The Genius of the Thames: A Lyrical Poem, in Two PartsT. Hookham, jun. and E.T. Hookham, ... and Manners and Miller, Edinburgh., 1810 - Poetry of places - 147 pages |
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... , Infuriate passions prowled , and wintry whirl- winds blew . Yet where light breezes sail Along the sylvan shore , The bard still feels a sacred influence nigh : When the far torrent's roar Floats through the twilight vale vi.
... , Infuriate passions prowled , and wintry whirl- winds blew . Yet where light breezes sail Along the sylvan shore , The bard still feels a sacred influence nigh : When the far torrent's roar Floats through the twilight vale vi.
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... sacred Thames ! with thine . Along thy course no pine - clad steep , No alpine summits , proudly tower ; No woods , impenetrably deep , O'er thy pure mirror darkly lower ; The orange - grove , the myrtle - bower , The vine , in rich ...
... sacred Thames ! with thine . Along thy course no pine - clad steep , No alpine summits , proudly tower ; No woods , impenetrably deep , O'er thy pure mirror darkly lower ; The orange - grove , the myrtle - bower , The vine , in rich ...
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... - fires blazing high : their groves of ancient oak The smouldering flames of ruin broke , And rolled abroad the volumed smoke Like storm - clouds on the sky . When desolation's fiery blast O'er Mona's sacred groves had past 37.
... - fires blazing high : their groves of ancient oak The smouldering flames of ruin broke , And rolled abroad the volumed smoke Like storm - clouds on the sky . When desolation's fiery blast O'er Mona's sacred groves had past 37.
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... sacred groves had past ; When circles rude of shapeless stone , With lichens grey and moss o'ergrown , And ashes black , remained alone , To point the mystic scene , Where once the Druids poured the hymn , In sacrificial vestments grim ...
... sacred groves had past ; When circles rude of shapeless stone , With lichens grey and moss o'ergrown , And ashes black , remained alone , To point the mystic scene , Where once the Druids poured the hymn , In sacrificial vestments grim ...
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... sacred round , Andraste's moss - grown altar frowned . The mystic flame of lurid blue There shed a dubious , mournful light , And half - revealed to human view The secret majesty of night . An ancient man , in dark attire , Stood by the ...
... sacred round , Andraste's moss - grown altar frowned . The mystic flame of lurid blue There shed a dubious , mournful light , And half - revealed to human view The secret majesty of night . An ancient man , in dark attire , Stood by the ...
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afar Amid ancient Andraste's Araxes bards beauteous beauty beneath blast blaze bloom breast breathe breeze bright charms Danube dark deep domes dread drear Druid dwells eternal Euphrates fair fancy fancy's flame flood flow flying forest gale GENII GENIUS LOCI glade glide gloom glow gods Godstow Godstow Nunnery grey groves Hadleigh hear hill HOOKHAM Lechlade light loci lonely lyre magic meads mortal murmurs muse mystic Naiad native ne'er Niger night nunc nunnery nymph o'er ocean Octavo oh Thames OLD BOND STREET peace Peneus plain pomp poured pride proudly rage reign river roam roar roll Roman Rome rove ruin sacred sails scene seas shade shore sinks Sir William Jones smile song soul spirit stern storms strains stream sublime sweet sweetly swell sylvan tempests thee THOMAS LOVE PEACOCK thou tide toil tomb towers trace Trimalchio vallies VIRG wake wandering waters waves wealth wild willow winds woods youth
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Page 116 - Genius, natale comes qui temperat astrum, Naturae deus humanae, mortalis in unumQuodque caput, vultu mutabilis, albus et ater.
Page 129 - Argileti 345 testaturque locum et letum docet hospitis Argi. hinc ad Tarpeiam sedem et Capitolia ducit aurea nunc, olim silvestribus horrida dumis. iam tum religio pavidos terrebat agrestis dira loci, iam tum silvam saxumque tremebant. 350
Page 147 - Muoiono le città, muoiono i regni, copre i fasti e le pompe arena ed erba, e l'uom d'esser mortal par che si sdegni: oh nostra mente cupida e superba!
Page 131 - Ma quando parte il sol, qui tosto adombra ' notte, nube, caligine ed orrore che rassembra infernal, che gli occhi ingombra di cecità, ch'empie di tema il core; né qui gregge od armenti a...
Page 142 - Rosamond, the fair daughter of Walter Lord Clifford, concubine to Henry II. (poisoned by Queen Eleanor, as some thought) died at Woodstock (AD 1 177), 141 where king Henry had made for her a house of wonderful working ; so that no man or woman might come to her, but he that was instructed by the king, or such as were right secret with him touching the matter.
Page 141 - A hazel grows near the chapel, the fruit of which is always apparently perfect, but is invariably found to be hollow. This nunnery derives its chief interest from having been the burial-place of the beautiful Rosamond, who appears, after her death^ to have been regarded as a saint.
Page 3 - 1 terren ch'i' toccai pria? non è questo il mio nido, ove nudrito fui sì dolcemente? non è questa la patria in ch'io mi fido, madre benigna e pia, che copre l'un e l'altro mio parente? Per Dio, questo la mente talor vi mova, e con pietà guardate le lagrime del popol doloroso, che sol da voi riposo dopo Dio spera; e pur che voi mostriate segno alcun di pietate...
Page 116 - Quod non plura datis invenerit. et tamen idem Scire volam, quantum fimplex hilarifque nepoti Difcrepet, et quantum difcordet parcus avaro.
Page 142 - Henry had made for her a house of wonderfull working ; so that no man or woman might come to her, but he that was instructed by the king, or such as were right secret with him touching the matter. This house after some was named Labyrinthus, or Dedalus worke, which was wrought like unto a knot in a garden, called a Maze...
Page 120 - Lucus erat, quern medium ex opaco specu fons perenni rigabat aqua : quo quia se persaepe Numa sine arbitris , velut ad congressum Deae , inferebat , Camenis eum lucum sacravit; quod earum ibi concilia cum conjuge sua Egeria essent.