The Pleasures of MemoryE.H. Butler, 1861 - 110 pages |
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... When on her knee she rocks her babe to sleep : Tremblingly still , she lifts his veil to trace The father's features in his infant face . The hoary grandsire smiles the hour away , Won by 4 THE PLEASURES OF MEMORY . 29 20.
... When on her knee she rocks her babe to sleep : Tremblingly still , she lifts his veil to trace The father's features in his infant face . The hoary grandsire smiles the hour away , Won by 4 THE PLEASURES OF MEMORY . 29 20.
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... of conquest , or the vows of love ? Say , through the clouds what compass points her flight ? Monarchs have gazed , and nations blessed the sight . Pile rocks on rocks , bid woods and mountains rise 32 THE PLEASURES OF MEMORY .
... of conquest , or the vows of love ? Say , through the clouds what compass points her flight ? Monarchs have gazed , and nations blessed the sight . Pile rocks on rocks , bid woods and mountains rise 32 THE PLEASURES OF MEMORY .
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Samuel Rogers. Pile rocks on rocks , bid woods and mountains rise , Eclipse her native shades , her native skies : - ' Tis vain ! through Ether's pathless wilds she goes , And lights at last where all her cares repose . Sweet bird ! thy ...
Samuel Rogers. Pile rocks on rocks , bid woods and mountains rise , Eclipse her native shades , her native skies : - ' Tis vain ! through Ether's pathless wilds she goes , And lights at last where all her cares repose . Sweet bird ! thy ...
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... rock to rock the young Adventurer flew ; And day's last sunshine slept along the shore , When lo , a path the smile of welcome wore . Imbowering shrubs with verdure veiled the sky , And on the musk - rose shed a deeper dye ; Save when a ...
... rock to rock the young Adventurer flew ; And day's last sunshine slept along the shore , When lo , a path the smile of welcome wore . Imbowering shrubs with verdure veiled the sky , And on the musk - rose shed a deeper dye ; Save when a ...
Page 63
... from his throne of clouds o'er half the world ! Now far he sweeps , where scarce a summer smiles , On Behring's rocks , or Greenland's naked isles : Cold on his midnight watch the breezes blow , From THE PLEASURES OF HOPE . 63.
... from his throne of clouds o'er half the world ! Now far he sweeps , where scarce a summer smiles , On Behring's rocks , or Greenland's naked isles : Cold on his midnight watch the breezes blow , From THE PLEASURES OF HOPE . 63.
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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