PoemsWalter Scott, 1820 - 24 pages |
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... Lost without thee the ennobling powers of verse ; Heroic song from thy free touch acquires Its clearest tone , the rapture it inspires : Place me where Winter breathes his keenest air , And I will sing , if Liberty be there ; And I will ...
... Lost without thee the ennobling powers of verse ; Heroic song from thy free touch acquires Its clearest tone , the rapture it inspires : Place me where Winter breathes his keenest air , And I will sing , if Liberty be there ; And I will ...
Page 12
... lost , In all , that wars against that title most ; What follows next let cities of great name , And regions long since desolate proclaim . Nineveh , Babylon , and ancient Rome , Speak to the present times , and times to come ; They cry ...
... lost , In all , that wars against that title most ; What follows next let cities of great name , And regions long since desolate proclaim . Nineveh , Babylon , and ancient Rome , Speak to the present times , and times to come ; They cry ...
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... lost their way ; And being always primed with politesse For men of their appearance and address , With much compassion undertakes the task , To tell them more than they have wit to ask ; Points to inscriptions wheresoe'er they tread ...
... lost their way ; And being always primed with politesse For men of their appearance and address , With much compassion undertakes the task , To tell them more than they have wit to ask ; Points to inscriptions wheresoe'er they tread ...
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... lost , Sees , far as human optics may command , A sleeping fog , and fancies it dry land : Spreads all his canvass , every sinew plies ; Pants for ' t , aims at it , enters it , and dies ! Then farewell all self - satisfying schemes ...
... lost , Sees , far as human optics may command , A sleeping fog , and fancies it dry land : Spreads all his canvass , every sinew plies ; Pants for ' t , aims at it , enters it , and dies ! Then farewell all self - satisfying schemes ...
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... lost . Heaven on such terms ! ( they cry with proud dis- dain , ) Incredible , impossible , and vain ! — Rebel , because ' tis easy to obey ; And scorn , for its own sake , the gracious way . These are the sober , in whose cooler brains ...
... lost . Heaven on such terms ! ( they cry with proud dis- dain , ) Incredible , impossible , and vain ! — Rebel , because ' tis easy to obey ; And scorn , for its own sake , the gracious way . These are the sober , in whose cooler brains ...
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Aspasio beauty beneath bids bless'd boast breath call'd cause charms dæmons death delight design'd distant divine docet dread dream e'en earth ease eyes fair fame fancy fear feel fire flowers folly form'd frown fruit give glory grace hand happy hast heart Heaven honour hope hour human John Gilpin labour land learn'd light live lyre mankind mercy mind muse Nature Nature's Nebaioth never night nymph o'er once pass'd peace perhaps pity pleasure plebeian poet's praise pride prize proud prove rapture rest rude sacred scene scorn seek seem'd shade shine sighs sight skies slave smile song soon soul sound Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste teach telescopic eye thee theme thine thought toil tongue trembling trifler truth Twas VINCENT BOURNE Virg virtue waste whate'er WILLIAM COWPER wind wisdom wonder worth youth