Poems,C. Whittingham. : Sold by R. Jennings ... London., 1817 - English poetry |
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... muse , Who , with a courage of unshaken root , In honour's field advancing his firm foot , Plants it upon the line that justice draws , And will prevail or perish in her cause . VOL . I. B " Tis to the virtues of such men , man.
... muse , Who , with a courage of unshaken root , In honour's field advancing his firm foot , Plants it upon the line that justice draws , And will prevail or perish in her cause . VOL . I. B " Tis to the virtues of such men , man.
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... muse , his passion and his theme ; Genius is thine , and thou art fancy's nurse ; Lost without thee th ' ennobling power of verse ; Heroic song from thy free touch acquires Its clearest tone , the rapture it inspires ; Place me where ...
... muse , his passion and his theme ; Genius is thine , and thou art fancy's nurse ; Lost without thee th ' ennobling power of verse ; Heroic song from thy free touch acquires Its clearest tone , the rapture it inspires ; Place me where ...
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... muse imparts , and can command the lyre , Acts with a force , and kindles with a zeal , Whatever the theme , that others never feel , If human woes her soft attention claim , A tender sympathy pervades the frame , She pours a ...
... muse imparts , and can command the lyre , Acts with a force , and kindles with a zeal , Whatever the theme , that others never feel , If human woes her soft attention claim , A tender sympathy pervades the frame , She pours a ...
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... muse to such a theme , The fruit of all her labour is whipt - cream . As if an eagle flew aloft , and then- Stooped from its highest pitch to pounce a wren , As if the poet , purposing to wed , Should carve himself a wife in gingerbread ...
... muse to such a theme , The fruit of all her labour is whipt - cream . As if an eagle flew aloft , and then- Stooped from its highest pitch to pounce a wren , As if the poet , purposing to wed , Should carve himself a wife in gingerbread ...
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... muse a crime ; Verse , in the finest mould of fancy cast , Was lumber in an age so void of taste ; But , when the second Charles assumed the sway , And arts revived beneath a softer day , Then , like a bow long forced into a curve , The ...
... muse a crime ; Verse , in the finest mould of fancy cast , Was lumber in an age so void of taste ; But , when the second Charles assumed the sway , And arts revived beneath a softer day , Then , like a bow long forced into a curve , The ...
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beams beneath bids blasphemy blest bliss boast breast cerebrum charms courser dark dear declension deeds deist delight divine docet dream earth Edmonton eyes fair fancy fear feel fire flowers folly fools frown Gilpin give glory GLOW-WORM God's grace Greece hallowed ground hand happy hast hear heart heaven heavenly hope hour John Gilpin joys land learned light lust lyre mankind mercy mind muse nature never NOSEGAY nymph o'er once peace Pharisee pine-apples pity plain pleasure poet poet's poor praise pride prove Rome rude sacred scene scorn scripture shine shore Sighs sight skies slave smile song soon sorrow soul sound stand strain stream sweet taste teach telescopic eye thee theme thine thou thought thousand toil tongue trifler truth Twas VINCENT BOURNE Virg virtue waste whate'er wind wisdom woes wonder youth zeal
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Page 173 - How fleet is a glance of the mind ! Compared with the speed of its flight, The tempest itself lags behind, And the swift-winged arrows of light. When I think of my own native land In a moment I seem to be there ; But alas ! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to despair.
Page 204 - ... should not war with brother, And worry and devour each other : But sing and shine by sweet consent, Till life's poor transient night is spent, Respecting in each other's case The gifts of nature and of grace. Those Christians best deserve the name, Who studiously make peace their aim ; Peace both the duty and the prize Of him that creeps and him that flies.
Page 221 - Where they did all get in; Six precious souls, and all agog To dash through thick and thin. Smack went the whip, round went the wheels, Were never folk so glad, The stones did rattle underneath, As if Cheapside were mad.
Page 225 - So like an arrow swift he flew, Shot by an archer strong; So did he fly — which brings me to The middle of my song. Away went Gilpin out of breath, And sore against his will, Till at his friend the calender's His horse at last stood still.
Page 225 - But yet his horse was not a whit Inclined to tarry there; For why? — his owner had a house Full ten miles off at Ware. So like an arrow swift he flew, Shot by an archer strong; So did he fly — which brings me to The middle of my song.
Page 172 - Religion ! what treasure untold Resides in that heavenly word ! More precious than silver and gold, Or all that this earth can afford : But the sound of the church-going bell These valleys and rocks never heard, Never sighed at the sound of a knell, Or smiled when a Sabbath appeared.
Page 50 - He praised perhaps for ages yet to come, She never heard of half a mile from home : He lost in errors his vain heart prefers, She safe in the simplicity of hers.
Page 221 - John Gilpin's spouse said to her dear, Though wedded we have been These twice ten tedious years, yet we No holiday have seen. To-morrow is our wedding-day, And we will then repair Unto the Bell at Edmonton All in a chaise and pair.
Page 201 - Oh no! What! rob our good neighbour! I pray you don't go; Besides the man's poor, his orchard's his bread, Then think of his children, for they must be fed.
Page 226 - My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. " But let me scrape the dirt away, That hangs upon your face ; And stop and eat, for well you may Be in a hungry case.