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... cold ear of death ? Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire ; Hands , that the rod of empire might have sway'd , Or wak'd to ecstasy the living lyre . But Knowledge to their eyes her ample ...
... cold ear of death ? Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire ; Hands , that the rod of empire might have sway'd , Or wak'd to ecstasy the living lyre . But Knowledge to their eyes her ample ...
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... quiv'ring lance . I. 2 . On a rock , whose haughty brow Frowns o'er cold Conway's foaming flood , Robed in the sable garb of woe , With haggard eyes the poet stood ; ( Loose his beard , and hoary hair Stream'd , ELEGY AND OTHER POEMS . 17.
... quiv'ring lance . I. 2 . On a rock , whose haughty brow Frowns o'er cold Conway's foaming flood , Robed in the sable garb of woe , With haggard eyes the poet stood ; ( Loose his beard , and hoary hair Stream'd , ELEGY AND OTHER POEMS . 17.
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... Cold is Cadwallo's tongue , That hush'd the stormy main : Brave Urien sleeps upon his craggy bed : Mountains , ye mourn in vain Modred , whose magic song Made huge Plinlimmon bow his cloud - topt head . On dreary Arvon's shore they lie ...
... Cold is Cadwallo's tongue , That hush'd the stormy main : Brave Urien sleeps upon his craggy bed : Mountains , ye mourn in vain Modred , whose magic song Made huge Plinlimmon bow his cloud - topt head . On dreary Arvon's shore they lie ...
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abode affright alike ample arms azure baleful beneath blow blush born bosom breast breathe Cambria's cheer cries crown dauntless Dear Death deep dews Disdainful distant doom dreary E'en e'er Ecstasy ELEGY faded fame Fancy fate fears fire flame flowers fond Forbade forlorn Gales glitter glory golden grisly Hark Headlong hear heart Heav'n Helm hoary holy hush'd Jove kindred King Labor laid lance laughing lawn light Love lyre mighty mock morn Muse Muse's night noontide o'er pain Penury Pindaric Ode pleasing POEMS pomp prey pride Quench'd race Rapture reign rill rove sable sceptred scorn secret shade shaggy Shame Shrieks sleep slumber smile Snowdon's soft solemn Sorrow's soul spirit steep strains stray'd sublime sweet tear Thames thee Thine thou thro tremble turf Tyrant unroll vale Vocal voice warbled warm wave Weave Where'er wild wing wood woof yonder youth