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Page viii
... mantle of Poetic inspiration has fallen , down to our own time ; —not one of
them , we say , whatever were his age , or tongue , or creed , but would rejoice so
to lighten the toil of the toiler , so to cheer the heart of the weary and heavy -
laden .
... mantle of Poetic inspiration has fallen , down to our own time ; —not one of
them , we say , whatever were his age , or tongue , or creed , but would rejoice so
to lighten the toil of the toiler , so to cheer the heart of the weary and heavy -
laden .
Page x
Though the multitude may never Come to hearken to the strain ; Though to him
who toileth ever All thy singing be in vain ; Though the merchant's gains and
losses Fill his heart , and close his ears ; Though ambitious pride engrosses
Noble ...
Though the multitude may never Come to hearken to the strain ; Though to him
who toileth ever All thy singing be in vain ; Though the merchant's gains and
losses Fill his heart , and close his ears ; Though ambitious pride engrosses
Noble ...
Page 4
What tender strains of passion can impart The pangs of absence to an amorous
heart ? Far , far too faint the powers of language prove , Language , that slow
interpreter of love ! Souls paired like ours , like ours to union wrought , Converse
by ...
What tender strains of passion can impart The pangs of absence to an amorous
heart ? Far , far too faint the powers of language prove , Language , that slow
interpreter of love ! Souls paired like ours , like ours to union wrought , Converse
by ...
Page 5
Every moment I'm from thy sight , the heart within my bosom Moans like a tender
infant in its cradle , Whose nurse had left it . Otway . There's not an hour Of day or
dreaming night but I am with thee ; There's not a wind but whispers of thy name ...
Every moment I'm from thy sight , the heart within my bosom Moans like a tender
infant in its cradle , Whose nurse had left it . Otway . There's not an hour Of day or
dreaming night but I am with thee ; There's not a wind but whispers of thy name ...
Page 12
... And kindle in thy heart a flame refined : Pray heaven for firmness thy whole
soul to bind To this high purpose ; to begin , pursue , With thoughts all fix'd , and
feelings purely kind ; Strength to complete , and with delight review , And strength
to ...
... And kindle in thy heart a flame refined : Pray heaven for firmness thy whole
soul to bind To this high purpose ; to begin , pursue , With thoughts all fix'd , and
feelings purely kind ; Strength to complete , and with delight review , And strength
to ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Cyclopędia of poetical quotations ... Edited by H. G. Adams |
| Author | Henry Gardiner ADAMS |
| Editor | Henry Gardiner ADAMS |
| Publisher | Robert Forrester, 1865 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 24 Feb 2015 |
| Length | 16 pages |
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