The chaplet, poems, partly original and partly selected1805 |
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... silent trees Stood tall , and still , around ; The long grass stirred not in the breeze ; The water gave no sound . But the lady bright , on the battlements height , He saw by the burning moon ; From her locks so light , and her ...
... silent trees Stood tall , and still , around ; The long grass stirred not in the breeze ; The water gave no sound . But the lady bright , on the battlements height , He saw by the burning moon ; From her locks so light , and her ...
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... silent eve , I wander'd late , And heard the voice of love ; The turtle thus address'd her mate , And sooth'd the listning dove ; Our mutual bond of faith and truth No time shall disengage , Those blessings of our early youth Shall ...
... silent eve , I wander'd late , And heard the voice of love ; The turtle thus address'd her mate , And sooth'd the listning dove ; Our mutual bond of faith and truth No time shall disengage , Those blessings of our early youth Shall ...
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... silent tongue of män , When the declining orb of light Reminds him of approaching night , His warbling vespers swell his breast , And as he sings he shiks to rest . Shall birds instructive lessons teach , And we be deaf to what they ...
... silent tongue of män , When the declining orb of light Reminds him of approaching night , His warbling vespers swell his breast , And as he sings he shiks to rest . Shall birds instructive lessons teach , And we be deaf to what they ...
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... silence hush'd , to Reason's voice Attends each mental pow'r ; Come , dear Emilia , and enjoy Reflection's fav'rite hour . Come ; while the peaceful scene invites , Let's search this ample round , Where shall the lovely fleeting form Of ...
... silence hush'd , to Reason's voice Attends each mental pow'r ; Come , dear Emilia , and enjoy Reflection's fav'rite hour . Come ; while the peaceful scene invites , Let's search this ample round , Where shall the lovely fleeting form Of ...
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... silent hour Steals unperciev'd away ; The early joys of blooming youth , Sweet innocence , and dove - ey'd truth , Are destin'd to decay . Can zeal drear Pluto's wrath restrain ? No ; tho ' an hourly victim stain His hallow'd shrine ...
... silent hour Steals unperciev'd away ; The early joys of blooming youth , Sweet innocence , and dove - ey'd truth , Are destin'd to decay . Can zeal drear Pluto's wrath restrain ? No ; tho ' an hourly victim stain His hallow'd shrine ...
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Page 18 - Tis morn, but scarce yon level sun Can pierce the war-clouds, rolling dun, Where furious Frank, and fiery Hun,' Shout in their sulphurous canopy. The combat deepens. On, ye brave, Who rush to glory or the grave ! Wave, Munich ! all thy banners wave ! And charge with all thy chivalry...
Page 16 - They say it was a shocking sight After the field was won; For many thousand bodies here Lay rotting in the sun; But things like that, you know, must be After a famous victory. "Great praise the Duke of Marlbro' won, And our good Prince Eugene.
Page 176 - Thy silver locks, once auburn bright, Are still more lovely in my sight Than golden beams of orient light, My Mary!
Page 14 - Old Kaspar took it from the boy, Who stood expectant by; And then the old man shook his head, And with a natural sigh, ' 'Tis some poor fellow's skull,' said he, 'Who fell in the great victory.
Page 87 - twas wild. But thou, O Hope, with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure? Still it whisper'd promised pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail ! Still would her touch the strain prolong; And from the rocks, the woods, the vale, She call'd on Echo still, through all the song: And, where her sweetest theme she chose, A soft responsive voice was heard at every close, And Hope enchanted smiled, and waved her golden hair.
Page 19 - Tis want that makes my cheek so pale. Yet I was once a mother's pride, And my brave father's hope and joy ; But in the Nile's proud fight he died, And I am now an orphan boy. " Poor foolish child, how pleased was I, When news of Nelson's victory came, Along the crowded streets to fly, And...
Page 163 - Who slept in buds the day, And many a Nymph who wreathes her brows with sedge, And sheds the freshening dew, and, lovelier still, The pensive Pleasures sweet, Prepare thy shadowy car.
Page 40 - Then holding the spectacles up to the court — Your lordship observes they are made with a straddle As wide as the ridge of the Nose is ; in short, Designed to sit close to it, just like a saddle.
Page 176 - Twas my distress that brought thee low, My Mary! Thy needles, once a shining store, For my sake restless heretofore, Now rust disused, and shine no more; My Mary! For though thou gladly wouldst fulfil The same kind office for me still, Thy sight now seconds not thy will, My Mary!
Page 17 - On Linden, when the sun was low, All bloodless lay the untrodden snow ; And dark as winter was the flow Of Iser, rolling rapidly. But Linden saw another sight, When the drum beat at dead of night, Commanding fires of death to light The darkness of her scenery.