The Poetical Works of Mrs. Felicia Hemans;: Complete in One VolumeGrigg, Elliot & Company, 1849 - 559 pages |
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... solemn joy aspire , Deepening thy passion still , O choral strain ! On thy strong rushing wind Bear up from human kind Thanks and implorings - be they not in vain ! Father , which art on high ! Weak is the melody Of harp or song to ...
... solemn joy aspire , Deepening thy passion still , O choral strain ! On thy strong rushing wind Bear up from human kind Thanks and implorings - be they not in vain ! Father , which art on high ! Weak is the melody Of harp or song to ...
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... solemn are the boundless woods Of the great Western World , when day declines , And louder sounds the roll of distant floods , More deep the rustling of the ancient pines ; When dimness gathers on the stilly air , And mystery seems o'er ...
... solemn are the boundless woods Of the great Western World , when day declines , And louder sounds the roll of distant floods , More deep the rustling of the ancient pines ; When dimness gathers on the stilly air , And mystery seems o'er ...
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Mrs. Hemans. But Edith felt them not ; for now a sleep , Solemnly beautiful , a stillness deep , Fell on her settled face . Then , sad and slow , And mantling up his stately head in woe , " Thou'rt passing hence , " he sang , that ...
Mrs. Hemans. But Edith felt them not ; for now a sleep , Solemnly beautiful , a stillness deep , Fell on her settled face . Then , sad and slow , And mantling up his stately head in woe , " Thou'rt passing hence , " he sang , that ...
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... , Each bodying some immortal thought , Which o'er that temple of the dead , Serene , but solemn beauty shed , Have found , like glory's self , a grave In Time's abyss or Tiber's wave : Yet dreams more lofty and more fair , Than art's ( 63 )
... , Each bodying some immortal thought , Which o'er that temple of the dead , Serene , but solemn beauty shed , Have found , like glory's self , a grave In Time's abyss or Tiber's wave : Yet dreams more lofty and more fair , Than art's ( 63 )
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... low , sepulchral stone : Yet still the spot is holy , still Celestial footsteps haunt the hill ; And oft the awe - struck mountaineer Aerial vesper hymns may hear Around those forest precincts float , Soft , solemn , 7 ( 73 )
... low , sepulchral stone : Yet still the spot is holy , still Celestial footsteps haunt the hill ; And oft the awe - struck mountaineer Aerial vesper hymns may hear Around those forest precincts float , Soft , solemn , 7 ( 73 )
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art thou beauty BERNARDO DEL CARPIO bird bless thee blue streams bosom bower breast breath breeze bright broken flower brow burning cheek Conradin dark DATURA ARBOREA dead death deep dreams dwell e'en earth fair falchion farewell Father FELICIA HEMANS fill'd flowers gaze glance gleam gloom glorious glory glow gone grave green hath heart heaven hills holy hope hour hues hush'd leaves life's light lone look'd lyre midst mighty mirth mournful night o'er pale pass'd pour'd prayer proud rich RIVER CLWYD rose round savannas scene shade shadow shed shore shrine silent SILVIO PELLICO skies SKY LARK sleep smile soft soft eyes solemn song soul sound spirit stars strain stream sunbeam sweet swell tears thine Thou art Thou hast thought tomb tone unto Visions divine voice wake wave wert whisper wild wind young