Dreams of the past, in verse, by a member of the University of Cambridge1825 |
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... trophies ; much I doubted th ' end . ' Twas a tall tree I saw him clasp about With pliant limbs , his eye still upward turn'd Towards the fair pendent fruit . * * * THE HEBREWS . The Vale of Gomorrah . The Pitchy 8 EGYPT .
... trophies ; much I doubted th ' end . ' Twas a tall tree I saw him clasp about With pliant limbs , his eye still upward turn'd Towards the fair pendent fruit . * * * THE HEBREWS . The Vale of Gomorrah . The Pitchy 8 EGYPT .
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... twas not our prosp'rous state , But Leila's pride , had tempted thee too far . In youthful folly , I did wish thee still To give to glitt'ring life my beauty's praise . Those heathen modes I sent thee , to inquire Gehud . Oh , Leila ...
... twas not our prosp'rous state , But Leila's pride , had tempted thee too far . In youthful folly , I did wish thee still To give to glitt'ring life my beauty's praise . Those heathen modes I sent thee , to inquire Gehud . Oh , Leila ...
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... twas ev'ning , yet no sound , As wont , of choral music , after th ' hour Of ev'ning sacrifice , but horrid din , Scarce human . Then too well I knew ' twas pray'r Of idol - worshippers , with altar - flames Abhorr❜d . The very grove ...
... twas ev'ning , yet no sound , As wont , of choral music , after th ' hour Of ev'ning sacrifice , but horrid din , Scarce human . Then too well I knew ' twas pray'r Of idol - worshippers , with altar - flames Abhorr❜d . The very grove ...
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... Twas madness dark enough , so long to have held Our path of follies , nor perceived our state . Were we not warn'd ? The holy song had ceased , Which aged seers were wont to hymn to us , Recording Israel's fame ; the hoary head Was bow ...
... Twas madness dark enough , so long to have held Our path of follies , nor perceived our state . Were we not warn'd ? The holy song had ceased , Which aged seers were wont to hymn to us , Recording Israel's fame ; the hoary head Was bow ...
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... Twas hence our prophet - guide Survey'd the land that he should never reach ; And felt the promise to its end approach'd Ere he was summon'd from his earthly charge . Thus , with my eye on scenes where Israel's branch Shall quickly root ...
... Twas hence our prophet - guide Survey'd the land that he should never reach ; And felt the promise to its end approach'd Ere he was summon'd from his earthly charge . Thus , with my eye on scenes where Israel's branch Shall quickly root ...
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amid beam beneath breath breeze bright brow CAIA Carthage cheer courser Cyaxares Cyrus D'Anville dark dart death desert didst Dost doth dread dream Dromio Druid e'en earth ev'ry fame fear fill'd flit flowers forms gaze Gehud genius glance gleam glow Greece hand Hark hast heart Heav'n Herodot hither Homer isle Israel's jewell'd Leila light Liliha LINCOLN'S INN Linus Lydian lyre Machaon maid maiden Marcius mark'd mother mountain ne'er neath neck Nina Nireus numbers o'er Octavian Peneus Persians plain POMPEY pour'd pride Prora proud Quæ rear'd rock Roman Rome round ruin scarce scene seek seem'd shade shadows sire sleep smile soul stream Susa sweet sword Teutha thee thence Theseus Thessaly thou tow'r tribes troop Twas Twill vale voice vows watch wave weary whence wild wing woodland chace wretch young youth
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