The Votive Wreath, and Other PoemsBulcock, 1826 - 158 pages |
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... ; And if beneath th ' inclement sky All earth - born flowers must fade and die , Let me o'er Friendship's altar raise This VOTIVE WREATH of GRATEFUL LAYS . ON THE EPICUREAN SYSTEM . LET US EAT AND DRINK THE VOTIVE WREATH .
... ; And if beneath th ' inclement sky All earth - born flowers must fade and die , Let me o'er Friendship's altar raise This VOTIVE WREATH of GRATEFUL LAYS . ON THE EPICUREAN SYSTEM . LET US EAT AND DRINK THE VOTIVE WREATH .
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... year ! 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.
... year ! 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.
Page 47
... . - Higher soars The contemplative Christian ; taught to raise His intellectual faculties to Heaven In commune with his God . - O wonderful Pre - eminence of Gospel liberty ! While from the CLOSE OF THE YEAR 1792 . 47.
... . - Higher soars The contemplative Christian ; taught to raise His intellectual faculties to Heaven In commune with his God . - O wonderful Pre - eminence of Gospel liberty ! While from the CLOSE OF THE YEAR 1792 . 47.
Page 52
... raise- For , holy Prophet , I would sing of thee . Yet not thy youthful prowess would I sing , When with that fearless vigilance , which marks The good and guardian shepherd , thou didst seize The fierce invaders of thy peaceful fold ...
... raise- For , holy Prophet , I would sing of thee . Yet not thy youthful prowess would I sing , When with that fearless vigilance , which marks The good and guardian shepherd , thou didst seize The fierce invaders of thy peaceful fold ...
Page 56
... Quick glancing to another hemisphere : Delightful then the change ; each languid head Is raised with joy , and gratulation beams On every aspect , beautiful and gay . At this sweet hour , the Royal David left Th 56 DAVID .
... Quick glancing to another hemisphere : Delightful then the change ; each languid head Is raised with joy , and gratulation beams On every aspect , beautiful and gay . At this sweet hour , the Royal David left Th 56 DAVID .
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