Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard |
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... laid , The rude Forefathers of the hamlet sleep . The breezy call of incense - breathing Morn , The swallow twitt'ring from the straw - built shed , The cock's shrill clarion , or the echoing horn , No more shall rouse them from their ...
... laid , The rude Forefathers of the hamlet sleep . The breezy call of incense - breathing Morn , The swallow twitt'ring from the straw - built shed , The cock's shrill clarion , or the echoing horn , No more shall rouse them from their ...
Page 5
... 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 page Rich with the spoils of time did ne'er unroll ...
... 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 page Rich with the spoils of time did ne'er unroll ...
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... beneath the od'rous shade Of Chili's boundless forests laid , She deigns to hear the savage youth repeat , In loose numbers wildly sweet , Their feather - cinctured chiefs , and dusky loves . ELEGY AND OTHER POEMS . 13.
... beneath the od'rous shade Of Chili's boundless forests laid , She deigns to hear the savage youth repeat , In loose numbers wildly sweet , Their feather - cinctured chiefs , and dusky loves . ELEGY AND OTHER POEMS . 13.
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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