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Page 57
... The sound of something purring at his heels : Full fast he flies , and dares not
look behind him , Till out of breath he overtakes his fellows ; Who gather round ,
and wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition , tall and ghastly , That walks at dead
of ...
... The sound of something purring at his heels : Full fast he flies , and dares not
look behind him , Till out of breath he overtakes his fellows ; Who gather round ,
and wonder at the tale Of horrid apparition , tall and ghastly , That walks at dead
of ...
Page 58
... the cheek of mirth , And every smirking feature from the face ; Branding our
ļaughter with the name of madness , Where are the jesters now ? the man of
health Complexionally pleasant ? where the droll ? Whose every look 58 THE
GRAVE .
... the cheek of mirth , And every smirking feature from the face ; Branding our
ļaughter with the name of madness , Where are the jesters now ? the man of
health Complexionally pleasant ? where the droll ? Whose every look 58 THE
GRAVE .
Page 59
Whose every look and gesture was a joke To clapping theatres and shouting
crowds , And made ev'n thick - lipp'd musing Melancholy To gather up her face
into a smile Before she was aware ? Ah ! sullen now , And dumb as the green turf
that ...
Whose every look and gesture was a joke To clapping theatres and shouting
crowds , And made ev'n thick - lipp'd musing Melancholy To gather up her face
into a smile Before she was aware ? Ah ! sullen now , And dumb as the green turf
that ...
Page 77
So have I seen , upon a summer's even , Fast by the riv'let's brink , a youngster
play : How wishfully he looks to stem the tide ! This moment resolute , next
unresolvid , At last he dips his foot ; but as he dips His fears redouble , and he
runs away ...
So have I seen , upon a summer's even , Fast by the riv'let's brink , a youngster
play : How wishfully he looks to stem the tide ! This moment resolute , next
unresolvid , At last he dips his foot ; but as he dips His fears redouble , and he
runs away ...
Page 102
Where look for succour ? Where but up to thee , Almighty Father ? Save , o save
thy suppliant From horrors such as these ? At thy good time Let death approach ;
I reck not let him but come In genuine form , not with thy vengeance arm'd , Too ...
Where look for succour ? Where but up to thee , Almighty Father ? Save , o save
thy suppliant From horrors such as these ? At thy good time Let death approach ;
I reck not let him but come In genuine form , not with thy vengeance arm'd , Too ...
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Page 127 - For them no more the blazing hearth shall burn, Or busy housewife ply her evening care ; No children run to lisp their sire's return, Or climb his knees the envied kiss to share.
Page 16 - IX. 0 how canst thou renounce the boundless store Of charms which Nature to her votary yields! The warbling woodland, the resounding shore, The pomp of groves, and garniture of fields; All that the genial ray of morning gilds, And all that echoes to the song of even, All that the mountain's sheltering bosom shields, And all the dread magnificence of heaven, O how canst thou renounce, and hope to be forgiven ! X.
Page 183 - Basks in the glare, or stems the tepid wave, And thanks his gods for all the good they gave. Such is the patriot's boast where'er we roam, His first, best country, ever is at home. And yet, perhaps, if countries we compare, And estimate the blessings which they share, Though patriots flatter, still shall wisdom find An equal portion dealt to all mankind ; As different good, by art or nature given To different nations, makes their blessings even.
Page 185 - Whatever blooms in torrid tracts appear, Whose bright succession decks the varied year; Whatever sweets salute the northern sky With vernal lives, that blossom but to die ; These here disporting own the kindred soil, Nor ask luxuriance from the planter's toil ; While sea-born gales their gelid wings expand, To winnow fragrance round the smiling land.
Page 192 - Stern o'er each bosom reason holds her state, With daring aims irregularly great; Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, I see the lords of human kind pass by...
Page 182 - But me, not destined such delights to share, My prime of life in wandering spent and care ; Impell'd, with steps unceasing, to pursue Some fleeting good, that mocks me with the view ; That, like the circle bounding earth and skies, Allures from far, yet, as I follow, flies ; My fortune leads to traverse realms alone, And find no spot of all the world my own.
Page 136 - FAINTLY as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune, and our oars keep time. Soon as the woods on shore look dim, We'll sing at St. Ann's our parting hymn ! Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The rapids are near and the daylight's past.
Page 119 - When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray ; What charm can soothe her melancholy, What art can wash her guilt away ? The only art her guilt to cover, To hide her shame from every eye, To give repentance to her lover, And wring his bosom — is to die.
Page 191 - Heavens ! how unlike their Belgic sires of old ! Rough, poor, content, ungovernably bold ; War in each breast, and freedom on each brow. How much unlike the sons of Britain now ! Fir*d at the sound, my genius spreads her wing, And flies where Britain courts the western spring ; Where lawns extend that scorn Arcadian pride, And brighter streams than fam'd Hydaspes glide.
Page 107 - Love framed with Mirth a gay fantastic round : Loose were her tresses seen, her zone unbound; And he, amidst his frolic play, As if he would the charming air repay, Shook thousand odours from his dewy wings.