The Wreath1815 - 156 pages |
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... wind responsive rung : And ever as he went some merry lay he sung . Fret not thyself , thou glittering child of pride , That a poor villager inspires my strain ; With thee let Pageantry and Power abide : The gentle Muses haunt the ...
... wind responsive rung : And ever as he went some merry lay he sung . Fret not thyself , thou glittering child of pride , That a poor villager inspires my strain ; With thee let Pageantry and Power abide : The gentle Muses haunt the ...
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... winds , in concert join , And echo swells the chorus to the skies . Would Edwin this majestic scene resign For aught the huntsman's puny craft supplies ? Ah ! no he better knows great Nature's charms to prize . And oft he trac'd the ...
... winds , in concert join , And echo swells the chorus to the skies . Would Edwin this majestic scene resign For aught the huntsman's puny craft supplies ? Ah ! no he better knows great Nature's charms to prize . And oft he trac'd the ...
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... entranced sight . And first , a wildly - murmuring wind ' gan creep , Shrill to his ringing ear ; then tapers bright , With instantaneous gleam , illum'd the vault of Night . Anon in view a portal's blazon'd arch Arose ; the THE MINSTREL .
... entranced sight . And first , a wildly - murmuring wind ' gan creep , Shrill to his ringing ear ; then tapers bright , With instantaneous gleam , illum'd the vault of Night . Anon in view a portal's blazon'd arch Arose ; the THE MINSTREL .
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... wind . Ah then , all jollity seem'd noise and folly . To the pure soul by Fancy's fire refin❜d , Ah what is mirth but turbulence unholy , [ choly ! When with the charm compar'd of heavenly melan- Is there a heart that music cannot melt ...
... wind . Ah then , all jollity seem'd noise and folly . To the pure soul by Fancy's fire refin❜d , Ah what is mirth but turbulence unholy , [ choly ! When with the charm compar'd of heavenly melan- Is there a heart that music cannot melt ...
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... winds of heaven they rise , And from the stormy promontory tower , And toss their giant arms amid the skies , While each assailing blast increase of strength sup- plies . And now the downy cheek and deepen'd voice Gave dignity to ...
... winds of heaven they rise , And from the stormy promontory tower , And toss their giant arms amid the skies , While each assailing blast increase of strength sup- plies . And now the downy cheek and deepen'd voice Gave dignity to ...
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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