The Pleasures of MemoryE.H. Butler, 1861 - 110 pages |
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Page 66
... proud height , with Genius hand in hand , I see thee , light , and wave thy golden wand . 66 Go , child of Heaven ! ( thy wingèd words proclaim ) ' Tis thine to search the boundless fields of fame ! Lo ! Newton , priest of nature ...
... proud height , with Genius hand in hand , I see thee , light , and wave thy golden wand . 66 Go , child of Heaven ! ( thy wingèd words proclaim ) ' Tis thine to search the boundless fields of fame ! Lo ! Newton , priest of nature ...
Page 69
... proud , the cold untroubled heart of stone , That never mused on sorrow but its own , Unlocks a generous store at thy command , Like Horeb's rocks beneath the prophet's hand . The living lumber of his kindred earth , Charmed into soul ...
... proud , the cold untroubled heart of stone , That never mused on sorrow but its own , Unlocks a generous store at thy command , Like Horeb's rocks beneath the prophet's hand . The living lumber of his kindred earth , Charmed into soul ...
Page 72
... proud Reason ! nor destroy The shadowy forms of uncreated joy , That urge the lingering tide of life , and pour Spontaneous slumber on his midnight hour . Hark ! the wild maniac sings , to chide the gale That wafts so slow her lover's ...
... proud Reason ! nor destroy The shadowy forms of uncreated joy , That urge the lingering tide of life , and pour Spontaneous slumber on his midnight hour . Hark ! the wild maniac sings , to chide the gale That wafts so slow her lover's ...
Page 73
... dejected eye Th ' unfeeling proud one looks - and passes by , Condemned on Penury's barren path to roam , Scorned by the world and left without a home— Even he , at evening , should he chance to THE PLEASURES OF HOPE . 73.
... dejected eye Th ' unfeeling proud one looks - and passes by , Condemned on Penury's barren path to roam , Scorned by the world and left without a home— Even he , at evening , should he chance to THE PLEASURES OF HOPE . 73.
Page 77
... proud arch the fires of ruin glow , His blood - dyed waters murmuring far below ; The storm prevails , the rampart yields away , Bursts the wild cry of horror and dismay ! Hark ! as the smouldering piles with thunder fall , A thousand ...
... proud arch the fires of ruin glow , His blood - dyed waters murmuring far below ; The storm prevails , the rampart yields away , Bursts the wild cry of horror and dismay ! Hark ! as the smouldering piles with thunder fall , A thousand ...
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beneath blazing bleeding blest bliss breathed breeze bright Briton burst calm charm chase child child of Heaven clime clouds deep delight doom dread dream dust earth Fancy Fancy's fate fire fled fond gaze Genius glows grove hail hand Hark hath heart Heaven heavenly Hindoo hour isles life's light lingering live lonely Loxian melancholy mind mingles murmurs Muse native Nature Nature's night o'er pause peace pensive Plato Poem rapture repose rocks round rude sacred SAMUEL ROGERS sapient scenes seraph shade shore sigh silent SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE slumber smile song soothe sorrow soul sphere spirit spring storm sublime sweet tears thee THOMAS CAMPBELL thou thought thoughts inspire thunder trace trembling triumph Truth Twas vale VESPASIAN VIRGIL's tomb Virtue wandering watch wave weep wheels wild winds wing woes worlds unknown wretch youth