The Pleasures of MemoryE.H. Butler, 1861 - 110 pages |
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... spirit felt , And on his tale with mute attention dwelt . As in his scrip we dropped our little store , And sighed to think that little was no more , He breathed his prayer , " Long may such goodness live ! " ' Twas all he gave , ' twas ...
... spirit felt , And on his tale with mute attention dwelt . As in his scrip we dropped our little store , And sighed to think that little was no more , He breathed his prayer , " Long may such goodness live ! " ' Twas all he gave , ' twas ...
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... spirit of delight ; From whom that musing , melancholy mood Which charms the wise , and elevates the good ; Blest MEMORY , hail ! Oh grant the grateful Muse , Her pencil dipped in Nature's living hues , To pass the clouds that round thy ...
... spirit of delight ; From whom that musing , melancholy mood Which charms the wise , and elevates the good ; Blest MEMORY , hail ! Oh grant the grateful Muse , Her pencil dipped in Nature's living hues , To pass the clouds that round thy ...
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... spirit to his cell ; Each , at thy call , advances or retires , As judgment dictates , or the scene inspires . Each thrills the seat of sense , that sacred source Whence the fine nerves direct their mazy course , And through the frame ...
... spirit to his cell ; Each , at thy call , advances or retires , As judgment dictates , or the scene inspires . Each thrills the seat of sense , that sacred source Whence the fine nerves direct their mazy course , And through the frame ...
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... spirit bleeds , And from his nerveless frame indignantly recedes . Yet here , even here , with pleasures long resigned , Lo ! MEMORY bursts the twilight of the mind . Her dear delusions soothe his sinking soul , When the rude scourge ...
... spirit bleeds , And from his nerveless frame indignantly recedes . Yet here , even here , with pleasures long resigned , Lo ! MEMORY bursts the twilight of the mind . Her dear delusions soothe his sinking soul , When the rude scourge ...
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... , mount where Science sits sublime , Or wake the Spirit of departed Time . Who acts thus wisely , mark the moral Muse , A blooming Eden in his life reviews ! So rich the culture , though so small the space 42 THE PLEASURES OF MEMORY .
... , mount where Science sits sublime , Or wake the Spirit of departed Time . Who acts thus wisely , mark the moral Muse , A blooming Eden in his life reviews ! So rich the culture , though so small the space 42 THE PLEASURES OF MEMORY .
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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