Rays of Genius Collected to Enlighten the Rising Generation, Volume 1proprietor, 1806 - English literature |
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Page 45
... Fair as the dawning light ! auspicious guest , Source of all comforts to the human breast ! Depriv'd of thee in sad despair we moan , And tedious roll the heavy moments on . Tho ' beauteous objects all around us rise , To charm the ...
... Fair as the dawning light ! auspicious guest , Source of all comforts to the human breast ! Depriv'd of thee in sad despair we moan , And tedious roll the heavy moments on . Tho ' beauteous objects all around us rise , To charm the ...
Page 53
... fair and free , In heav'n yclep'd Euphrosyne . And by men , heart - easing mirth , Whom lovely Venus at a birth With two sister graces more To ivy - crowned Bacchus bore ; Or whether ( as some sager sing ) The frolic wind that breathes ...
... fair and free , In heav'n yclep'd Euphrosyne . And by men , heart - easing mirth , Whom lovely Venus at a birth With two sister graces more To ivy - crowned Bacchus bore ; Or whether ( as some sager sing ) The frolic wind that breathes ...
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... fair summer ev'ning , mild and sweet ! ' Tis man's full cup ; his paradise below ! It begins with the first power of comparing our actual with our possible state , and attends us through every stage and period of our lives ; always ...
... fair summer ev'ning , mild and sweet ! ' Tis man's full cup ; his paradise below ! It begins with the first power of comparing our actual with our possible state , and attends us through every stage and period of our lives ; always ...
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