PoemsEdward Moxon, 1842 - 304 pages |
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Page 17
... o'er the wave a wistful look he cast , Long watched the streaming signal from the mast ; Till twilight's dewy tints deceived his eye , And fairy - forests fringed the evening - sky . So Scotia's Queen , as slowly dawned the day , Rose ...
... o'er the wave a wistful look he cast , Long watched the streaming signal from the mast ; Till twilight's dewy tints deceived his eye , And fairy - forests fringed the evening - sky . So Scotia's Queen , as slowly dawned the day , Rose ...
Page 19
... o'er the subject soul ? And hence that calm delight the portrait gives : We gaze on every feature till it lives ! Still the fond lover sees the absent maid ; And the lost friend still lingers in his shade ! Say why the pensive widow ...
... o'er the subject soul ? And hence that calm delight the portrait gives : We gaze on every feature till it lives ! Still the fond lover sees the absent maid ; And the lost friend still lingers in his shade ! Say why the pensive widow ...
Page 20
... o'er the blasted heath the day declined , And on the scathed oak warred the winter - wind ; When not a distant taper's twinkling ray Gleamed o'er the furze to light him on his way ; When not a sheep - bell soothed his listening ear 20 20.
... o'er the blasted heath the day declined , And on the scathed oak warred the winter - wind ; When not a distant taper's twinkling ray Gleamed o'er the furze to light him on his way ; When not a sheep - bell soothed his listening ear 20 20.
Page 22
... O'er thymy downs she bends her busy course , And many a stream allures her to its source . ' Tis noon , ' tis night . That eye so finely wrought , Beyond the search of sense , the soar of thought , Now vainly asks the scenes she left ...
... O'er thymy downs she bends her busy course , And many a stream allures her to its source . ' Tis noon , ' tis night . That eye so finely wrought , Beyond the search of sense , the soar of thought , Now vainly asks the scenes she left ...
Page 29
... o'er Futurity's blank page diffuse The full reflection of her vivid hues . ' Tis but to die , and then , to weep no more , Then will he wake on Congo's distant shore ; Beneath his plantain's ancient shade renew The simple transports ...
... o'er Futurity's blank page diffuse The full reflection of her vivid hues . ' Tis but to die , and then , to weep no more , Then will he wake on Congo's distant shore ; Beneath his plantain's ancient shade renew The simple transports ...
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