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... inspire , As summer - clouds flash forth electric fire . And hence this spot gives back the joys of youth , Warm as the life , and with the mirror's truth . Hence home - felt pleasure prompts the Patriot's sigh ; This makes him wish to ...
... inspire , As summer - clouds flash forth electric fire . And hence this spot gives back the joys of youth , Warm as the life , and with the mirror's truth . Hence home - felt pleasure prompts the Patriot's sigh ; This makes him wish to ...
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... Till 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.
... Till 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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Samuel Rogers. Danger and death a dread delight inspire ; And the bald veteran glows with wonted fire , When , richly bronzed by many a summer - sun , He counts his scars , and tells what deeds were done . Go , with old Thames , view ...
Samuel Rogers. Danger and death a dread delight inspire ; And the bald veteran glows with wonted fire , When , richly bronzed by many a summer - sun , He counts his scars , and tells what deeds were done . Go , with old Thames , view ...
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... inspire , To an accidental association may be ascribed some of the noblest efforts of human genius . The Historian of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire first conceived his design among the ruins of the Capitol ; and to the tones ...
... inspire , To an accidental association may be ascribed some of the noblest efforts of human genius . The Historian of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire first conceived his design among the ruins of the Capitol ; and to the tones ...
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... inspire A thirst unquenchable , a holy fire That will not , cannot but with life expire ! Now , seraph - winged , among the stars we soar ; Now distant ages , like a day , explore , And judge the act , the actor now no more ; Or , in a ...
... inspire A thirst unquenchable , a holy fire That will not , cannot but with life expire ! Now , seraph - winged , among the stars we soar ; Now distant ages , like a day , explore , And judge the act , the actor now no more ; Or , in a ...
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age to age ancient bids bless blest blush breathe bright calm CANTO charm Cicero clouds Columbus controul Cortes courser dark delight desert shore dream Euripides father fear Finden fled flowers fond gaze glory glows Goodall grave grove hail hand hear heart Heaven Hence Herodotus Herrera Hist holy hope and fear hour human voice hung Icarius inspire light live look mighty Wind mind Muse night o'er once ÖSTERREICHISCHE NATIONALBIBLIOTHEK Petrarch pleasure rapture resigned rise round sacred sail sate says scene secret seraph shade shadow shed shine shore sigh silent sire sleep smile song soon sorrow soul spirit spring steals Stothard sung sweet swell tears thee thine thou thought thro trace trembling triumphs truth Turner Twas vale VESPASIAN VIRGIL'S tomb voice wake wandering wave weep whence wild wind wings young youth