The Votive Wreath, and Other PoemsBulcock, 1826 - 158 pages |
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Page 14
... fire ? No heathen maid of Helicon , Nor e'en Latona's worshipp'd son , Shall tune for me the golden lyre : I to a higher source aspire . Spirit of Friendship ! by whose aid Mankind for mutual help were made , Do thou invigorate FRIENDSHIP.
... fire ? No heathen maid of Helicon , Nor e'en Latona's worshipp'd son , Shall tune for me the golden lyre : I to a higher source aspire . Spirit of Friendship ! by whose aid Mankind for mutual help were made , Do thou invigorate FRIENDSHIP.
Page 17
... er my soul : And while I feel the virtuous fire , Grant that I may the glow inspire . But how shall Friendship's test be known ? How shall we claim her for our own ? с Her's is the kind encircling arm When dangers fright , FRIENDSHIP . 17.
... er my soul : And while I feel the virtuous fire , Grant that I may the glow inspire . But how shall Friendship's test be known ? How shall we claim her for our own ? с Her's is the kind encircling arm When dangers fright , FRIENDSHIP . 17.
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... fire . Torn with convulsive throes , the riven earth Betrays it's depth profound - a dread abyss Portentous , awful , strange . - One moment yawns A horrid sepulchre - one moment more , One dreadful moment - and the yawning pit Closes ...
... fire . Torn with convulsive throes , the riven earth Betrays it's depth profound - a dread abyss Portentous , awful , strange . - One moment yawns A horrid sepulchre - one moment more , One dreadful moment - and the yawning pit Closes ...
Page 57
... d with unhallow'd fire . Long he stood Enraptured ; and , unsated yet , his eye Dwelt on her loveliness , inspiring more Unchaste desires ; till , her ablutions o'er , Happily ignorant of what her charms Had wrought , the DAVID . 57.
... d with unhallow'd fire . Long he stood Enraptured ; and , unsated yet , his eye Dwelt on her loveliness , inspiring more Unchaste desires ; till , her ablutions o'er , Happily ignorant of what her charms Had wrought , the DAVID . 57.
Page 93
... fire ; To every philanthropic bosom dear ; And dear to every heart that joys to see Oppression's yoke thrown off . Rejoice , O France , Thou spell - bound country , for the charm dissolves , The fell enchanter's magic is ingulf'd Never ...
... fire ; To every philanthropic bosom dear ; And dear to every heart that joys to see Oppression's yoke thrown off . Rejoice , O France , Thou spell - bound country , for the charm dissolves , The fell enchanter's magic is ingulf'd Never ...
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