The Wreath1815 - 156 pages |
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... fancy and reason , till that period at which he may be supposed capable of appearing in the world as a Minstrel , that is , an itinerant poet and musician ; a character which , according to the notions of our forefathers , was not only ...
... fancy and reason , till that period at which he may be supposed capable of appearing in the world as a Minstrel , that is , an itinerant poet and musician ; a character which , according to the notions of our forefathers , was not only ...
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... Fancy's pleasing fire : Fancy and Hope too soon shall of themselves expire . When the long - sounding curfew from afar Loaded with loud lament the lonely gale , Young Edwin , lighted by the evening star , Lingering and listening ...
... Fancy's pleasing fire : Fancy and Hope too soon shall of themselves expire . When the long - sounding curfew from afar Loaded with loud lament the lonely gale , Young Edwin , lighted by the evening star , Lingering and listening ...
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... Fancy's wing above this vale of tears ; Where dark cold - hearted sceptics , creeping , pore Through microscope of metaphysic lore ; And much they grope for truth , but never hit . For why their powers , inadequate before , This art ...
... Fancy's wing above this vale of tears ; Where dark cold - hearted sceptics , creeping , pore Through microscope of metaphysic lore ; And much they grope for truth , but never hit . For why their powers , inadequate before , This art ...
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... Fancy a thousand wondrous forms descries More wildly great than ever pencil drew , Rocks , torrents , gulfs , and shapes of giant - size , And glittering cliffs on cliffs , and fiery ramparts rise . Thence musing onward to the sounding ...
... Fancy a thousand wondrous forms descries More wildly great than ever pencil drew , Rocks , torrents , gulfs , and shapes of giant - size , And glittering cliffs on cliffs , and fiery ramparts rise . Thence musing onward to the sounding ...
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... whate'er of mental grace , Of candor , love , or sympathy divine , Whate'er of fancy's ray , or friendship's flame is mine . * See Plato's Timeus . So I , obsequious to Truth's dread command , Shall THE MINSTREL . 17.
... whate'er of mental grace , Of candor , love , or sympathy divine , Whate'er of fancy's ray , or friendship's flame is mine . * See Plato's Timeus . So I , obsequious to Truth's dread command , Shall THE MINSTREL . 17.
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Aberdeen Beattie Behold beneath BISHOP OF LONDON blest bloom bosom breast breath brow calm Caracalla charms clouds dark dead death deep Distress dome dread dust earth Epicures eternal Etruscan ev'n fair fame Fancy Fancy's fear gentle gloomy glory grave Greece grief groves hand havock hear heart Heaven hope hour imperial Rome James Beattie lonely lyre mighty mind Minstrel mortal mourn Muse Nature's ne'er night nymph o'er once pain Palemon peace pity plain poison'd pomp praise pride proud rage rais'd rise round rude ruin scene seem'd shade sigh silence skies smile soft solemn song sorrows soul sound spleen Stamp'd sting storm stream stupify sublime sweet tale tears tell tempest thee thine thou thro tomb trembling truth Twas vale virtue voice wandering waves weep whate'er wild wind wings wretch youth