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... thee , And been thy humble votary , Man of the Moon ! 3 . For in thy broad and shining face ,. content to guide his steps by a lantern ; and if Charlotte indites a love epistle , when , like the rest of of the house , she ought to be in ...
... thee , And been thy humble votary , Man of the Moon ! 3 . For in thy broad and shining face ,. content to guide his steps by a lantern ; and if Charlotte indites a love epistle , when , like the rest of of the house , she ought to be in ...
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... thee as thou art , And give to thee my truant heart , And never from my vows depart , Man of the Moon ! I skip on now over four verses ; and here I must beg leave to say , that the inquiry in the 10th and 11th is of too delicate a ...
... thee as thou art , And give to thee my truant heart , And never from my vows depart , Man of the Moon ! I skip on now over four verses ; and here I must beg leave to say , that the inquiry in the 10th and 11th is of too delicate a ...
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... thee to roam through liquid skies , Where love , ' tis whisper'd , never dies , How blest , as Cynthia , would I rise , Man of the Moon ! 24 . But if , in love and friendship sweet , On earth congenial spirits meet , Soon may I see thee ...
... thee to roam through liquid skies , Where love , ' tis whisper'd , never dies , How blest , as Cynthia , would I rise , Man of the Moon ! 24 . But if , in love and friendship sweet , On earth congenial spirits meet , Soon may I see thee ...
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... thee bright science finds a home , Youth enveloped in clouds , a leading star , Whose rays the mystic paths explore Of wondrous worlds unknown before . In thee the gamester dwells secure ; Venus , led by the dance , the song , the lyre ...
... thee bright science finds a home , Youth enveloped in clouds , a leading star , Whose rays the mystic paths explore Of wondrous worlds unknown before . In thee the gamester dwells secure ; Venus , led by the dance , the song , the lyre ...
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... thee ; and , on the iron rails That compass thee about , I , leaning , muse Upon my past , and ship - wreck'd happiness . Oh where art thou , the dove , that , to mine ark , Brought duly home the olive - bough of peace ? Oh where art ...
... thee ; and , on the iron rails That compass thee about , I , leaning , muse Upon my past , and ship - wreck'd happiness . Oh where art thou , the dove , that , to mine ark , Brought duly home the olive - bough of peace ? Oh where art ...
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Page 190 - Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
Page 4 - Happy the man, and happy he alone, He, who can call to-day his own : He who, secure within, can say, To-morrow do thy worst, for I have lived today. Be fair or foul, or rain or shine, The joys I have possessed, in spite of fate, are mine. Not Heaven itself upon the past has power ; But what has been, has been, and I have had my hour.
Page 177 - Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and Satyrs shall dance there.
Page 564 - LIFE IN LONDON : or, the Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq., and his Elegant Friend, Corinthian Tom.
Page 427 - The Sun's rim dips; the stars rush out: At one stride comes the dark; With far-heard whisper, o'er the sea, Off shot the spectre-bark. We listened and looked sideways up! Fear at my heart, as at a cup, My life-blood seemed to sip! The stars were dim, and thick the night, The steersman's face by his lamp gleamed white; From the sails the dew did drip — Till clomb above the eastern bar The horned Moon, with one bright star Within the nether tip. One...
Page 176 - HOW doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people ! How is she become as a widow ! she that was great among the nations, And princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!
Page 158 - And from this constant light, so regular And so far seen, the House itself, by all Who dwelt within the limits of the vale, Both old and young, was named THE EVENING STAR.
Page 428 - Tis midnight : on the mountains brown The cold, round moon shines deeply down ; Blue roll the waters, blue the sky Spreads like an ocean hung on high, Bespangled with those isles of light, So wildly, spiritually bright ; Who ever gazed upon them shining And turned to earth without repining, Nor wished for wings to flee away, And mix with their eternal ray...
Page 403 - There's a sweet little cherub that sits up aloft, To keep watch for the life of poor Jack!
Page 105 - Establishment, and the means of exciting among its members a spirit of devotion, to which the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge and Church Union, in the diocese of St David's, adjudged a premium of £50 in December 1820 ; by Rev.