New Elegant Extracts: A Unique Selection from the Most Eminent British Poets and Poetical Translators, Volume 1Richard Alfred Davenport C. and C. Whittingham, 1823 |
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... earth began : The winds , with wonder whist , Smoothly the waters kiss'd , Whispering new joys to the mild ocean ; Who now hath quite forgot to rave , [ wave . While birds of calm sit brooding on the charmed The stars , with deep amaze ...
... earth began : The winds , with wonder whist , Smoothly the waters kiss'd , Whispering new joys to the mild ocean ; Who now hath quite forgot to rave , [ wave . While birds of calm sit brooding on the charmed The stars , with deep amaze ...
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... And that her reign had here its last fulfilling : She knew such harmony alone Could hold all heaven and earth in happier union . At last surrounds their sight A globe of circular light ELEGANT EXTRACTS . ᏢᎪᎡᎢ 1 .
... And that her reign had here its last fulfilling : She knew such harmony alone Could hold all heaven and earth in happier union . At last surrounds their sight A globe of circular light ELEGANT EXTRACTS . ᏢᎪᎡᎢ 1 .
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... earth , aghast With terror of that blast , Shall from the surface to the centre shake ; When , at the world's last session , [ throne . The dreadful Judge in middle air shall spread his And then at last our bliss Full and perfect is ...
... earth , aghast With terror of that blast , Shall from the surface to the centre shake ; When , at the world's last session , [ throne . The dreadful Judge in middle air shall spread his And then at last our bliss Full and perfect is ...
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... Earth ! Coeval Son ! And coexisting Spirit ! Trinal One ! Mysterious Deity ; invisible , Indefinite , and omnipresent God , Inhabiting eternity ! Shall dust , Shall ashes dare presume to sing of Thee ? O , for a David's heart , and ...
... Earth ! Coeval Son ! And coexisting Spirit ! Trinal One ! Mysterious Deity ; invisible , Indefinite , and omnipresent God , Inhabiting eternity ! Shall dust , Shall ashes dare presume to sing of Thee ? O , for a David's heart , and ...
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... earth , and water'd with etherial dews ; Incorruptible aliment ! The birds Warble among his boughs ; the cattle , safe , Pasture within his shade ; and earth , beneath The ' imperial umbrage of his branches , smiles . The smiling earth ...
... earth , and water'd with etherial dews ; Incorruptible aliment ! The birds Warble among his boughs ; the cattle , safe , Pasture within his shade ; and earth , beneath The ' imperial umbrage of his branches , smiles . The smiling earth ...
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angel ANNA SEWARD Antistrophe art thou beam beauty Behold beneath blaze bless'd bliss bloom bosom bower breast breath bright brow charms cloud dark death divine dread earth eternal fair fame fire fix'd flame flow flowers GISBORNE glories glow golden grace grave grove Hadramut hail hand harmonious music hear heart heaven heavenly immortal Jehovah kings life's light living Lord lyre Maia maid mercy mind morn mortal Muse Nature's night nymph o'er passion peace pinnace praise pride rage rapture reign rill rise round rove sacred Sarissa scene seraphs shade shine shore sigh sight silent silvan skies smile soft song soul sound star stream sublime sweet swell tears tell tempest thee thine thou thought throne thunder toil train trembling Twas vale virtue voice waves ween wild wings wonder youth