The legend of Genevieve, with other tales and poems, by DeltaWilliam Blackwood; and T. Cadell, London, 1825 - 326 pages |
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... sunshine was like shade : She seem'd not now , as she had been of yore , A form to which the earth no likeness bore ; She was not now the soul of his delight , His earliest thought at morn , his last at night ; The spell , whose name ...
... sunshine was like shade : She seem'd not now , as she had been of yore , A form to which the earth no likeness bore ; She was not now the soul of his delight , His earliest thought at morn , his last at night ; The spell , whose name ...
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... sunshine once , disastrous shade ; And thus she pined , a flowret of the spring , Struck by the lightning flash , and withering On its fresh stalk : none ever guess'd the cause .. She grew the very dream of what she was , A phantom of ...
... sunshine once , disastrous shade ; And thus she pined , a flowret of the spring , Struck by the lightning flash , and withering On its fresh stalk : none ever guess'd the cause .. She grew the very dream of what she was , A phantom of ...
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... features came the glow Of sudden recognition , like the sunshine Breaking through morning clouds that girdle it . At length she found the object of her search ; - Even yet , though cold and colourless the cheek ; 56 THE MINER OF PERU .
... features came the glow Of sudden recognition , like the sunshine Breaking through morning clouds that girdle it . At length she found the object of her search ; - Even yet , though cold and colourless the cheek ; 56 THE MINER OF PERU .
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... sunshine from a wall , In mockery of vision . But fair is Nature - oh ! how fair Are all her beauties spread before me ; The tearful star , with dewy hair , Beams tremulously o'er me ; The shades are darkening o'er the dell ; The night ...
... sunshine from a wall , In mockery of vision . But fair is Nature - oh ! how fair Are all her beauties spread before me ; The tearful star , with dewy hair , Beams tremulously o'er me ; The shades are darkening o'er the dell ; The night ...
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... the heart , where scarce a flower appears , The sunshine of the summer days , that blossom'd to depart , Reflects a beauty on the gloom and darkness of my heart . THE MATIN CAROL . THE splendid matin sun Is mounting BALLAD STANZAS . 127.
... the heart , where scarce a flower appears , The sunshine of the summer days , that blossom'd to depart , Reflects a beauty on the gloom and darkness of my heart . THE MATIN CAROL . THE splendid matin sun Is mounting BALLAD STANZAS . 127.
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afar amid azure beauty behold beneath bliss blissful feelings blood-hounds bloom blue bosom boughs breast breathe breeze bright brow calm charms cheek cloudless clouds COVENANTERS dark death deep delight desolate desolate sound dews dream earth fair fate fear flowers frown gaze Genevieve gloom glory glow grave Green Albyn grey owls grief grove hast hath heart heaven hills hope hour hush'd hyæna immortal song Inez light Lilies and violets lonely Mariamne melancholy midnight mind mine-a mirth moon morn mountain murmur neath night North Berwick Law nought o'er ocean ORLANDO INNAMORATO pass'd poison'd pride rest roam round savé scene seem'd Sennacherib seraph serene shade shadows shine sigh silent skies sleep smile solitude sorrow soul sound spirit star summer sunshine sweet tear tempest thee thine thou wert thought tree Twas vanish'd visions wandering wave wild winds wing woods youth
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Page 311 - 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 178 - Alas ! our young affections run to waste, Or water but the desert ; whence arise But weeds of dark luxuriance, tares of haste, Rank at the core, though tempting to the eyes, Flowers whose wild odours breathe but agonies, And trees whose gums are poison ; such the plants Which spring beneath her steps as Passion flies O'er the world's wilderness, and vainly pants For some celestial fruit forbidden to our wants.
Page 312 - And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the 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 44 - But love is indestructible. Its holy flame for ever burneth, From heaven it came, to heaven returneth ; Too oft on earth a troubled guest, At times deceived, at times opprest, It here is tried and purified, Then hath in heaven its perfect rest : It soweth here with toil and care, But the harvest-time of Love is there.
Page 312 - 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. And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, And dragons in their pleasant palaces: And her time is near to come, And her days shall...
Page 103 - HERE'S a health to ane I lo'e dear! Here's a health to ane I lo'e dear ! Thou art sweet as the smile when fond lovers meet, And soft as their parting tear — Jessy ! Although thou maun never be mine, Although even hope is denied, 'Tis sweeter for thee despairing, Than aught in the world beside — Jessy ! I mourn through the gay, gaudy day, As, hopeless, I muse on thy charms, But welcome the dream o...
Page 203 - Love had he found in huts where poor Men lie : His daily Teachers had been Woods and Rills, The silence that is in the starry sky, The sleep that is among the lonely hills.
Page 312 - 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, arid satyrs shall dance there...
Page 234 - The summer flowers in beauty blow, And sighs the wind, and floods the rain, O'er some old bones that rot below ; No other record can we trace Of fame or fortune, rank or race ! Then what is life, when thus we see No trace remains of life's career ? — Mortal ! whoe'er thou art, for thee A moral lesson gloweth here ; Putt'st thou in aught of earth thy trust ? 'Tis doom'd that dust shall mix with dust.
Page 310 - Coriolanus, who was afraid that "girls with spits, and boys with stones, should slay him in puny battle"; when the other crosses my imagination. I remember the prodigy in Macbeth, An eagle tow'ring in his pride of place, Was by a mousing owl hawk'd at and kill'd.