(The Pleasures of Memory, with Other Poems1821 - 68 pages |
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Page 11
... tell , And read the trembling world the tales of hell . " When Venus , thron'd in clouds of rosy hue , Flings from her golden urn the vesper dew , And bids fond man her glimmering noon employ , Sacred to love , and walks of tender joy ...
... tell , And read the trembling world the tales of hell . " When Venus , thron'd in clouds of rosy hue , Flings from her golden urn the vesper dew , And bids fond man her glimmering noon employ , Sacred to love , and walks of tender joy ...
Page 12
... Tell , that his manly race shall yet assuage Their father's wrongs , and shield his latter age . What though for him no Hybla sweets distil , Nor bloomy vines wave purple on the hill ; Tell , that when silent years have pass'd away ...
... Tell , that his manly race shall yet assuage Their father's wrongs , and shield his latter age . What though for him no Hybla sweets distil , Nor bloomy vines wave purple on the hill ; Tell , that when silent years have pass'd away ...
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... Tell - the Bruce of Bannockburn ! Yes ! thy proud lords , unpitied land , shall see That man hath yet a soul , and dare be free ! A little while , along thy saddening plains , The starless night of desolation reigns : Truth shall ...
... Tell - the Bruce of Bannockburn ! Yes ! thy proud lords , unpitied land , shall see That man hath yet a soul , and dare be free ! A little while , along thy saddening plains , The starless night of desolation reigns : Truth shall ...
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... Tell ! Say , ye fond zealots to the worth of yore , Hath Valour left the world - to live no more ? No more shall Brutus bid a tyrant die , And sternly smile with vengeance in his eye ? Hampden no more , when suff'ring Freedom calls ...
... Tell ! Say , ye fond zealots to the worth of yore , Hath Valour left the world - to live no more ? No more shall Brutus bid a tyrant die , And sternly smile with vengeance in his eye ? Hampden no more , when suff'ring Freedom calls ...
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... tell , Prophetic murmurs breathing on the shell ; And solemn sounds that awe the list'ning mind , Roll on the azure paths of every wind . " Foes of mankind ! ( her guardian spirits say , ) Revolving ages bring the bitter day , When Heav ...
... tell , Prophetic murmurs breathing on the shell ; And solemn sounds that awe the list'ning mind , Roll on the azure paths of every wind . " Foes of mankind ! ( her guardian spirits say , ) Revolving ages bring the bitter day , When Heav ...
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