 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 Power, Snatch the rich relics of a well-spent hour?...  Poems - Page 46by Samuel Rogers - 1834 - 295 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - English literature - 1816 - 414 pages
...Reason play, Lo, Fancy's fairy frost-work melts away ! But can the wiles of Art, the grasp of Pow'rr Snatch the rich relics of a well-spent hour ? These, when- the trembling spirit wings her fligh Pour round her path a stream of living light ; And gild those pure and perfect realms of rest,... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1820 - 438 pages
...sober Reason play, Lo ! Fancy's fairy frost-work melts away ! But can the wiles of Art, the grasp of Power, Snatch the rich relics of a well-spent hour...rest, Where Virtue triumphs, and her sons are blest ! ' A Loyal Effusion, on the Courier attributing the fate abundant harvest, and the overthrow of the... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - Memory - 1820 - 160 pages
...fairy frost-work melts away ! But can the wiles of art, the grasp of power, Snatch the rich relies of a well-spent hour ? These when the trembling spirit...rest, Where virtue triumphs, and her sons are blest. EM> OF THE PLEASURES OF MEMORY. NOTES ON THE FIRST PART. NOTE 1. Page 17. Awake but one, and lo, what... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1822 - 340 pages
...sober Reason play, Lo, Fancy's fairy frost-work melts away ! But can the wiles of Art, the grasp of Power, Snatch the rich relics of a well-spent hour?...and her sons are blest ! NOTES ON THE FIRST PART. P. 12, line 13. Up spring!, at every step, to claim a tear, 1 CAME to the place of ray birth, and cried,... | |
 | John Platts - Conduct of life - 1822 - 844 pages
...reason play, Lo ! fancy's fairy frost-work melts away ! i But can the wiles of art, the grasp of pow'r, Snatch the rich relics of a well-spent hour ! These,...rest, Where virtue triumphs, and her sons are blest! The aged find peculiar pleasure in relating what they saw, felt, and acted in former days. Memory enables... | |
 | Charles Burton - 1823 - 234 pages
...sober Reason play, Lo, Fancy's fairy frost-work melts away? But can the wiles of Art, the grasp of Power, Snatch the rich relics of a well-spent hour...rest, Where Virtue triumphs, and her sons are blest!" ON A TEAR. " Oh ! that the Chemist's magic art Could crystallize this sacred treasure! Long should... | |
 | Benjamin Humphrey Smart - Elocution - 1826 - 242 pages
...sober reason play, Lo ! fancy's fairy frost-work melts away : But can the wiles of art, the grasp of power, Snatch the rich relics of a well-spent hour ? These, when the trembling spiritwings her flight, Pour round her path a stream of living light, And gild those pure and perfect... | |
 | Eliza Robbins - Children's poetry - 1828 - 408 pages
...grasp of Power, Snatch the rich relics of a well spent hour? These when the trembling spirit takes her flight, Pour round her path a stream of living...rest, Where virtue triumphs, and her sons are blest. The Pleasures of Memory, a very agreeable poem, was written by Samuel Rogers, Esq. Mr. Rogers still... | |
 | British poets - 1828 - 838 pages
...soher Reason play, I " Fancy's fairy frost-work melts away ! Hot can the wiles of Art, the grasp of were not thug taught, should I the Ponr round her path a stream of living light ; And gild those pure and perfect realms of rest, Where... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1829 - 520 pages
...sober Reason play, Lo, Fancy's fairy frost-work melts away '. Bat can the wiles of Art, the grasp of Power, Snatch the rich relics of a well-spent hour? These, when the trembling spirit wings hrr flight, Pour round her path a stivani of living light; And gild those pure and perfect realms of... | |
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