The Complaint, Or, Night ThoughtsJ. Sharpe, 1817 - 324 páginas |
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... fall A victim sacred to your dreary shrine . But what are ye ? - THOU , who didst put to flight Primeval Silence , when the morning stars , Exulting , shouted o'er the rising ball ; O THOU , whose word from solid darkness struck That ...
... fall A victim sacred to your dreary shrine . But what are ye ? - THOU , who didst put to flight Primeval Silence , when the morning stars , Exulting , shouted o'er the rising ball ; O THOU , whose word from solid darkness struck That ...
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... fall . Even silent night proclaims my soul immortal : Even silent night proclaims eternal day . For human weal , Heaven husbands all events : Dull sleep instructs , nor sport vain dreams in vain . Why then their loss deplore , that are ...
... fall . Even silent night proclaims my soul immortal : Even silent night proclaims eternal day . For human weal , Heaven husbands all events : Dull sleep instructs , nor sport vain dreams in vain . Why then their loss deplore , that are ...
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... fall On me , more justly number'd with the dead . This is the desert , this the solitude : How populous , how vital , is the grave ! This is creation's melancholy vault , The vale funereal , the sad cypress gloom ; The land of ...
... fall On me , more justly number'd with the dead . This is the desert , this the solitude : How populous , how vital , is the grave ! This is creation's melancholy vault , The vale funereal , the sad cypress gloom ; The land of ...
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... falls this censure ? It o'erwhelms myself : How was my heart incrusted by the world ! Oh how self - fetter'd was my groveling soul ! How , like a worm , was I wrapt round and round In silken thought , which reptile Fancy spun , Till ...
... falls this censure ? It o'erwhelms myself : How was my heart incrusted by the world ! Oh how self - fetter'd was my groveling soul ! How , like a worm , was I wrapt round and round In silken thought , which reptile Fancy spun , Till ...
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... falling , crushes him to death . Not Happiness itself makes good her name : Our very wishes give us not our wish . How distant oft the thing we dote on most , From that for which we dote , felicity ! The smoothest course of nature has ...
... falling , crushes him to death . Not Happiness itself makes good her name : Our very wishes give us not our wish . How distant oft the thing we dote on most , From that for which we dote , felicity ! The smoothest course of nature has ...
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adore æther ambition angels art thou beam beneath bids bless'd bliss blood divine boast boundless charms chimæra creation dæmons dark death deep DEITY divine Dost DRAWN BY RICHARD dread dust Earl of Litchfield earth EDWARD YOUNG endless eternal fate fire flame fond fool give glorious glory gods grave grief guilt happiness heart heaven hope hour human illustrious indulge infidels JOHN SHARPE life's light live LORENZO man's mankind MARCH 15 midnight mind mismeasured mortal NARCISSA nature nature's ne'er night NIGHT THOUGHTS nought numbers o'er Omnipotence pain passion peace PICCADILLY pleasure praise pride proud reason RICHARD WESTALL rise sacred scene sense shines sigh sight skies smile song soul immortal sphere stars strange thee theme thine thought throne thy disease tomb triumph truth virtue virtue's wing wisdom wise wonder wretched
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Página 34 - Teaching, we learn ; and giving, we retain The births of intellect ; when dumb, forgot. Speech ventilates our intellectual fire ; Speech burnishes our mental magazine ; Brightens, for ornament ; and whets, for use.
Página 38 - The chamber where the good man meets his fate, Is privileged beyond the common walk Of virtuous life, quite in the verge of heaven.
Página 36 - Can gold gain friendship ? Impudence of hope ! As well mere man an angel might beget. Love, and love only, is the loan for love. Lorenzo ! pride repress ; nor hope to find A friend, but what has found a friend in thee. All like the purchase ; few the price will pay ; And this makes friends such miracles below.
Página 47 - Denied his wonted succour; nor with more Regret beheld her drooping than the bells Of lilies; fairest lilies, not so fair! '~ Queen lilies ! and ye painted populace ! Who dwell in fields, and lead ambrosial lives!
Página 291 - Retire; — the world shut out: — thy thoughts call home;— Imagination's airy wing repress, — Lock up thy senses; — let no passion stir; — Wake all to reason; — let her reign alone...
Página 278 - The soul of man was made to walk the skies ; Delightful outlet of her prison here ! There, disencumber'd from her chains, the ties Of toys terrestrial, she can rove at large, There, freely can respire, dilate, extend, In full proportion let loose all her powers ; And, undeluded, grasp at something great.
Página 146 - Horrid with frost, and turbulent with storm, Blows autumn, and his golden fruits away : Then melts into the spring: soft spring, with breath Favonian, from warm chambers of the south, Recalls the first.
Página 29 - Where shall I find him? angels, tell me where. You know him ; he is near you ; point him out. Shall I see glories beaming from his brow, Or trace his footsteps by the rising flowers?
Página 246 - There ruminates awhile, his labour lost ; Then cheers his heart with what his fate affords, And chants his sonnet to deceive the time, Till the due season calls him to repose : Thus I...
Página 21 - Youth is not rich in time ; it may be poor ; Part with it as with money, sparing; pay No moment, but in purchase of its worth ; And what its worth ask death-beds; they can tell. Part with it as with life, reluctant; big With holy hope of nobler time to come; Time higher aim'd, still nearer the great mark Of men and angels ; virtue more divine.