
| Length | 295 pages |
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