Poetic Gleanings, from Modern Writers: With Some Original PiecesHarvey and Darton, 1827 - 160 páginas |
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... round the fox's den . Within the garden's cultur'd round It shares the sweet carnation's bed ; And blooms on consecrated ground , In honour of the dead . The lambkin crops its crimson gem , The wild - bee murmurs on its breast ; The ...
... round the fox's den . Within the garden's cultur'd round It shares the sweet carnation's bed ; And blooms on consecrated ground , In honour of the dead . The lambkin crops its crimson gem , The wild - bee murmurs on its breast ; The ...
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... round , Of leafless trees and furrow'd ground ; Save where unmelted spots of snow Upon the shaded hill - side show ; While chill winds blow , and tempests roll , The scene appals the sight , depresses all the soul ! Yet worse , what ...
... round , Of leafless trees and furrow'd ground ; Save where unmelted spots of snow Upon the shaded hill - side show ; While chill winds blow , and tempests roll , The scene appals the sight , depresses all the soul ! Yet worse , what ...
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... . The breathing forms of Parian stone , That rise round grandeur's marble halls ; The vivid hues , by painting thrown , Rich o'er the glowing walls ; D The acanthus , on Corinthian fanes , In sculptur'd beauty TO THE IVY . 25.
... . The breathing forms of Parian stone , That rise round grandeur's marble halls ; The vivid hues , by painting thrown , Rich o'er the glowing walls ; D The acanthus , on Corinthian fanes , In sculptur'd beauty TO THE IVY . 25.
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... to the intru- sion of cattle , he caused a fence to be raised round it , and inscribed these lines on the little wicket at the entrance . THE MOTHER TO HER CHILD . ANONYMOUS . WELCOME , 30 Inscription for a Burial-ground B Edwards.
... to the intru- sion of cattle , he caused a fence to be raised round it , and inscribed these lines on the little wicket at the entrance . THE MOTHER TO HER CHILD . ANONYMOUS . WELCOME , 30 Inscription for a Burial-ground B Edwards.
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... round . On such a stool immortal Alfred sat , And sway'd the sceptre of his infant realms : And such in ancient halls and mansions drear May still be seen ; but perforated sore , And drill'd in holes , the solid oak is found , By worms ...
... round . On such a stool immortal Alfred sat , And sway'd the sceptre of his infant realms : And such in ancient halls and mansions drear May still be seen ; but perforated sore , And drill'd in holes , the solid oak is found , By worms ...
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Términos y frases comunes
art thou Autumn azure skies beam beauty beneath bird blast Bless bloom blossoms boughs bower breast breath breeze Brentford bright brow calm cheer CIII cloud Cripplegate cup and ball dark dear death delight doth drear drooping earth EDMESTON eternal fade fix'd flowers gale gaz'd gaze gleams glory golden ear grave green grove hand hark hast hath heart heaven Highland hill hills holy Hottentot Boy hour infant land leaves life's light little hour lonely Lord lov'd mighty morn mountain bell mountains nest night o'er painted skins pale pass'd PSALM rest rill round rude scene seem'd serene shade simple plan sing SKIDDAW skies sleep smile soar soft song soul spirit spread Star of Bethlehem storm summer sweet tear thee thine thou art tree vale voice W. B. CLARKE wave weary wild wind wing wintry woods youth
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Página vii - What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle; Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile : In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown : The heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone.
Página 2 - Apples plants of such a price, No Tree could ever bear them twice. With Cedars chosen by his hand, From Lebanon he stores the Land. And makes the hollow Seas, that roar, Proclaim the Ambergris on shore.
Página 12 - So fades a summer cloud away, So sinks the gale when storms are o'er, So gently shuts the eye of day, So dies a wave along the shore.
Página vi - The purple heath and golden broom, On moory mountains catch the gale, O'er lawns the lily sheds perfume, The violet in the vale; But this bold floweret climbs the hill, Hides in the forest, haunts the glen, Plays on the margin of the rill, Peeps round the fox's den.
Página 32 - The auburn nut that held thee, swallowing down Thy yet close-folded latitude of boughs And all thine embryo vastness at a gulp.
Página 82 - Disasters, do the best we can, Will reach both great and small And he is oft the wisest man, Who is not wise at all.
Página 40 - Hark! hark! to God the chorus breaks, From every host, from every gem : But one alone the Saviour speaks ; It is the Star of Bethlehem.
Página 85 - THE GREEN LINNET BENEATH these fruit-tree boughs that shed Their snow-white blossoms on my head, With brightest sunshine round me spread Of spring's unclouded weather, In this sequestered nook how sweet To sit upon my orchard-seat ! And birds and flowers once more to greet. My last year's friends together.
Página 19 - Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky, Thou dost not bite so nigh As benefits forgot: Though thou the waters warp, Thy sting is not so sharp As friend remembered not.
Página 84 - And, as a fagot sparkles on the hearth, Not less if unattended and alone, Than when both young and old sit gathered round, And take delight in its activity, Even so this happy creature of herself Is all-sufficient; solitude to her Is blithe society; she fills the air With gladness and involuntary songs.