(The Pleasures of Memory, with Other Poems1821 - 68 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 18
Page 7
... dark Oblivion , glows divinely there . What potent spirit guides the raptur'd eye To pierce the shades of dim futurity ? Can Wisdom lend , with all her heav'nly pow'r , The pledge of Joy's anticipated hour ? Ah , no ! she darkly seès ...
... dark Oblivion , glows divinely there . What potent spirit guides the raptur'd eye To pierce the shades of dim futurity ? Can Wisdom lend , with all her heav'nly pow'r , The pledge of Joy's anticipated hour ? Ah , no ! she darkly seès ...
Page 16
... darkness there , And light the dreadful features of despair.- Hark ! the stern captive spurns his heavy load , And asks the image back that Heaven bestowed ! Fierce in his eye the fire of valour burns , And , as the slave departs , the ...
... darkness there , And light the dreadful features of despair.- Hark ! the stern captive spurns his heavy load , And asks the image back that Heaven bestowed ! Fierce in his eye the fire of valour burns , And , as the slave departs , the ...
Page 17
... Her name , ner nature , wither'd from the world ! Ye that the rising morn invidious mark , And hate the light - because your docds are dark : 19 Ye that expanding truth invidious view , And think PLEASURES OF HOPE . 17.
... Her name , ner nature , wither'd from the world ! Ye that the rising morn invidious mark , And hate the light - because your docds are dark : 19 Ye that expanding truth invidious view , And think PLEASURES OF HOPE . 17.
Page 19
... dark decrees , unfathom'd yet by man , When shall the world call down , to cleanse her shame , That embryo spirit , yet without a name , →→ That friend of Nature , whose avenging hands Shall burst the Lybian's adamantine bands ? Who ...
... dark decrees , unfathom'd yet by man , When shall the world call down , to cleanse her shame , That embryo spirit , yet without a name , →→ That friend of Nature , whose avenging hands Shall burst the Lybian's adamantine bands ? Who ...
Page 20
... darkness hath resign'd The fiery grandeur of a generous mind ! - Poor fetter'd man ! I hear thee whispering low Unhallow'd vows to Guilt , the child of Wo ! Frindless thy heart ; and canst thou harbour there A wish but death - a passion ...
... darkness hath resign'd The fiery grandeur of a generous mind ! - Poor fetter'd man ! I hear thee whispering low Unhallow'd vows to Guilt , the child of Wo ! Frindless thy heart ; and canst thou harbour there A wish but death - a passion ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
adieu ANTISTROPHE Belfast bleed blest bliss bosom breath'd breathe breeze bright burst burst of joy calm charm charm'd clime confest deep delight doom'd dread dust Erin go bragh eternal Fancy fate fire fond gale glows hail hallow'd hand Hark hath hear heart Heav'n heav'nly Hindoo Hope hour isles kindred life's light linger live lone lov'd lyre MEDEA melancholy Memory midnight mind mingles murmurs Muse native Nature Nature's night NOTE numbers o'er pangs parricide peace pensive Plato pleasure poor dog Tray pow'r rapture resign'd rocks round rude sacred scene seraph shade shore sigh silent sleep slumber smile song sooth sorrow soul sphere spirit storm sublime sweet swell tears thee thine thought thro trace trembling triumph Truth Twas vale Vespasian Virgil's tomb Virtue wake watch wave weep wild winds wing worlds unknown youth