Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard |
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... lyre . But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page Rich with the spoils of time did ne'er unroll ; Chill Penury repress'd their noble rage , And froze the genial current of the soul . Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark ...
... lyre . But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page Rich with the spoils of time did ne'er unroll ; Chill Penury repress'd their noble rage , And froze the genial current of the soul . Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark ...
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... lyre explore ! Bright - eyed Fancy , hov'ring o'er , Scatters from her pictured urn Thoughts that breathe , and words that burn . But ah ! ' tis heard no more- Oh ! lyre divine , what daring spirit Wakes thee now ? Tho ' he inherit Nor ...
... lyre explore ! Bright - eyed Fancy , hov'ring o'er , Scatters from her pictured urn Thoughts that breathe , and words that burn . But ah ! ' tis heard no more- Oh ! lyre divine , what daring spirit Wakes thee now ? Tho ' he inherit Nor ...
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... lyre . " Hark , how each giant - oak , and desert cave , Sighs to the torrent's awful voice beneath ! O'er thee , O King ! their hundred arms they wave , Revenge on thee in hoarser murmur breathe ; Vocal no more , since Cambria's fatal ...
... lyre . " Hark , how each giant - oak , and desert cave , Sighs to the torrent's awful voice beneath ! O'er thee , O King ! their hundred arms they wave , Revenge on thee in hoarser murmur breathe ; Vocal no more , since Cambria's fatal ...
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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