The Beauties of the British PoetsE. Kearny, 1839 - 395 pages |
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Page 86
... raptures moves the vocal air To testify his hidden residence : How sweetly did they float upon the wings Of silence , through the empty vaulted night , At every fall , smoothing the raven down Of darkness till it smiled ! I have oft ...
... raptures moves the vocal air To testify his hidden residence : How sweetly did they float upon the wings Of silence , through the empty vaulted night , At every fall , smoothing the raven down Of darkness till it smiled ! I have oft ...
Page 158
... raptures , or , if raptures cheer On some high festival of once a year , In wild excess the vulgar breast takes fire , Till , buried in debauch , the bliss expire . But not their joys alone thus coarsely flow , Their morals , like their ...
... raptures , or , if raptures cheer On some high festival of once a year , In wild excess the vulgar breast takes fire , Till , buried in debauch , the bliss expire . But not their joys alone thus coarsely flow , Their morals , like their ...
Page 188
... raptures raise , Nae unison hae they with our Creator's praise . The priest - like father reads the sacred page , How Abram was the friend of God on high ; Or , Moses bade eternal warfare wage With Amalek's ungracious progeny ; Or , how ...
... raptures raise , Nae unison hae they with our Creator's praise . The priest - like father reads the sacred page , How Abram was the friend of God on high ; Or , Moses bade eternal warfare wage With Amalek's ungracious progeny ; Or , how ...
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beauty behold beneath blessed blest bosom breast breath bright bright eyes brow charms cheerful clouds cold crown dark dead death deep delight Deloraine doth dread e'en earth ENGLISH POETRY eternal eyes fair fame farewell fear feel fire flowers GENEVRA grace grave Greece 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 Phoebe 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