Corinth, a Tragedy: And Other Poems |
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... flowers in Persia's blooming beds , That by rich perfume offer incense sweet , And thus repay his animating care ? LYSANDER . In vain , Leonidas , in vain you drop Your honied words into his flatter'd ear ! Truth will rouse his slumb ...
... flowers in Persia's blooming beds , That by rich perfume offer incense sweet , And thus repay his animating care ? LYSANDER . In vain , Leonidas , in vain you drop Your honied words into his flatter'd ear ! Truth will rouse his slumb ...
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... flowers that grace the lawn , In liquid gems , like brightest pearls appearing . The pallid gleam of morn hath scarce dispell'd The lingering mist , yet thou , Melissa , thou , More fair than morn , art waking ! MELISSA . Is there cause ...
... flowers that grace the lawn , In liquid gems , like brightest pearls appearing . The pallid gleam of morn hath scarce dispell'd The lingering mist , yet thou , Melissa , thou , More fair than morn , art waking ! MELISSA . Is there cause ...
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... flowers ? It hath example : - I know thou lovest ; Yet I do see thee mournful , and oppress'd with grief . If love with melancholy thus can mate , Melissa's garland should not seem ill chosen : Like smiles in tearful eyes ' t is a fit ...
... flowers ? It hath example : - I know thou lovest ; Yet I do see thee mournful , and oppress'd with grief . If love with melancholy thus can mate , Melissa's garland should not seem ill chosen : Like smiles in tearful eyes ' t is a fit ...
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... flowers shall form Our couch - Our nuptial song shall be the fountain's Murmuring melody ! no vice shall enter To disturb our peace . This for my country- ( stabs himself This for my Melissa Farewell , my Friends ! farewell- the ...
... flowers shall form Our couch - Our nuptial song shall be the fountain's Murmuring melody ! no vice shall enter To disturb our peace . This for my country- ( stabs himself This for my Melissa Farewell , my Friends ! farewell- the ...
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... flower at noon , Its blossoms deck thy early grave . Though rudely pluckt from nature's soil , " Twill flourish e'en within thy tomb ; Whence , freed from earthly care and toil , With thee ' t will rise to endless bloom ! ON HEARING OF ...
... flower at noon , Its blossoms deck thy early grave . Though rudely pluckt from nature's soil , " Twill flourish e'en within thy tomb ; Whence , freed from earthly care and toil , With thee ' t will rise to endless bloom ! ON HEARING OF ...
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AMANA arms beam beauty betray'd bless blest bloom boast bold breast breath bright brow canst charm cheer CONSPIRATOR copies Corinth Cypselas dare dark Deal dost thou doth dream E'en earth Exeunt Exit fade fair fame fancy fate fear feelings Fitzroy Square flower Frankfort genius give glory glow Gods grace grief hand hast hath heart heaven HELENA honour hope hour illumes joys Lady LEONIDAS light Lord LYSANDER magic Margate MELISSA mind Miss mourn muse ne'er nought o'er pangs passion peace PERDICEAS PERIANDER Periander's Pluckley Portland Place pride PROCLES proud rebel Regent's Park retributive justice rise Russell Square scene shade sigh smiles soft Soldiers sorrow soul speak spirit Street Sweet Marian tear thee thine Thou art thoughts tide tomb tower trembling triumph truth Tunbridge Walmer weep whence whilst wild Wingham Woburn Square woman's yield ZEMIRA ΑΜΑΝΑ
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Page iii - Tis with our judgments as our watches, none Go just alike, yet each believes his own.