PoemsMoxon, 1860 - 306 pages |
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Page 20
... When o'er the blasted heath the day declined , And on the scathed oak warred the winter - wind ; When not a distant taper's twinkling ray Gleamed o'er the furze to light him on his way ; When not a sheep - bell soothed his listening ear 20.
... When o'er the blasted heath the day declined , And on the scathed oak warred the winter - wind ; When not a distant taper's twinkling ray Gleamed o'er the furze to light him on his way ; When not a sheep - bell soothed his listening ear 20.
Page 22
... winds her small but mellow horn , Blithe to salute the sunny smile of morn . O'er thymy downs she bends her busy course , And many a stream allures her to its source . ' Tis noon , ' tis night . That eye so finely wrought , Beyond the ...
... winds her small but mellow horn , Blithe to salute the sunny smile of morn . O'er thymy downs she bends her busy course , And many a stream allures her to its source . ' Tis noon , ' tis night . That eye so finely wrought , Beyond the ...
Page 29
... winds forget to rave , Is Heaven's sweet smile reflected on the wave . From Guinea's coast pursue the lessening sail , And catch the sounds that sadden every gale . Tell , if thou canst , the sum of sorrows there ; Mark the fixed gaze ...
... winds forget to rave , Is Heaven's sweet smile reflected on the wave . From Guinea's coast pursue the lessening sail , And catch the sounds that sadden every gale . Tell , if thou canst , the sum of sorrows there ; Mark the fixed gaze ...
Page 39
... wind : And each , with glowing energy pourtrayed , The far - famed triumphs of the field displayed ; Usurped the canvass of the crowded hall , And chased a line of heroes from the wall . There slept the horn each jocund echo knew , And ...
... wind : And each , with glowing energy pourtrayed , The far - famed triumphs of the field displayed ; Usurped the canvass of the crowded hall , And chased a line of heroes from the wall . There slept the horn each jocund echo knew , And ...
Page 41
... wind ; And , while the coot her jet - wing loved to lave , Rocked on the bosom of the sleepless wave ; The eagle rushed from Skiddaw's purple crest , A cloud still brooding o'er her giant - nest . And now the moon had dimmed with dewy ...
... wind ; And , while the coot her jet - wing loved to lave , Rocked on the bosom of the sleepless wave ; The eagle rushed from Skiddaw's purple crest , A cloud still brooding o'er her giant - nest . And now the moon had dimmed with dewy ...
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