PoemsEdward Moxon, 1842 - 304 pages |
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Page 28
... play ; When clouds on clouds the smiling prospect close , Still thro ' the gloom thy star serenely glows : Like yon fair orb , she gilds the brow of night With the mild magic of reflected light . The beauteous maid , who bids the world ...
... play ; When clouds on clouds the smiling prospect close , Still thro ' the gloom thy star serenely glows : Like yon fair orb , she gilds the brow of night With the mild magic of reflected light . The beauteous maid , who bids the world ...
Page 30
... foreign skies ; Tho ' far below the forked lightnings play , · And at his feet the thunder dies away , Oft , in the saddle rudely rocked to sleep , While his mule browses on the dizzy steep , With MEMORY's aid , he sits at home , and 30.
... foreign skies ; Tho ' far below the forked lightnings play , · And at his feet the thunder dies away , Oft , in the saddle rudely rocked to sleep , While his mule browses on the dizzy steep , With MEMORY's aid , he sits at home , and 30.
Page 37
... played ; When , hark ! a voice sung sweetly thro ' the shade . It ceased — yet still in FLORIO's fancy sung , Still on each note his captive spirit hung ; Till o'er the mead a cool , sequestered grot From its rich roof a sparry lustre ...
... played ; When , hark ! a voice sung sweetly thro ' the shade . It ceased — yet still in FLORIO's fancy sung , Still on each note his captive spirit hung ; Till o'er the mead a cool , sequestered grot From its rich roof a sparry lustre ...
Page 44
... call our own . Lighter than air , Hope's summer - visions die , If but a fleeting cloud obscure the sky ; If but a beam of sober Reason play , Lo , Fancy's fairy frost - work melts away ! But can the wiles of Art , the grasp of 44.
... call our own . Lighter than air , Hope's summer - visions die , If but a fleeting cloud obscure the sky ; If but a beam of sober Reason play , Lo , Fancy's fairy frost - work melts away ! But can the wiles of Art , the grasp of 44.
Page 74
... plays the lover's part . He who at masques , nor feigning nor sincere , With sweet discourse would win a lady's ear , Lie at her feet and on her slipper swear That none were half so faultless , half so fair , Now through the forest hies ...
... plays the lover's part . He who at masques , nor feigning nor sincere , With sweet discourse would win a lady's ear , Lie at her feet and on her slipper swear That none were half so faultless , half so fair , Now through the forest hies ...
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