The Lyre: Fugitive Poetry of the Xixth CenturyJ. Sharpe, 1830 - 360 pages |
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... fears , the passions , and the pains of an exalted but erratic genius , -must always lay firmer hold on the sympathy of that order of readers , which it is most a poet's object to conciliate , than any imaginative description of ...
... fears , the passions , and the pains of an exalted but erratic genius , -must always lay firmer hold on the sympathy of that order of readers , which it is most a poet's object to conciliate , than any imaginative description of ...
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... Fear was on every living thing : the earth Trembled as she presaged some coming ill ; The voice of thunder spake ; and in the midst Of that proud city , in the midst of Rome , The ground was riven in twain ; and on the spot , Where ...
... Fear was on every living thing : the earth Trembled as she presaged some coming ill ; The voice of thunder spake ; and in the midst Of that proud city , in the midst of Rome , The ground was riven in twain ; and on the spot , Where ...
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... fears - its loathing and its love . - CRABBE . ' TIS said she once was beautiful ; —and still ( For ' tis not years that can have wrought her ill ) Deep rays of loveliness around her form Beam , as the rainbow that succeeds the storm ...
... fears - its loathing and its love . - CRABBE . ' TIS said she once was beautiful ; —and still ( For ' tis not years that can have wrought her ill ) Deep rays of loveliness around her form Beam , as the rainbow that succeeds the storm ...
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... are made of more than lead ; My flights soon find a fall ; My fears prevail , my fancies droop , Joy never cometh with a whoop , And seldom with a call ! My football's laid upon the shelf ; — I am 35 35 A Retrospective Review.
... are made of more than lead ; My flights soon find a fall ; My fears prevail , my fancies droop , Joy never cometh with a whoop , And seldom with a call ! My football's laid upon the shelf ; — I am 35 35 A Retrospective Review.
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... fears , In thinking on my country's fame , Till almost I could dream I saw Her colours float o'er blood and flame . Died the high song as dies the voice Of the proud trumpet on the wind ; And died the tempest too , and left A gentle ...
... fears , In thinking on my country's fame , Till almost I could dream I saw Her colours float o'er blood and flame . Died the high song as dies the voice Of the proud trumpet on the wind ; And died the tempest too , and left A gentle ...
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ALARIC art thou beauty beneath billows bird blue bosom bower breast breath bright brow calm cheek cloud cold dark dead death deep doth dream e'en earth fair fame fancy crown feel fled flowers gaze gentle gleam glory glow gone grave green grief hath hear heard heart heaven helmet of Navarre Henry of Navarre hope hour JOHN MOULTRIE leaves life's light lips lonely look look'd LORD BYRON lute LYRE mirth moon morning mountain murmur N. P. WILLIS ne'er NELL GWYN never night o'er pale pass'd rest rose round Sappho Scottish lassie seem'd shade shine shore sigh silent skies sleep smile soft song sorrow soul sound spirit stars storm stream summer sweet tears tempest thine thou art thou hast thou wert thought tree Twas Valentine's day voice waking eye wave weep wild wind wings young youth