The Beauties of the British Poets: With a Few Introductory Observations |
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... grave with rising flowers be drest , And the green turf lie lightly on thy breast : There shall the morn her earliest tears bestow , There the first roses of the year shall blow ; While angels with their silver wings o'ershade The ...
... grave with rising flowers be drest , And the green turf lie lightly on thy breast : There shall the morn her earliest tears bestow , There the first roses of the year shall blow ; While angels with their silver wings o'ershade The ...
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... grave with pearly dew ! The redbreast oft at evening hours , Shall kindly lend his little aid , With hoary moss , and gathered flowers , To deck the ground where thou art laid . When howling winds and beating rain , In tempests shake ...
... grave with pearly dew ! The redbreast oft at evening hours , Shall kindly lend his little aid , With hoary moss , and gathered flowers , To deck the ground where thou art laid . When howling winds and beating rain , In tempests shake ...
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... grave of the mighty dead ; Within it burns a wonderous light , To chase the spirits that love the night : That lamp ... grave's huge portal to expand . With beating heart to the task he went , His sinewy frame o'er the grave - stone bent ...
... grave of the mighty dead ; Within it burns a wonderous light , To chase the spirits that love the night : That lamp ... grave's huge portal to expand . With beating heart to the task he went , His sinewy frame o'er the grave - stone bent ...
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beauty behold beneath blessed blest bliss breast breath bright bright eyes brow charms cheerful clouds cold crown dark dead death deep delight Deloraine doth dread e'en earth eternal eyes fair fame farewell fear fire flowers food of love GENEVRA grace grave Greece grief hand hath head hear heard heart heaven hills honour hope hour labour land light lisp look Lord Lycidas lyre maid mind morn murmurs Muse ne'er never night nymph o'er pain pale peace pleasure poet praise pride raptures Rhine rill rise round Samian wine scene shade shine shore sigh silent SIR JOHN MOORE skies sleep smile song sorrow soul sound spirit star sweet Sweet Auburn tears tempests thee thine thou art thou hast thought toil Twas vale Venice voice wandering wave weary ween weep wild wind wretched youth