PoemsMoxon, 1860 - 306 pages |
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Page lxiii
... leaves his heart and character laid open before the reader ; and thus in Mr. Rogers's poems , we find- ' his mind unfolded in his page . ' In the Preface to the ' Pleasures of Memory , ' he tells us that his aim was to- ' Enlighten ...
... leaves his heart and character laid open before the reader ; and thus in Mr. Rogers's poems , we find- ' his mind unfolded in his page . ' In the Preface to the ' Pleasures of Memory , ' he tells us that his aim was to- ' Enlighten ...
Page 11
... every step , to claim a tear , Some little friendship formed and cherished here ; And not the lightest leaf , but trembling teems With golden visions and romantic dreams ! Down by yon hazel copse , at evening , blazed 11.
... every step , to claim a tear , Some little friendship formed and cherished here ; And not the lightest leaf , but trembling teems With golden visions and romantic dreams ! Down by yon hazel copse , at evening , blazed 11.
Page 32
... leaves the truant boy disclose , Long on the wood - moss stretched in sweet repose . Nor yet to pleasing objects are confined The silent feasts of the reflecting mind . Danger and death a dread delight inspire ; And the 32.
... leaves the truant boy disclose , Long on the wood - moss stretched in sweet repose . Nor yet to pleasing objects are confined The silent feasts of the reflecting mind . Danger and death a dread delight inspire ; And the 32.
Page 57
... leaf of this Poem . They present so affecting a reverse of the picture , that I cannot resist the opportu- nity of introducing them here . Pleasures of Memory ! -oh ! supremely blest , And justly proud beyond a Poet's praise ; If the ...
... leaf of this Poem . They present so affecting a reverse of the picture , that I cannot resist the opportu- nity of introducing them here . Pleasures of Memory ! -oh ! supremely blest , And justly proud beyond a Poet's praise ; If the ...
Page 72
... leaves invite , Still clad in bloom , and veiled in azure light ; - With wine , as rich in years as HORACE sings , With water , clear as his own fountain flings , The shifting side - board plays its humbler part , Beyond the triumphs of ...
... leaves invite , Still clad in bloom , and veiled in azure light ; - With wine , as rich in years as HORACE sings , With water , clear as his own fountain flings , The shifting side - board plays its humbler part , Beyond the triumphs of ...
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