PoemsWalter Scott, 1820 - 24 pages |
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... 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 air , And I will sing , if Liberty be there ; And I will sing at ...
... 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 air , And I will sing , if Liberty be there ; And I will sing at ...
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... thee , and no false friend Betray thee , while professing to defend ! Prize it , ye ministers , ye monarchs , spare ; Ye patriots guard it with a miser's care . A. Patriots , alas ! the few that have been found , Where most they ...
... thee , and no false friend Betray thee , while professing to defend ! Prize it , ye ministers , ye monarchs , spare ; Ye patriots guard it with a miser's care . A. Patriots , alas ! the few that have been found , Where most they ...
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... Thee nations hunt ; all mark thee for a prey ; They swarm around thee , and thou stand'st at bay , Undaunted still , though wearied and perplex'd ; Once Chatham saved thee ; but who saves thee next ? Alas ! the tide of pleasure sweeps ...
... Thee nations hunt ; all mark thee for a prey ; They swarm around thee , and thou stand'st at bay , Undaunted still , though wearied and perplex'd ; Once Chatham saved thee ; but who saves thee next ? Alas ! the tide of pleasure sweeps ...
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... all the muses weep for thee ; But every tear shall scald thy memory : The graces too , while Virtue at their shrine Lay bleeding under that soft hand of thine , Felt each a mortal stab in her own breast , THE PROGRESS OF ERROUR . 29.
... all the muses weep for thee ; But every tear shall scald thy memory : The graces too , while Virtue at their shrine Lay bleeding under that soft hand of thine , Felt each a mortal stab in her own breast , THE PROGRESS OF ERROUR . 29.
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... thee , or thy power address , Thou god of our idolatry , the Press ? By thee religion , liberty , and laws , Exert their influence , and advance their cause : By thee worse plagues than Pharaoh's land befell , Diffused , make Earth the ...
... thee , or thy power address , Thou god of our idolatry , the Press ? By thee religion , liberty , and laws , Exert their influence , and advance their cause : By thee worse plagues than Pharaoh's land befell , Diffused , make Earth the ...
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Aspasio beauty beneath bids bless'd boast breath call'd cause charms dæmons death delight design'd distant divine docet dread dream e'en earth ease eyes fair fame fancy fear feel fire flowers folly form'd frown fruit give glory grace hand happy hast heart Heaven honour hope hour human John Gilpin labour land learn'd light live lyre mankind mercy mind muse Nature Nature's Nebaioth never night nymph o'er once pass'd peace perhaps pity pleasure plebeian poet's praise pride prize proud prove rapture rest rude sacred scene scorn seek seem'd shade shine sighs sight skies slave smile song soon soul sound Stamp'd stand stream sweet taste teach telescopic eye thee theme thine thought toil tongue trembling trifler truth Twas VINCENT BOURNE Virg virtue waste whate'er WILLIAM COWPER wind wisdom wonder worth youth