The Muses' Bower,: Embellished with the Beauties of English Poetry, 2. köideW. Plant Piercy, 1809 |
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Page 47
... heav'n , they talk'd . At night the stripling to the hall return'd ; With other fires his alter'd bosom burn'd . O ! to his wiser soul how low , how mean , Seem'd all he e'er had heard , had felt , had seen ! He view'd the stars ; he ...
... heav'n , they talk'd . At night the stripling to the hall return'd ; With other fires his alter'd bosom burn'd . O ! to his wiser soul how low , how mean , Seem'd all he e'er had heard , had felt , had seen ! He view'd the stars ; he ...
Page 87
... Heav'n's loud trumpet sounded o'er its head ' : It seem'd , the wrathful Angel of the wind Had all the horrors of the skies combin'd , And here , to one ill - fated ship opposed , At once the dreadful magazine disclosed . And lo ...
... Heav'n's loud trumpet sounded o'er its head ' : It seem'd , the wrathful Angel of the wind Had all the horrors of the skies combin'd , And here , to one ill - fated ship opposed , At once the dreadful magazine disclosed . And lo ...
Page 101
... heav'n With thee my elevated soul shall tow'r . O wretched Teribazus ! all conspires Against thy peace . Our mighty lord prepares To overwhelm the Grecians . Every youth Is call'd to war ; and I , who lately pois'd With no inglorious ...
... heav'n With thee my elevated soul shall tow'r . O wretched Teribazus ! all conspires Against thy peace . Our mighty lord prepares To overwhelm the Grecians . Every youth Is call'd to war ; and I , who lately pois'd With no inglorious ...
Page 104
... heav'n ? Dost thou aspire to that exalted maid , Great Xerxes ' sister , rivalling the claim Of Asia's proudest potentates and kings ? Unless within her bosom I inspir'd A passion fervent as my own , nay more , Such as dispelling ev'ry ...
... heav'n ? Dost thou aspire to that exalted maid , Great Xerxes ' sister , rivalling the claim Of Asia's proudest potentates and kings ? Unless within her bosom I inspir'd A passion fervent as my own , nay more , Such as dispelling ev'ry ...
Page 105
... heav'n Should add new victims , such as thou , to grace My undeserving hand ? Who knows , but she Might smile upon my trophies ? Oh ! vain thought ! I see the pride of Asia's monarch swell With vengeance , fatal to her beauteous head ...
... heav'n Should add new victims , such as thou , to grace My undeserving hand ? Who knows , but she Might smile upon my trophies ? Oh ! vain thought ! I see the pride of Asia's monarch swell With vengeance , fatal to her beauteous head ...
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