PoemsWalter Scott, 1820 - 24 pages |
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Page 102
... Round other systems under her control , Drinks wisdom at the milky stream of light , That cheers the silent journey of the night , And brings at his return a bosom charged With rich instruction , and a soul enlarged . The treasured ...
... Round other systems under her control , Drinks wisdom at the milky stream of light , That cheers the silent journey of the night , And brings at his return a bosom charged With rich instruction , and a soul enlarged . The treasured ...
Page 117
... round and neat , Let all your rays of information meet . What neither yields us profit nor delight Is like a nurse's lullaby at night ; Guy Earl of Warwick and fair Eleanore , Or giant killing Jack , would please me more . The pipe ...
... round and neat , Let all your rays of information meet . What neither yields us profit nor delight Is like a nurse's lullaby at night ; Guy Earl of Warwick and fair Eleanore , Or giant killing Jack , would please me more . The pipe ...
Page 157
... round , and they are dull And lumpish still as ever ; Like barrels with their bellies full , They only weigh the heavier . At length the busy time begins . " Come , neighbours , we must wag- The money chinks , down drop their chins ...
... round , and they are dull And lumpish still as ever ; Like barrels with their bellies full , They only weigh the heavier . At length the busy time begins . " Come , neighbours , we must wag- The money chinks , down drop their chins ...
Page 161
... round infold His mantling neck with downy gold ; The Cock his arch'd tail's azure show ; And , river - blanch'd , the Swan his snow . All tribes beside of Indian name , That glossy shine , or vivid flame , Where rises , and where sets ...
... round infold His mantling neck with downy gold ; The Cock his arch'd tail's azure show ; And , river - blanch'd , the Swan his snow . All tribes beside of Indian name , That glossy shine , or vivid flame , Where rises , and where sets ...
Page 163
... round to the sea , I am lord of the fowl and the brute . O Solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms , Than reign in this horrible place . II . I am out of humanity's reach ...
... round to the sea , I am lord of the fowl and the brute . O Solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms , Than reign in this horrible place . II . I am out of humanity's reach ...
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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