The Pleasures of MemoryE.H. Butler, 1861 - 110 pages |
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Page 39
... slumbers fly . But not till Time has calmed the ruffled breast , Are these fond dreams of happiness confest . Not till the rushing winds forget to rave , Is Heaven's sweet smile reflected on the wave . From Guinea's coast pursue the ...
... slumbers fly . But not till Time has calmed the ruffled breast , Are these fond dreams of happiness confest . Not till the rushing winds forget to rave , Is Heaven's sweet smile reflected on the wave . From Guinea's coast pursue the ...
Page 43
... slumber cast ; With giant grasp fling back the folds of night , And snatch the faithless fugitive to light . So through the grove the impatient mother flies , Each sunless glade , each secret pathway tries ; Till the thin leaves the ...
... slumber cast ; With giant grasp fling back the folds of night , And snatch the faithless fugitive to light . So through the grove the impatient mother flies , Each sunless glade , each secret pathway tries ; Till the thin leaves the ...
Page 54
... slumbers of a friend ; To hover round his evening - walk unseen ; And hold sweet converse on the dusky green ; To hail the spot where first their friendship grew , And heaven and nature opened to their view ! Oft , when he trims his ...
... slumbers of a friend ; To hover round his evening - walk unseen ; And hold sweet converse on the dusky green ; To hail the spot where first their friendship grew , And heaven and nature opened to their view ! Oft , when he trims his ...
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Samuel Rogers. Cold on his midnight watch the breezes blow , From wastes that slumber in eternal snow ; And waft , across the waves ' tumultuous roar , The wolf's long howl from Oonalaska's shore . Poor child of danger , nursling of the ...
Samuel Rogers. Cold on his midnight watch the breezes blow , From wastes that slumber in eternal snow ; And waft , across the waves ' tumultuous roar , The wolf's long howl from Oonalaska's shore . Poor child of danger , nursling of the ...
Page 72
... 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 distant sail ; She , sad spectatress , on the wintry shore , 72 THE PLEASURES OF HOPE .
... 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 distant sail ; She , sad spectatress , on the wintry shore , 72 THE PLEASURES OF HOPE .
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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