The Beauties of the British Poets: With a Few Introductory Observations |
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Page 71
... soul may pierce , in notes of many a winding bout Of linked sweetness long drawn out , With wanton heed , and giddy cunning , The melting voice through mazes running , Untwisting all the chains that tie The hidden soul of harmony ; That ...
... soul may pierce , in notes of many a winding bout Of linked sweetness long drawn out , With wanton heed , and giddy cunning , The melting voice through mazes running , Untwisting all the chains that tie The hidden soul of harmony ; That ...
Page 118
... soul ; My soul , which flies to thee , her trust , her treasure , As misers to their gold , while others rest . Through this opaque of nature and of soul , This double night , transmit one pitying ray , To lighten and to cheer . O lead ...
... soul ; My soul , which flies to thee , her trust , her treasure , As misers to their gold , while others rest . Through this opaque of nature and of soul , This double night , transmit one pitying ray , To lighten and to cheer . O lead ...
Page 158
... soul to flame , Catch every nerve , and vibrate through the frame , Their level life is but a smouldering fire , Unquenched by want , unfanned by strong desire ; Unfit for raptures , or , if raptures cheer On some high festival of once ...
... soul to flame , Catch every nerve , and vibrate through the frame , Their level life is but a smouldering fire , Unquenched by want , unfanned by strong desire ; Unfit for raptures , or , if raptures cheer On some high festival of once ...
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