Poems, Volum 1C. Whittingham; sold by R. Jennings ... T. Tegg ... A.K. Newman and Company ... London; J. Sutherland, Edinburgh; and R. Griffin, and Company Glasgow., 1821 |
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... themes like these employ the poet's tongue , I hear as mute as if a siren sung . Or tell me , if you can , what power maintains A Briton's scorn of arbitrary chains ; That were a theme might animate the dead , And move the lips of poets ...
... themes like these employ the poet's tongue , I hear as mute as if a siren sung . Or tell me , if you can , what power maintains A Briton's scorn of arbitrary chains ; That were a theme might animate the dead , And move the lips of poets ...
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... theme ; Genius is thine , and thou art Fancy's nurse ; 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 ...
... theme ; Genius is thine , and thou art Fancy's nurse ; 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 ...
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... theme , that others never feel . If human woes her soft attention claim , A tender sympathy pervades the frame , She pours a sensibility divine Along the nerve of every feeling line . But if a deed not tamely to be borne Fire ...
... theme , that others never feel . If human woes her soft attention claim , A tender sympathy pervades the frame , She pours a sensibility divine Along the nerve of every feeling line . But if a deed not tamely to be borne Fire ...
Side 15
... , that means success , should soar above A soldier's feather , or a lady's glove ; Else , summoning the Muse to such a theme , The fruit of all her labour is whipp'd cream . As if an eagle flew aloft , and then- Stoop'd TABLE TALK . 15.
... , that means success , should soar above A soldier's feather , or a lady's glove ; Else , summoning the Muse to such a theme , The fruit of all her labour is whipp'd cream . As if an eagle flew aloft , and then- Stoop'd TABLE TALK . 15.
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... theme ! That theme on earth exhausted , though above ' Tis found as everlasting as his love , Man lavish'd all his thoughts on human things- The feats of heroes , and the wrath of kings : But still , while Virtue kindled his delight ...
... theme ! That theme on earth exhausted , though above ' Tis found as everlasting as his love , Man lavish'd all his thoughts on human things- The feats of heroes , and the wrath of kings : But still , while Virtue kindled his delight ...
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beams beneath bids bless'd bliss blooming groves boast BODHAM breast call'd charms Cheapside courser dark dear declension deeds delight design'd divine dream Druids e'en earth Edmonton eyes fair fancy fast fear feel fire flowers folly fool form'd frown GEORGE ROMNEY Gilpin give glory God's grace hand happy hear heart Heaven heavenly hope hour John Gilpin labour land learn'd light lyre mankind mind Muse Nature never night nymph o'er once pass'd peace perhaps pharisee pleasure poet poet's praise pride prize proud prove Rome rude sacred scene scorn scorn'd Scripture seem'd shine sight skies smile song SONNET soon sorrow soul sound Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste teach tears telescopic eye tempest thee theme thine thou hast thought thousand toil tongue trifler truth Twas verse virtue waste whate'er WILLIAM WILBERFORCE wisdom zeal