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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... hearts and ears did greet , As never was by mortal finger strook ; Divinely warbled voice Answering the stringed noise , As all their souls in blissful rapture took ; The air , such pleasure loath to lose , [ close . With thousand ...
... hearts and ears did greet , As never was by mortal finger strook ; Divinely warbled voice Answering the stringed noise , As all their souls in blissful rapture took ; The air , such pleasure loath to lose , [ close . With thousand ...
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... heart , and tongue of fire To rival angels in my praise and zeal ! Yet love immense , and gratitude , with awe Religious mix'd , shall elevate the hymn , My heart enkindle , and inspire my tongue . Father Creator ! who beholds Thy works ...
... heart , and tongue of fire To rival angels in my praise and zeal ! Yet love immense , and gratitude , with awe Religious mix'd , shall elevate the hymn , My heart enkindle , and inspire my tongue . Father Creator ! who beholds Thy works ...
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... heart , engraving there Deep from eternity ; alone beloved , Alone begotten ! say , shall He become A man of grief - for man ? nay , more , his foe , Rebellious next the fiends ? -Astonishment Had chain'd my tongue to silence , if the ...
... heart , engraving there Deep from eternity ; alone beloved , Alone begotten ! say , shall He become A man of grief - for man ? nay , more , his foe , Rebellious next the fiends ? -Astonishment Had chain'd my tongue to silence , if the ...
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... heart ? To hear thy whispers soft and kind , In holy silence of the mind ? Then rest my thoughts ; nor longer roam In quest of joy , for Heaven's at home . But , oh ! thy beams of warmest love ; Sure they were made for worlds above ...
... heart ? To hear thy whispers soft and kind , In holy silence of the mind ? Then rest my thoughts ; nor longer roam In quest of joy , for Heaven's at home . But , oh ! thy beams of warmest love ; Sure they were made for worlds above ...
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... heart confides in thee , my God ! When Nature shrinks , oppress'd with woes , E'en then she finds in thee repose : To thee my humble voice I raise ; Forgive , while I presume to praise . VOL . I. D Affliction flies , and Hope returns ...
... heart confides in thee , my God ! When Nature shrinks , oppress'd with woes , E'en then she finds in thee repose : To thee my humble voice I raise ; Forgive , while I presume to praise . VOL . I. D Affliction flies , and Hope returns ...
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Common terms and phrases
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