(The Pleasures of Memory, with Other Poems1821 - 68 pages |
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... sweet than all the landscape smiling near ? - ' Tis distance lends enchantment to the view , And robes the mountain in its azure hue . Thus , with delight , we linger to survey The promis'd joys of life's unmeasur'd way ; Thus , from ...
... sweet than all the landscape smiling near ? - ' Tis distance lends enchantment to the view , And robes the mountain in its azure hue . Thus , with delight , we linger to survey The promis'd joys of life's unmeasur'd way ; Thus , from ...
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... sweet garden grow Wreaths for each toil , a charm for every wo , Won by their sweets , in Nature's languid hour , The way - worn pilgrim seeks thy summer bower ; There , as the wild bee murmurs on the wing , What peaceful dreams thy ...
... sweet garden grow Wreaths for each toil , a charm for every wo , Won by their sweets , in Nature's languid hour , The way - worn pilgrim seeks thy summer bower ; There , as the wild bee murmurs on the wing , What peaceful dreams thy ...
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... sweets distil , Nor bloomy vines wave purple on the hill ; Tell , that when silent years have pass'd away , That when his eyes grow dim , his tresses grey , These busy hands a lovelier cot shall build , And deck with fairer flowers his ...
... sweets distil , Nor bloomy vines wave purple on the hill ; Tell , that when silent years have pass'd away , That when his eyes grow dim , his tresses grey , These busy hands a lovelier cot shall build , And deck with fairer flowers his ...
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... sweet mourner ! at my stone appear , And sooth my parted spirit ling'ring near ? Oh ! wilt thou come , at ev'ning hour , to shed The tears of memory o'er my narrow bed ; With aching temples on thy hand reclinâd , Muse on the last ...
... sweet mourner ! at my stone appear , And sooth my parted spirit ling'ring near ? Oh ! wilt thou come , at ev'ning hour , to shed The tears of memory o'er my narrow bed ; With aching temples on thy hand reclinâd , Muse on the last ...
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... sweet . Who that would ask a heart to dulness wed , The waveless calm , the slumber of the dead ? No ; the wild bliss of Nature needs alloy , And fear and sorrow fan the fire of joy ! And say , without our hopes , without our fears ...
... sweet . Who that would ask a heart to dulness wed , The waveless calm , the slumber of the dead ? No ; the wild bliss of Nature needs alloy , And fear and sorrow fan the fire of joy ! And say , without our hopes , without our fears ...
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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