(The Pleasures of Memory, with Other Poems1821 - 68 pages |
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... Soon as the playful innocent can prove A tear of pity , or a smile of love , Or cons his murm'ring task beneath her care ,. Or lisps with holy look his ev'ning prayer , Or gazing , mutely pensive , sits to hear The mournful ballad ...
... Soon as the playful innocent can prove A tear of pity , or a smile of love , Or cons his murm'ring task beneath her care ,. Or lisps with holy look his ev'ning prayer , Or gazing , mutely pensive , sits to hear The mournful ballad ...
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... soon shall bleed no more ! Short shall this half - extinguish'd spirit burn , And soon these limbs to kindred dust return ; B 3 But not , my child , with life's precarious fire PLEASURES OF HOPE . ST.
... soon shall bleed no more ! Short shall this half - extinguish'd spirit burn , And soon these limbs to kindred dust return ; B 3 But not , my child , with life's precarious fire PLEASURES OF HOPE . ST.
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... Soon may this fluttering spark of vital flame Forsake its languid melancholy frame ! Soon may these eyes their trembling lustre close ! Welcome the dreamless night of long repose ! Soon may this wo - worn spirit seek the bourne , Where ...
... Soon may this fluttering spark of vital flame Forsake its languid melancholy frame ! Soon may these eyes their trembling lustre close ! Welcome the dreamless night of long repose ! Soon may this wo - worn spirit seek the bourne , Where ...
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... soon , so sad , to part , When first , in Roslin's lovely glen ,, You triumph'd o'er my heart ? Your locks they glitter'd to the sheen , Your hunter garb was trim ; And graceful was the ribbon green That bound your manly limb ! Ah I ...
... soon , so sad , to part , When first , in Roslin's lovely glen ,, You triumph'd o'er my heart ? Your locks they glitter'd to the sheen , Your hunter garb was trim ; And graceful was the ribbon green That bound your manly limb ! Ah I ...
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... soon efface . On yon gray stone , that fronts the chancel - door , Worn smooth by busy feet , now seen no more , Each eve we shot the marble thro ' the ring , When the heart danc'd , and life was in its spring ; Alas ! unconscious of ...
... soon efface . On yon gray stone , that fronts the chancel - door , Worn smooth by busy feet , now seen no more , Each eve we shot the marble thro ' the ring , When the heart danc'd , and life was in its spring ; Alas ! unconscious of ...
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