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... voice in every wind , And snatch a fearful joy . Gay hope is theirs by fancy fed , Less pleasing when possest ; The tear forgot as soon as shed , The sunshine of the breast : Theirs buxom health , of rosy hue , Wild wit 6 ODES .
... voice in every wind , And snatch a fearful joy . Gay hope is theirs by fancy fed , Less pleasing when possest ; The tear forgot as soon as shed , The sunshine of the breast : Theirs buxom health , of rosy hue , Wild wit 6 ODES .
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... tear , The vultures of the mind , Disdainful Anger , pallid Fear , And Shame that skulks behind ; Or pining Love shall waste their youth , Or Jealousy , with rankling tooth , That inly gnaws the secret heart ; And Envy wan , and faded ...
... tear , The vultures of the mind , Disdainful Anger , pallid Fear , And Shame that skulks behind ; Or pining Love shall waste their youth , Or Jealousy , with rankling tooth , That inly gnaws the secret heart ; And Envy wan , and faded ...
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... tear it forc'd to flow ; And keen Remorse , with blood defil'd , And moody Madness laughing wild Amid severest woe . Lo ! in the vale of years beneath , A grisly troop are seen , The painful family of Death , More hideous than their ...
... tear it forc'd to flow ; And keen Remorse , with blood defil'd , And moody Madness laughing wild Amid severest woe . Lo ! in the vale of years beneath , A grisly troop are seen , The painful family of Death , More hideous than their ...
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... tear . Oh ! gently on thy suppliant's head , Dread goddess , lay thy chast'ning hand ! Not in thy Gorgon terrors clad , Not circled with the vengeful band ( As by the impious thou art seen ) With thund'ring voice , and threat'ning mien ...
... tear . Oh ! gently on thy suppliant's head , Dread goddess , lay thy chast'ning hand ! Not in thy Gorgon terrors clad , Not circled with the vengeful band ( As by the impious thou art seen ) With thund'ring voice , and threat'ning mien ...
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... tears . " III . 2 . Nor second He , that rode sublime Upon the seraph wings of Ecstasy , The secrets of th ' abyss to spy , He pass'd the flaming bounds of place and time : The living throne , the sapphire blaze , Where angels tremble ...
... tears . " III . 2 . Nor second He , that rode sublime Upon the seraph wings of Ecstasy , The secrets of th ' abyss to spy , He pass'd the flaming bounds of place and time : The living throne , the sapphire blaze , Where angels tremble ...
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Page 18 - Fair laughs the Morn, and soft the zephyr blows, While proudly riding o'er the azure realm In gallant trim the gilded vessel goes: Youth on the prow and Pleasure at the helm : Regardless of the sweeping Whirlwind's sway, That hushed in grim repose expects his evening prey.
Page 19 - Fill high the sparkling bowl, The rich repast prepare, Reft of a crown, he yet may share the feast: Close by the regal chair Fell thirst and famine scowl A baleful smile upon their baffled guest. Heard ye the din of battle bray, Lance to lance, and horse to horse ? Long years of havoc urge their destined course, And thro' the kindred squadrons mow their way.
Page 3 - Say, Father Thames, for thou hast seen Full many a sprightly race, Disporting on thy margent green, The paths of pleasure trace, Who foremost now delight to cleave With pliant arm thy glassy wave?
Page 51 - One morn I miss'd him on the custom'd hill, Along the heath, and near his favourite tree ; Another came ; nor yet beside the rill, Nor up the lawn, nor at the wood was he. ' The next with dirges due in sad array Slow thro' the church-way path we saw him borne. Approach and read (for thou canst read) the lay, Graved on the stone beneath yon aged thorn.
Page 50 - Await alike the inevitable hour ; The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, ' If memory o'er their tomb no trophies raise, Where through the long-drawn aisle and fretted vault The pealing anthem swells the note of praise.
Page 17 - Far, far aloof th' affrighted ravens sail ; The famish'd eagle screams, and passes by. Dear lost companions of my tuneful art, Dear as the light that visits these sad eyes, Dear as the ruddy drops that warm my heart, Ye died amidst your dying country's cries — No more I weep. They do not sleep. On yonder cliffs, a...
Page 49 - THE curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea, The ploughman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me. Now fades the glimmering landscape on the sight, And all the air a solemn stillness holds, Save where the beetle wheels his droning flight, And drowsy tinklings lull the distant folds...
Page 52 - Heaven ('twas all he wish'd) a friend. No farther seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode, (There they alike in trembling hope repose) The bosom of his Father and his God.
Page 50 - Muse, The place of fame and elegy supply, And many a holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. For who to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er resigned, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing lingering look behind?
Page 4 - Alas! regardless of their doom The little victims play; No sense have they of ills to come Nor care beyond to-day: Yet see how all around 'em wait The ministers of human fate And black Misfortune's baleful train!