Poems, Volum 1W. Lewis, 1814 - 480 sider |
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... thine , and thou art fancy's nurse ; Lost without thee th ' ennobling pow'rs 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 ...
... thine , and thou art fancy's nurse ; Lost without thee th ' ennobling pow'rs 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 ...
Side 58
... thine , Felt each a mortal stab in her own breast , Abhorr'd the sacrifice , and curs'd the priest . Thou polish'd and high - finish'd foe to truth , co Gray - beard corrupter of our list'ning youth , To purge and skim away the filth of ...
... thine , Felt each a mortal stab in her own breast , Abhorr'd the sacrifice , and curs'd the priest . Thou polish'd and high - finish'd foe to truth , co Gray - beard corrupter of our list'ning youth , To purge and skim away the filth of ...
Side 102
... thine , Nor hop'd , but in thy righteousness divine : My pray'rs and alms , imperfect , and defil'd , Were but the feeble efforts of a child ; Howe'er perform'd , it was their brightest part That they proceeded from a grateful heart ...
... thine , Nor hop'd , but in thy righteousness divine : My pray'rs and alms , imperfect , and defil'd , Were but the feeble efforts of a child ; Howe'er perform'd , it was their brightest part That they proceeded from a grateful heart ...
Side 118
... thine have ever fought , Return asham'd , without the wreaths they sought . Thy senate is a scene of civil jar , Chaos of contrarieties at war ; Where sharp and solid , phlegmatic and light , Discordant atoms meet , ferment , and fight ...
... thine have ever fought , Return asham'd , without the wreaths they sought . Thy senate is a scene of civil jar , Chaos of contrarieties at war ; Where sharp and solid , phlegmatic and light , Discordant atoms meet , ferment , and fight ...
Side 128
... thine , as dark as witch'ries of the night , Was form'd to harden hearts and shock the sight . Thy Druids struck the well - strung harps they bore With fingers deeply dy'd in human gore ; And , while the victim slowly bled to death ...
... thine , as dark as witch'ries of the night , Was form'd to harden hearts and shock the sight . Thy Druids struck the well - strung harps they bore With fingers deeply dy'd in human gore ; And , while the victim slowly bled to death ...
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