The Poetical Works of Henry Kirke WhiteWilliam Pickering, 1830 - 252 pages |
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... poor Burns .'- Athenæum , No. 134 . This volume ( Thomson , vol . i . ) containing the Seasons and an excellent memoir of their bard , whom it rescues from the misrepresentations of Dr. Johnson , is exactly such a pro- duction as we ...
... poor Burns .'- Athenæum , No. 134 . This volume ( Thomson , vol . i . ) containing the Seasons and an excellent memoir of their bard , whom it rescues from the misrepresentations of Dr. Johnson , is exactly such a pro- duction as we ...
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... poor attempt to salve over a wound wantonly and most ungene- rously inflicted . Still I was damped , because I knew the work was very respectable ; and there- fore could not , I concluded , give a criticism grossly deficient in equity ...
... poor attempt to salve over a wound wantonly and most ungene- rously inflicted . Still I was damped , because I knew the work was very respectable ; and there- fore could not , I concluded , give a criticism grossly deficient in equity ...
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... poor neglected muse has lain absolutely unnoticed by me for the last four months , during which period I have been digging in the mines of Scapula for Greek roots , and instead of drinking with eager delight the beauties of Virgil have ...
... poor neglected muse has lain absolutely unnoticed by me for the last four months , during which period I have been digging in the mines of Scapula for Greek roots , and instead of drinking with eager delight the beauties of Virgil have ...
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... , Crowning with Hope's bland wreath his shuddering nurse , Poor victim ! smiles . - Silence and deep repose Reign o'er the nations ; and the warning voice Of Nature utters audibly within The general moral : -tells 22 THE POEMS OF.
... , Crowning with Hope's bland wreath his shuddering nurse , Poor victim ! smiles . - Silence and deep repose Reign o'er the nations ; and the warning voice Of Nature utters audibly within The general moral : -tells 22 THE POEMS OF.
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... poor insect of a summer's day ! Dreams of eternal honours to his name ; Of endless glory and perennial bays . He idly reasons of eternity , As of the train of ages , -when , alas ! Ten thousand thousand of his centuries Are , in ...
... poor insect of a summer's day ! Dreams of eternal honours to his name ; Of endless glory and perennial bays . He idly reasons of eternity , As of the train of ages , -when , alas ! Ten thousand thousand of his centuries Are , in ...
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POETICAL WORKS OF HENRY KIRKE Henry Kirke 1785-1806 White,Nicholas Harris Sir Nicolas, 1799-1848 No preview available - 2016 |
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Page 215 - How small a part of time they share, That are so wondrous, sweet, and fair.
Page 226 - Hark ! hark ! to God the chorus breaks, From every host, from every gem ; But one alone the Saviour speaks, It is the Star of Bethlehem.
Page 143 - Winter's sway, And dared the sturdy blusterer to the fight, Thee on this bank he threw To mark his victory. In this low vale, the promise of the year, Serene, thou openest to the nipping gale, Unnoticed and alone, Thy tender elegance So virtue blooms, brought forth amid the...
Page 176 - Come, Disappointment, come ! Not in thy terrors clad ; Come in thy meekest, saddest guise ; Thy chastening rod but terrifies The restless and the bad : But I recline Beneath thy shrine, And round my brow, resign'd, thy peaceful cypress twine.
Page 226 - Deep horror then my vitals froze, Death-struck, I ceased the tide to stem ; When suddenly a star arose, — It was the Star of Bethlehem.
Page 177 - What is this passing scene ? A peevish April day, A little sun — a little rain, And then night sweeps along the plain, And all things fade away: Man, soon discussed, Yields up his trust, And all his hopes and fears lie with him in the dust.
Page 224 - Thus while we dwell in this low scene, The Lamb is our unfailing screen ; To him, though guilty, still we run, And God still spares us for his Son.
Page 227 - It was my guide, my light, my all, it bade my dark forebodings cease ; and through the storm and danger's thrall it led me to the port of peace.
Page 126 - ... majestic in the varied swell; Now breathe melodious as the Grecian lyre, Or on the ear in sinking cadence dwell. Romantic sounds ! such is the bliss ye give, That heaven's bright scenes seem bursting on the soul, With joy I'd yield each sensual wish, to live For ever 'neath your undefiled control.
Page 43 - But soon inured to alphabetic toils, Alert I met the dame with jocund smiles ; First at the form, my task for ever true, A little...