The pleasures of hope; with other poems1801 |
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Page 112
... feeling beat , to Nature true , Charm thee to pensive thought — and bid thee weep ? 60 When the young fuppliants clafp their Parent dear , Heave the deep fob , and pour the artless prayer , - Aye ! thou shalt melt ; -and many a heart ...
... feeling beat , to Nature true , Charm thee to pensive thought — and bid thee weep ? 60 When the young fuppliants clafp their Parent dear , Heave the deep fob , and pour the artless prayer , - Aye ! thou shalt melt ; -and many a heart ...
Page 120
... feel , 15 Deep in thy perjur'd heart the bloody steel ! " Demons of Vengeance ! ye at whofe command I grafp'd the fword with more than woman's hand , Say ye , did Pity's trembling voice controul , Or horror damp the purpofe of my foul ...
... feel , 15 Deep in thy perjur'd heart the bloody steel ! " Demons of Vengeance ! ye at whofe command I grafp'd the fword with more than woman's hand , Say ye , did Pity's trembling voice controul , Or horror damp the purpofe of my foul ...
Page 121
... Feels all its tender ftrings with anguish torn , And bleeds at perjur'd ' Pride's inhuman fcorn ! 30 66 Say , then , did pitying Heav'n condemn the deed , 35 When Vengeance bade thee , faithlefs lover ! bleed ? Long had I watch'd thy ...
... Feels all its tender ftrings with anguish torn , And bleeds at perjur'd ' Pride's inhuman fcorn ! 30 66 Say , then , did pitying Heav'n condemn the deed , 35 When Vengeance bade thee , faithlefs lover ! bleed ? Long had I watch'd thy ...
Page 123
... feel ? Trembling and faint , I drop the guilty steel ! Cold on my heart the hand of terror lies , And shades of horror close my languid eyes ! — 55 " Oh ! ' twas a deed of Murder's deepest grain ! Could B- -k's foul fo true to wrath ...
... feel ? Trembling and faint , I drop the guilty steel ! Cold on my heart the hand of terror lies , And shades of horror close my languid eyes ! — 55 " Oh ! ' twas a deed of Murder's deepest grain ! Could B- -k's foul fo true to wrath ...
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... feel the Istida me baffettings of fate - And render back thy being ? heavy lood . At once perhaps the social passions glowd In they devoted bosom workte hand_ That smote its hindred heart might yet be prome - To duds of Mercy - Who can ...
... feel the Istida me baffettings of fate - And render back thy being ? heavy lood . At once perhaps the social passions glowd In they devoted bosom workte hand_ That smote its hindred heart might yet be prome - To duds of Mercy - Who can ...
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afar anguiſh ANTISTROPHE beauty Beauty's bleed bofom bower bright bright eye Briton brow burſt cauſe ceaſe charm charm'd child clime cloſe dark deed deep delight deſpair doom'd dread duft eternal facred fate feven fhade fhall fhore fhrine fiery figh filent fire flumber fmile fong foothe forrow foul friendleſs Friendſhip ftill ftormy ftrings fublime fummer fweep fweet fwell fword glow hand Hark hath heart Heav'n heav'nly Hindoo Hope hopeleſs hour laft laſt life's light Lochiel lonely Loxian lyre MEDEA Mercy midnight mingles Mufe murmur Nature Nature's Note numbers o'er paffion pang parricide Pauſe peace penfive pleaſure pow'r proud rapture ſcene ſhade ſhall ſhell ſhore ſky ſmile ſpirit ſteep ſtream ſweep tears tempests tempests blow thee thefe themſelves theſe thine thou thouſand thunder trembling triumph vale watch wave weep Weft whofe whoſe wild winds Wiſdom wiſhes yonder
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Page 30 - Oh ! bloodiest picture in the book of Time Sarmatia fell unwept, without a crime ; Found not a generous friend, a pitying foe, Strength in her arms, nor mercy in her woe...
Page 21 - So speaks affection, ere the infant eye Can look regard, or brighten in reply ; But when the cherub lip hath learnt to claim A mother's ear by that endearing name ; Soon as the playful innocent can prove A tear of pity, or a smile of love, Or cons his...
Page 32 - Departed spirits of the mighty dead! Ye that at Marathon and Leuctra bled! Friends of the world! restore your swords to man, Fight in his sacred cause, and lead the van! Yet for Sarmatia's tears of blood atone, And make her arm puissant as your own! Oh! once again to Freedom's cause return The patriot TELL — the BRUCE OF BANNOCKBURN!
Page 42 - Britons cross'd the Indian wave ? Ah, no ! — to more than Rome's ambition true, The Nurse of Freedom gave it not to you ! She the bold route of Europe's guilt began, And, in the march of nations, led the van...
Page 68 - When soul to soul, and dust to dust return ! Heaven to thy charge resigns the awful hour! Oh! then, thy kingdom comes! Immortal Power! What though each spark of earth-born rapture fly The quivering lip, pale cheek, and closing eye! Bright to the soul thy seraph hands convey The morning dream of life's eternal day— Then, then, the triumph and the trance begin, And all the phoenix spirit burns within!
Page 34 - Shall crimes and tyrants cease but with the world ? What ! are thy triumphs, sacred Truth, belied ? Why then hath Plato...
Page 21 - ... brighten in reply ; But when the cherub lip hath learnt to claim A mother's ear by that endearing name ; Soon as the playful innocent can prove A tear of pity, or a smile of love, Or cons his murmuring task beneath her care, Or lisps with holy look his evening prayer, Or gazing, mutely pensive, sits to hear The mournful ballad warbled in his ear ; How fondly looks admiring HOPE the while At every artless tear, and every smile...
Page 69 - Heaven's commanding trumpet, long and loud. Like Sinai's thunder, pealing from the cloud ! While Nature hears, with terror-mingled trust, The shock that hurls her fabric to the dust ; And, like the trembling Hebrew...
Page 3 - Aonian Muses say, When Man and Nature mourn'd their first decay | When every form of death, and every woe, Shot from malignant stars to earth below ; When Murder bared her arm, and rampant War Yoked the red dragons of her iron car ; When Peace and Mercy, banish'd from the plain, Sprung on the viewless winds to Heaven again ; All, all forsook the friendless, guilty mind, But HOPE, the charmer, linger'd still behind.