Sacred Melodies: Preceded by an Admonitory Appeal to the Right Honorable Lord Byron, with Other Small PoemsFrancis Westley, 1824 - 110 pages |
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... thy soul too sure is dark I saw the bush one general blaze His days were done There is an hour · Princes and Statesmen Page 1 9 31 39 40 41 43 44 45 • 46 47 • 48 • 49 • 52 54 55 Thou ! whose power can raise the dead Recording Time.
... thy soul too sure is dark I saw the bush one general blaze His days were done There is an hour · Princes and Statesmen Page 1 9 31 39 40 41 43 44 45 • 46 47 • 48 • 49 • 52 54 55 Thou ! whose power can raise the dead Recording Time.
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... rest , it lays ; And oft in some romantic hour , A fairy finger o'er it strays , And wakes , again , the tuneful string , ' Till Harp and bow'r in concert ring . Sometimes I strive to catch the flow Of blending thought 6 INTRODUCTION .
... rest , it lays ; And oft in some romantic hour , A fairy finger o'er it strays , And wakes , again , the tuneful string , ' Till Harp and bow'r in concert ring . Sometimes I strive to catch the flow Of blending thought 6 INTRODUCTION .
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... hour ! " ( d ) And wisest is he who yields least to its pow'r ! Apollyon found it the most potent spell , 50 Securely to people his mansions in Hell ; His essay was Eve , and she instantly fell : But Mercy Omniscient foreknew the design ...
... hour ! " ( d ) And wisest is he who yields least to its pow'r ! Apollyon found it the most potent spell , 50 Securely to people his mansions in Hell ; His essay was Eve , and she instantly fell : But Mercy Omniscient foreknew the design ...
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... hour , " Whate'er be the shape— 99 Siege of Corinth . NOTE ( e ) - Page 12 , Line 59 . There is neither yesterday nor to - morrow with the Eternal ! The volition and its fulfilment are but one act of the Almighty mind . NOTE ( f ) -Page ...
... hour , " Whate'er be the shape— 99 Siege of Corinth . NOTE ( e ) - Page 12 , Line 59 . There is neither yesterday nor to - morrow with the Eternal ! The volition and its fulfilment are but one act of the Almighty mind . NOTE ( f ) -Page ...
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... , those blissful spheres ! And welcome , the sweet hour to die ; When all behind's a waste of And all before's Eternity . years , ' Tis not for self , that we are borne SACRED MELODIES . 41 That, that high World where Spirits dwell.
... , those blissful spheres ! And welcome , the sweet hour to die ; When all behind's a waste of And all before's Eternity . years , ' Tis not for self , that we are borne SACRED MELODIES . 41 That, that high World where Spirits dwell.
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ad libitum balm beam BISHOPSGATE bittern blaze bow'r breast breeze bright brow burst cast chariots of fire clay cloud Countess of St Cowper Death's decree Dedicated to Miss Don Juan driv'n earth Elah Eternal ev'ry fancy fear feel fierce fire fix'd flow flow'r Flute or Violin glorious glory hand heart heaven holy I. H. R. MOTT Israel's Jehovah Jordan's Judah's King libitum Life's light Line LORD BYRON Louis XVIII may'st mercy mind Minstrel morning mountain Music mystic NOTE o'er thy once Pedal Harp Piano-Forte pow'r praise Private Band REDEEM'D rest RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD rise RONDO rose SACRED MELODIES Saviour seraph Shekinah Siege of Corinth Socinian song soul spirit star stray stream string sweet sweetly Tarshish tears tempest-tost thine thou hast thought thro throne tide Twas vale vision voice Voltaire WALTZES Waltzing Music wand'ring weep wild
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Page 88 - And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing : and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.
Page ix - For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might show my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.
Page 79 - And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man ; and he saw : and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
Page 91 - I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of hosts.
Page 31 - My boat is on the shore, And my bark is on the sea ; But, before I go, Tom Moore, Here's a double health to thee ! Here's a sigh to those who love me, And a smile to those who hate ; And whatever sky's above me, Here's a heart for every fate. Though the ocean roar around me, Yet it still shall bear me on ; Though a desert should surround me, It hath springs...
Page 33 - Nor his who, for the bane of thousands born, Built God a church, and laugh'd his word to scorn...
Page 35 - Though his care she must forego? When her little hands shall press thee, When her lip to thine is press'd, Think of him whose prayer shall bless thee, Think of him thy love had bless'd!
Page 81 - God, the creator of the universe, set two great lights in the firmament of heaven, the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night...
Page 101 - The Soul, of origin divine, GOD'S glorious image, freed from clay, In heaven's eternal sphere shall shine A star of day. "The SUN is but a spark of fire, A transient meteor in the sky ; The SOUL, immortal as its Sire, SHALL NEVER DIE.
Page 35 - Those thou never more may'st see, Then thy heart will softly tremble With a pulse yet true to me. All my faults perchance thou knowest, All my madness none can know; All my hopes, where'er thou goest, Wither, yet with thee they go.