The village curate, and other poems1810 |
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... hear . And , oh ! what jewel on a Prince's brow Shines like the drop , which Pity's grief betrays ? ' Tis this that pales the ruby's living glow , And dims the brightness of the diamond's blaze . P. H. Magd . Coll . CONTENTS . The ...
... hear . And , oh ! what jewel on a Prince's brow Shines like the drop , which Pity's grief betrays ? ' Tis this that pales the ruby's living glow , And dims the brightness of the diamond's blaze . P. H. Magd . Coll . CONTENTS . The ...
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... hears the golden show'r descend Upon the tiles above , nor dreads assault From maid - deceiving Jove . Too wise were he To seek Calisto under Dian's nose . Let the fair silver - shafted Queen depart , And Jove may come to woo her in the ...
... hears the golden show'r descend Upon the tiles above , nor dreads assault From maid - deceiving Jove . Too wise were he To seek Calisto under Dian's nose . Let the fair silver - shafted Queen depart , And Jove may come to woo her in the ...
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... hear The golden wood - pecker , who like the fool Laughs loud at nothing . Now the restless pye So , pert and garrulous , from morn to night The scandal - monger prates , and frankly tells The secret springs which actuate the state ...
... hear The golden wood - pecker , who like the fool Laughs loud at nothing . Now the restless pye So , pert and garrulous , from morn to night The scandal - monger prates , and frankly tells The secret springs which actuate the state ...
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... hear His morning song twitter'd to dawning day . But most of all it wins my admiration , To view the structure of this little work , A bird's nest . Mark it well , within , without . No tool had he that wrought , no knife to cut , No ...
... hear His morning song twitter'd to dawning day . But most of all it wins my admiration , To view the structure of this little work , A bird's nest . Mark it well , within , without . No tool had he that wrought , no knife to cut , No ...
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... hear Aught else disturb the silent reign of death , Save the dull ticking of a lazy clock , That calls me home , and leads the pious soul Through mazes of reflection , till she feels For whom and why she lives . Ye timid fair , I never ...
... hear Aught else disturb the silent reign of death , Save the dull ticking of a lazy clock , That calls me home , and leads the pious soul Through mazes of reflection , till she feels For whom and why she lives . Ye timid fair , I never ...
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Adriano Alcanor Anna applaud bard beauty behold Bishopstone blossom blush bosom breeze brow CANZONET charms cheek cheerful child cloud dance dance with grace dear death deeds delight door E'en earth esteem ev'ning ev'ry feel fill'd flow'r Fred'ric gentle Gilbert give grace grave grief hand happy hast hear heard heart Heav'n Hebe honour hour Isabel JAMES HURDIS laugh live look loud lov'd Magdalen College maid Maria moon morning muse never night o'er pain peace pleas'd poison'd pow'r Ronsart rose round scarce shed shore silent sing sisters sleep smile song soon Sophia sorrow soul steal stood storm sweet taught tears thee thine thou thought thro toil tongue Twas UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD vale vex'd VILLAGE CURATE virtue wakeful eye walk weep William Cowper William Hayley wood ye fair youth
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Էջ 113 - Tunes her nocturnal note : thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine...
Էջ 43 - A bird's nest. Mark it well ! — within, without ; No tool had he that wrought — no knife to cut, No nail to fix — no bodkin to insert — No glue to join ; his little beak was all. And yet how neatly finished ! What nice hand. With every implement and means of art, And twenty years...
Էջ 33 - Not a tree, A plant, a leaf, a blossom, but contains A folio volume. We may read, and read, And read again, and still find something new, Something to please, and something to instruct, E'en in the noisome weed.
Էջ 113 - Yet not the more Cease I to wander where the Muses haunt Clear spring, or shady grove, or sunny hill, Smit with the love of sacred song...
Էջ xxiii - Shakspeare, occasioned by reading Mr. Malone's Essay on the chronological Order of those celebrated Pieces* Mr.
Էջ 18 - s destructive to the hue Of every flower that blows. Go to the field, And ask the humble daisy why it sleeps Soon as the sun departs : Why close the eyes Of blossoms infinite, ere the still moon Her oriental veil puts off?
Էջ 135 - Then to town Hies the gay spark, for futile purposes, And deeds my bashful muse disclaims to name ; From town to college, till a fresh supply Sends him again from college up to town. The tedious interval, the mace and cue, The tennis-court and racket, the slow lounge From street to street, the badger-hunt, the race, The raffle, the excursion, and the dance, Ices and soups, dice, and the bet at whist, Serve well enough to fill. Grievous...
Էջ 40 - But mark with how peculiar grace yon wood, That clothes the weary steep, waves in the breeze Her sea of leaves ; thither we turn our steps, And by the way attend the cheerful sound Of woodland harmony, that always fills The merry vale between.
Էջ xxvi - Poet and Divine ! A tender sanctity of thought was thine. To thee no sculptur'd tomb could prove so dear. As the fond tribute of a sister's tear ; For earth, who shelters in her vast embrace The sleeping myriads of the mortal race, No heart in all that multitude has known, Whose love fraternal could surpass thy own.
Էջ 19 - Oh ! there is a charm That morning has, that gives the brow of age A smack of youth, and makes the lip of youth Breathe per'fumes exquisite. Expect it not, Ye who till noon upon a down-bed lie, Indulging feverish sleep ; or wakeful, dream Of happiness no mortal heart has felt, But in the regions of romance'.