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Page 52
... rise , And breathe their sweet , seraphic harmonies ! Once , and domestic annals tell the time , ( Preserved in Cumbria's rude , romantic clime ) When Nature smiled , and o'er the landscape threw Her richest fragrance , and her ...
... rise , And breathe their sweet , seraphic harmonies ! Once , and domestic annals tell the time , ( Preserved in Cumbria's rude , romantic clime ) When Nature smiled , and o'er the landscape threw Her richest fragrance , and her ...
Page 60
... like thee , whose heart knew no disguise , Whose blameless wishes never aimed to rise , To meet the changes Time and Chance present , With modest dignity and calm content . When thy last breath , ere Nature sunk to rest 60 ROGERS ' POEMS .
... like thee , whose heart knew no disguise , Whose blameless wishes never aimed to rise , To meet the changes Time and Chance present , With modest dignity and calm content . When thy last breath , ere Nature sunk to rest 60 ROGERS ' POEMS .
Page 64
... rise ! When a traveller , who was surveying the ruins of Rome , expressed a desire to possess some relic of its ancient grandeur , Poussin , who attended him , stooped down , and gathering up a handful of earth shining with small grains ...
... rise ! When a traveller , who was surveying the ruins of Rome , expressed a desire to possess some relic of its ancient grandeur , Poussin , who attended him , stooped down , and gathering up a handful of earth shining with small grains ...
Page 81
... rise to view , Think nothing done while aught remains to do . Yet , all forgot , how oft the eyelids close , And from the slack hand drops the gathered rose ! How oft , as dead , on the warm turf we lie , While many an emmet comes with ...
... rise to view , Think nothing done while aught remains to do . Yet , all forgot , how oft the eyelids close , And from the slack hand drops the gathered rose ! How oft , as dead , on the warm turf we lie , While many an emmet comes with ...
Page 94
... rise Ere to the gate with nymph - like step she flies , And their first - born holds forth , their darling boy , With smiles how sweet , how full of love and joy , To meet him coming ; theirs through every year Pure 94 ROGERS ' POEM S.
... rise Ere to the gate with nymph - like step she flies , And their first - born holds forth , their darling boy , With smiles how sweet , how full of love and joy , To meet him coming ; theirs through every year Pure 94 ROGERS ' POEM S.
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age to age ancient bids bless blest breathe bright called calm CANTO charm child Cicero clouds Columbus Cortes courser dark dear delight dream Euripides father fear fled flowers fond gaze glory glows grave grove hail hand hear heart heaven Hence Herodotus Herrera Hist holy hope and fear hour human voice hung Icarius inspire light live look mighty Wind mind Muse night o'er once Pausanias Petrarch pleasure rapture resigned rise round sacred sail sate says scene secret seraph shade shadow shed shine shore sigh silent sire sleep smile song soon sorrow soul spirit spring steals stood sung sweet swell tears thee thine thou thought thro trace trembling triumphs truth Twas UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA vale VESPASIAN VIRGIL's tomb virtue voice Voyage wake wandering wave weep whence wild wind wings youth