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... blood that she has spilt ; Perish , hopeless and abhorr'd , Deep in ruin as in guilt . Rome , for empire far renown'd , Tramples on a thousand states ; Soon her pride shall kiss the ground Hark ! the Gaul is at her gates ! Other Romans ...
... blood that she has spilt ; Perish , hopeless and abhorr'd , Deep in ruin as in guilt . Rome , for empire far renown'd , Tramples on a thousand states ; Soon her pride shall kiss the ground Hark ! the Gaul is at her gates ! Other Romans ...
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... blood the merits of your cause , Who strike the blow , then plead your own defence , Glory your aim , but justice your pretence ; Behold in Ætna's emblematic fires The mischiefs your ambitious pride inspires ! Fast by the stream that ...
... blood the merits of your cause , Who strike the blow , then plead your own defence , Glory your aim , but justice your pretence ; Behold in Ætna's emblematic fires The mischiefs your ambitious pride inspires ! Fast by the stream that ...
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... blood ; Where Power secures what Industry has won ; Where to succeed is not to be undone ; A land that distant tyrants hate in vain , In Britain's isle , beneath a George's reign . ON THE RECEIPT OF MY MOTHER'S PICTURE OUT OF NORFOLK 30 ...
... blood ; Where Power secures what Industry has won ; Where to succeed is not to be undone ; A land that distant tyrants hate in vain , In Britain's isle , beneath a George's reign . ON THE RECEIPT OF MY MOTHER'S PICTURE OUT OF NORFOLK 30 ...
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... blood might win him more ; As if the noblest of the feather'd kind Were but for battle and for death design'd ; As if the consecrated hours were meant For sport to minds on cruelty intent ; It chanced ( such chances Providence obey ) He ...
... blood might win him more ; As if the noblest of the feather'd kind Were but for battle and for death design'd ; As if the consecrated hours were meant For sport to minds on cruelty intent ; It chanced ( such chances Providence obey ) He ...
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... blood alone , Entitled here to reign , Then loyalty , with all his lamps New trimm'd , a gallant show ! Chasing the darkness and the damps , Set London in a glow . " Twas hard to tell , of streets or squares Which form'd the chief ...
... blood alone , Entitled here to reign , Then loyalty , with all his lamps New trimm'd , a gallant show ! Chasing the darkness and the damps , Set London in a glow . " Twas hard to tell , of streets or squares Which form'd the chief ...
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Palavras e frases frequentes
Aspasio bard beneath birds blest blood boast Boötes bosom breast breath call'd charms CLEMENT MAROT Cowper dear death delight divine dwell e'en Earl of Surrey earth ease eyes faith fame fear feel fill'd fire fix'd friendship gentle give glory grace groves hand happy hear heard heart heaven heavenly homeless birds hymns JEHOVAH-SHALOM JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH Jesus John Throckmorton light live Lord lyre Mary mind muse ne'er never night nymphs o'er OLNEY HYMN once pain pass'd peace Phoebus pine-apples pleasure poet praise prayer prove Psalms repose rest sacred Saviour scene seek seem'd shade shine shore sight sing Sir Thomas Wyatt skies smile song soon sorrow soul sound spirit stout spurs sweet tears thee theme thine thou art thou hast thought truth Twas verse vex'd voice wast WILLIAM HAYLEY youth
Passagens conhecidas
Página 31 - With me but roughly since I heard thee last. Those lips are thine — thy own sweet smile I see, The same that oft in childhood solaced me; Voice only fails, else how distinct they say, ' Grieve not, my child, chase all thy fears away!
Página 119 - Twas my distress that brought thee low, My Mary ! Thy needles, once a shining store, For my sake restless heretofore, Now rust disused, and shine no more ; My Mary...
Página 33 - But no — what here we call our life is such, So little to be loved, and thou so much, That I should ill requite thee to constrain Thy unbound spirit into bonds again.
Página 440 - Toll for the brave ! The brave that are no more ! All sunk beneath the wave, Fast by their native shore ! Eight hundred of the brave, Whose courage well was tried, Had made the vessel heel, And laid her on her side. A land-breeze shook the shrouds, And she was overset ; Down went the Royal George, With all her crew complete.
Página 178 - E'er since, by faith, I saw the stream Thy flowing wounds supply, Redeeming love has been my theme, And shall be till I die.
Página 32 - I heard the bell tolled on thy burial day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away, And, turning from my nursery window, drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu ! But was it such ? It was. Where thou art gone Adieus and farewells are a sound unknown : May I but meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting word shall pass my lips no more...
Página 206 - SOMETIMES a light -surprises The Christian, while he sings ; It is the Lord, who rises With healing in His wings : When comforts are declining, He grants the soul again A season of clear shining, To cheer it after rain.
Página 188 - Here may we prove the power of prayer To strengthen faith, and sweeten care, To teach our faint desires to rise, And bring all Heaven before our eyes.
Página 191 - A glory gilds the sacred page, Majestic like the sun ; It gives a light to every age, — It gives, but borrows none.
Página 28 - ... Then the progeny that springs From the forests of our land, Armed with thunder, clad with wings, Shall a wider world command. " Regions Caesar never knew Thy posterity shall sway, Where his eagles never flew, None invincible as they.