(The Pleasures of Memory, with Other Poems1821 - 68 pages |
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... falls ; When , ' reft of all , yon widow'd sire appears A lonely hermit in the vale of years ; Say , can the world one joyous thought bestow To Friendship , weeping at the couch of wo ? No ! but a brighter sooths the last adieu ...
... falls ; When , ' reft of all , yon widow'd sire appears A lonely hermit in the vale of years ; Say , can the world one joyous thought bestow To Friendship , weeping at the couch of wo ? No ! but a brighter sooths the last adieu ...
Page 53
... fall ! Think what remorse thy maddening thoughts shall sting , When dying pangs their gentle bosoms tear ! Where shalt thou sink , when ling'ring echoes ring The screams of horror in thy tortur'd ear ? No let thy bosom melt to Pity's ...
... fall ! Think what remorse thy maddening thoughts shall sting , When dying pangs their gentle bosoms tear ! Where shalt thou sink , when ling'ring echoes ring The screams of horror in thy tortur'd ear ? No let thy bosom melt to Pity's ...
Page 57
... falls , the perjur'd lover bleeds ! Now the last laugh of agony is o'er , And pale in blood he sleeps , to wake no more ! " " done the flame of hate no longer burns ; Nature relents , but , ah ! too late returns ! Why does my soul this ...
... falls , the perjur'd lover bleeds ! Now the last laugh of agony is o'er , And pale in blood he sleeps , to wake no more ! " " done the flame of hate no longer burns ; Nature relents , but , ah ! too late returns ! Why does my soul this ...
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... fall ? Where is the mother that look'd on my childhood ? And where is the bosom - friend , dearer than all ? Oh , my sad heart ! long abandon'd by pleasure , Why did it doat on a fast - fading treasure ? Tears , like the rain - drop ...
... fall ? Where is the mother that look'd on my childhood ? And where is the bosom - friend , dearer than all ? Oh , my sad heart ! long abandon'd by pleasure , Why did it doat on a fast - fading treasure ? Tears , like the rain - drop ...
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... fall . But can her smile with gloomy Madness dwell ? Say , can she chase the horrors of his cell ? Each fiery flight on Frenzy's wing restrain , And mould the coinage of the fever'd brain ? Pass but that grate , which scarce a gleam ...
... fall . But can her smile with gloomy Madness dwell ? Say , can she chase the horrors of his cell ? Each fiery flight on Frenzy's wing restrain , And mould the coinage of the fever'd brain ? Pass but that grate , which scarce a gleam ...
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adieu ANTISTROPHE Belfast bleed blest bliss bosom breath'd breathe breeze bright burst burst of joy calm charm charm'd clime confest deep delight doom'd dread dust Erin go bragh eternal Fancy fate fire fond gale glows hail hallow'd hand Hark hath hear heart Heav'n heav'nly Hindoo Hope hour isles kindred life's light linger live lone lov'd lyre MEDEA melancholy Memory midnight mind mingles murmurs Muse native Nature Nature's night NOTE numbers o'er pangs parricide peace pensive Plato pleasure poor dog Tray pow'r rapture resign'd rocks round rude sacred scene seraph shade shore sigh silent sleep slumber smile song sooth sorrow soul sphere spirit storm sublime sweet swell tears thee thine thought thro trace trembling triumph Truth Twas vale Vespasian Virgil's tomb Virtue wake watch wave weep wild winds wing worlds unknown youth