PoemsMoxon, 1860 - 306 pages |
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Page 27
... ; Thee , in whose hands the keys of Science dwell , Whose constant vigils chase the chilling damp Oblivion steals upon her vestal - lamp . They in their glorious course the guides of Youth ,. The pensive portress of her holy cell ;
... ; Thee , in whose hands the keys of Science dwell , Whose constant vigils chase the chilling damp Oblivion steals upon her vestal - lamp . They in their glorious course the guides of Youth ,. The pensive portress of her holy cell ;
Page 88
... holy flame . " Twas here the generous vow he made ; His banners on the altar laid . Here , tempest - worn and desolate , * A Pilot , journeying thro ' the wild , Stopt to solicit at the gate A pittance for his child . We have an ...
... holy flame . " Twas here the generous vow he made ; His banners on the altar laid . Here , tempest - worn and desolate , * A Pilot , journeying thro ' the wild , Stopt to solicit at the gate A pittance for his child . We have an ...
Page 108
... holy texts and arabesques of gold ) Tho ' ROLDAN , sleep and death to him alike , Grasped his good sword and half unsheathed to strike . * His public procession to the convent of La Rábida on the day before he set sail . It was there ...
... holy texts and arabesques of gold ) Tho ' ROLDAN , sleep and death to him alike , Grasped his good sword and half unsheathed to strike . * His public procession to the convent of La Rábida on the day before he set sail . It was there ...
Page 119
... , Half - circling hills , whose everlasting woods Sweep with their sable skirts the shadowy floods : And say , when all , to holy transport given , Embraced and wept as at the gates of Heaven , When one and all of us , repentant , ran.
... , Half - circling hills , whose everlasting woods Sweep with their sable skirts the shadowy floods : And say , when all , to holy transport given , Embraced and wept as at the gates of Heaven , When one and all of us , repentant , ran.
Page 135
... holy men retire ; The arched cloisters issuing thro ' , In long long order , two and two . When other sounds had died away , And the waves were heard alone , They entered , tho ' unused to pray , * See Bernal Diaz , c . 203 ; and also a ...
... holy men retire ; The arched cloisters issuing thro ' , In long long order , two and two . When other sounds had died away , And the waves were heard alone , They entered , tho ' unused to pray , * See Bernal Diaz , c . 203 ; and also a ...
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