The Votive Wreath, and Other PoemsBulcock, 1826 - 158 pages |
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... hast followers still , whose earth bound souls Seek in this world , and seek in this alone , The sum of their desires - perfection high , An appetite indulged ! The joys of sense Are joys to them supreme ; and Heaven in vain Invites to ...
... hast followers still , whose earth bound souls Seek in this world , and seek in this alone , The sum of their desires - perfection high , An appetite indulged ! The joys of sense Are joys to them supreme ; and Heaven in vain Invites to ...
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... and farewell too To all the hopes and fears thy changeful scenes Have raised tumultuous , like troubled waves In ocean's fretful bosom , settled now From passion's tide to resignation's calm . Thou hast not 46 REFLECTIONS ON THE.
... and farewell too To all the hopes and fears thy changeful scenes Have raised tumultuous , like troubled waves In ocean's fretful bosom , settled now From passion's tide to resignation's calm . Thou hast not 46 REFLECTIONS ON THE.
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Mrs. Anne Parminter. From passion's tide to resignation's calm . Thou hast not been so lavish of thy joys , As might inspire a wish for thy return ; Yet some blest hours are traced in memory's page Indelible - to which remembrance turns ...
Mrs. Anne Parminter. From passion's tide to resignation's calm . Thou hast not been so lavish of thy joys , As might inspire a wish for thy return ; Yet some blest hours are traced in memory's page Indelible - to which remembrance turns ...
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... hast thou pleased me with thy good report : But thou , my faithful soldier , must have need , After thy toilsome journey , of repose . Go , wash thy feet , and thy soil'd garments change , And cheer thy spirits with refreshments meet ...
... hast thou pleased me with thy good report : But thou , my faithful soldier , must have need , After thy toilsome journey , of repose . Go , wash thy feet , and thy soil'd garments change , And cheer thy spirits with refreshments meet ...
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... Hast thou emblazon'd and extoll'd our deeds Beyond desert ; thine own , superior far , In silence past . To thy victorious sword We owe our Sion , envy of the world , Won from the heathen Jebusite , and now The royal seat of David's ...
... Hast thou emblazon'd and extoll'd our deeds Beyond desert ; thine own , superior far , In silence past . To thy victorious sword We owe our Sion , envy of the world , Won from the heathen Jebusite , and now The royal seat of David's ...
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