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
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...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!" Nor are the enjoyments of Hope, anticipating the future, when clouds and darkness iť U4.V1J X \SUL1... | |
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