The Wreath: A Collection of Poems from Celebrated English Authors |
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... fancy , freedom , harmony , resign ; Ambition's groveling crew for ever left behind . Canst thou forego the pure ethereal soul , In each fine sense so exquisitely keen , On the dull couch of luxury to loll , Stung with disease and ...
... fancy , freedom , harmony , resign ; Ambition's groveling crew for ever left behind . Canst thou forego the pure ethereal soul , In each fine sense so exquisitely keen , On the dull couch of luxury to loll , Stung with disease and ...
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... Fancy's pleasing fire : Fancy and Hope too soon shall of themselves expire . When the long - sounding curfew from afar Loaded with loud lament the lonely gale , Young Edwin , lighted by the evening star , Lingering and listening ...
... Fancy's pleasing fire : Fancy and Hope too soon shall of themselves expire . When the long - sounding curfew from afar Loaded with loud lament the lonely gale , Young Edwin , lighted by the evening star , Lingering and listening ...
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... Fancy roam at large , till sleep A vision brought to his entranced sight . And first , a wildly - murmuring wind ' gan creep , Shrill to his ringing ear ; then tapers bright , With instantaneous gleam , illum'd the vault of Night . Anon ...
... Fancy roam at large , till sleep A vision brought to his entranced sight . And first , a wildly - murmuring wind ' gan creep , Shrill to his ringing ear ; then tapers bright , With instantaneous gleam , illum'd the vault of Night . Anon ...
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... the skies : For thou art but of dust ; be humble , and be wise . Thus Heaven enlarg'd his soul in riper years ; For Nature gave him strength and fire , to soar On Fancy's wing above this vale of tears ; Where c 2 THE MINSTREL . 29.
... the skies : For thou art but of dust ; be humble , and be wise . Thus Heaven enlarg'd his soul in riper years ; For Nature gave him strength and fire , to soar On Fancy's wing above this vale of tears ; Where c 2 THE MINSTREL . 29.
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... Fancy a thousand wondrous forms descries . More wildly great than ever pencil drew , Rocks , torrents , gulfs , and shapes of giant - size , And glittering cliffs on cliffs , and fiery ramparts rise . Thence musing onward to the ...
... Fancy a thousand wondrous forms descries . More wildly great than ever pencil drew , Rocks , torrents , gulfs , and shapes of giant - size , And glittering cliffs on cliffs , and fiery ramparts rise . Thence musing onward to the ...
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agen bard beam beauty beneath blest bliss blood bloom bosom breast breath call'd calm charms cheer clouds dark death deep dread e'er earth Edwin eternal ev'n eyes fair fame fancy fate fire flame flowers gale gentle gloom glory grave Greece groves hand heart heaven Hermit horror hour Indolence light lonely lov'd love lies bleeding lyre mind moping morn mountains mourn Muse Musidora nature Nature's ne'er never night nursling o'er pain peace Philomelus pity plain pleasure praise pride rage raptures repose rills rise round Rous'd rude scene seem'd seraph shade shore sigh skies sleep smile soft song sooth soul sound spleen Stamp'd storm stream sublime sweet tale tears tempest thee thine thou thro toil trembling Twas tyrant vale vext virtue voice wandering wave weary ween wild wind wings wretch youth