PoemsWalter Scott, 1820 - 24 pages |
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Page 74
... o'er a restless flood , A vain pursuit of fugitive false good , A scene of fancied bliss and heart - felt care , Closing at last in darkness and despair . The poor , inured to drudgery and distress , Act without aim , think little , and ...
... o'er a restless flood , A vain pursuit of fugitive false good , A scene of fancied bliss and heart - felt care , Closing at last in darkness and despair . The poor , inured to drudgery and distress , Act without aim , think little , and ...
Page 75
... o'er all the past , Whose prospect shows thee a disheartening waste ; Would age in thee resign his wintry reign , And youth invigorate that frame again , Renew'd desire would grace with other speech Joys always prized , when placed ...
... o'er all the past , Whose prospect shows thee a disheartening waste ; Would age in thee resign his wintry reign , And youth invigorate that frame again , Renew'd desire would grace with other speech Joys always prized , when placed ...
Page 79
... o'er his charge , Their fleece his pillow , and his weekly drawl , Though short , too long , the price he pays for all . If lawyer , loud , whatever cause he plead , But proudest of the worst , if that succeed . Perhaps a grave ...
... o'er his charge , Their fleece his pillow , and his weekly drawl , Though short , too long , the price he pays for all . If lawyer , loud , whatever cause he plead , But proudest of the worst , if that succeed . Perhaps a grave ...
Page 88
... o'er arctic seas to roam ! Is hope exotic ? grows it not at home ? Yes , but an object , bright as orient morn , May press the eye too closely to be borne ; A distant virtue we can all confess , It hurts our pride , and moves our envy ...
... o'er arctic seas to roam ! Is hope exotic ? grows it not at home ? Yes , but an object , bright as orient morn , May press the eye too closely to be borne ; A distant virtue we can all confess , It hurts our pride , and moves our envy ...
Page 97
... o'er the dancing keys , Gives difficulty all the grace of ease , And pours à torrent of sweet notes around , Fast as the thirsting ear can drink the sound . These are the gifts of Art , and Art thrives most Where commerce has enrich'd ...
... o'er the dancing keys , Gives difficulty all the grace of ease , And pours à torrent of sweet notes around , Fast as the thirsting ear can drink the sound . These are the gifts of Art , and Art thrives most Where commerce has enrich'd ...
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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