Corinth, a Tragedy: And Other Poems |
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Page 13
... soft compassion . He comes ! My Helena , retire . - My life ! į [ Exit HELENA . Enter PERIANDER . MELISSA . PERIANDER . Sweet love ! dear soother of my cares ; And source of all my joys ! I come to say That ( with the exception of a ...
... soft compassion . He comes ! My Helena , retire . - My life ! į [ Exit HELENA . Enter PERIANDER . MELISSA . PERIANDER . Sweet love ! dear soother of my cares ; And source of all my joys ! I come to say That ( with the exception of a ...
Page 49
... soft deception round the wretch Who blindly loves her — but Melissa ! she Betray her husband ! - Oh ye offended gods , If my black guilt of perjury demands Thy punishment , stay not your lifted arm ! If broken vows have brought this ...
... soft deception round the wretch Who blindly loves her — but Melissa ! she Betray her husband ! - Oh ye offended gods , If my black guilt of perjury demands Thy punishment , stay not your lifted arm ! If broken vows have brought this ...
Page 80
... soft scenes shall fade upon your view : These lines , poor tribute to your worth , receive , In candour judge them , and in truth believe . Think not that woman's mind , as poets sing , Veers like the wind , or some more fickle thing ...
... soft scenes shall fade upon your view : These lines , poor tribute to your worth , receive , In candour judge them , and in truth believe . Think not that woman's mind , as poets sing , Veers like the wind , or some more fickle thing ...
Page 83
... lived joys . Where are his rosy fetters ? where The gentle bands the poets sing ? The timid , unobtrusive air , The sigh soft borne on zephyr's wing ? Delusive dreams ! with danger fraught , Thou ne'er shalt G 2 POEMS . 83 To-
... lived joys . Where are his rosy fetters ? where The gentle bands the poets sing ? The timid , unobtrusive air , The sigh soft borne on zephyr's wing ? Delusive dreams ! with danger fraught , Thou ne'er shalt G 2 POEMS . 83 To-
Page 85
... soft balm , For it springs from a source that is pure ; Represses each murmur , and bids me be calm , While it soothes , though it never can cure . THE SUBJECT OF THE FOLLOWING LINES WAS TAKEN FROM THE G 3 POEMS . 85 On receiving the ...
... soft balm , For it springs from a source that is pure ; Represses each murmur , and bids me be calm , While it soothes , though it never can cure . THE SUBJECT OF THE FOLLOWING LINES WAS TAKEN FROM THE G 3 POEMS . 85 On receiving the ...
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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.