The Poetical Works of James Montgomery: Including Several Poems Now First Collected : with a Sketch of His Life, Volume 1Bedlington, 1825 |
No interior do livro
Resultados 1-5 de 25
Página 3
... of Yardley Oak Song · Religion , an Occasional Hymn The Joy of Grief The Battle of Alexandria The Pillow • 149 154 158 160 161 162 164 166 169 175 Verses to the memory of Joseph Browne The Thunder Storm CONTENTS OF VOLUME I.
... of Yardley Oak Song · Religion , an Occasional Hymn The Joy of Grief The Battle of Alexandria The Pillow • 149 154 158 160 161 162 164 166 169 175 Verses to the memory of Joseph Browne The Thunder Storm CONTENTS OF VOLUME I.
Página 28
... battle's fiercest fire , In his country's battle - fell ! ” S. " SWITZERLAND then gave thee birth ? ” W. " Aye - ' twas SWITZERLAND of yore ; But , degraded spot of earth ! Thou art SwITZERLAND no more . O'er thy mountains , sunk in ...
... battle's fiercest fire , In his country's battle - fell ! ” S. " SWITZERLAND then gave thee birth ? ” W. " Aye - ' twas SWITZERLAND of yore ; But , degraded spot of earth ! Thou art SwITZERLAND no more . O'er thy mountains , sunk in ...
Página 35
... battle's fate he tried , Thrice o'erthrew his country's foes . b Happy then were those who fell , Fighting on their fathers ' graves ! Wretched those who lived to tell , Treachery made the victors slaves ! c Thus my country's life ...
... battle's fate he tried , Thrice o'erthrew his country's foes . b Happy then were those who fell , Fighting on their fathers ' graves ! Wretched those who lived to tell , Treachery made the victors slaves ! c Thus my country's life ...
Página 41
... battle and massacre of Underwalden . WANDERER . " FROM the valley we descried , As the Gauls approached our shores , Keels that darkened all the tide , Tempesting the lake with oars . Then the mountain echoes rang With the clanguor of ...
... battle and massacre of Underwalden . WANDERER . " FROM the valley we descried , As the Gauls approached our shores , Keels that darkened all the tide , Tempesting the lake with oars . Then the mountain echoes rang With the clanguor of ...
Página 45
... On their country's dying bed , Wives and husbands poured their breath ; Many a youth and maiden bled , Married at thine altar , Death ! d Wildly scattered o'er the plain , Bloodier still the battle OF SWITZERLAND . 45.
... On their country's dying bed , Wives and husbands poured their breath ; Many a youth and maiden bled , Married at thine altar , Death ! d Wildly scattered o'er the plain , Bloodier still the battle OF SWITZERLAND . 45.
Outras edições - Ver tudo
The Poetical Works of James Montgomery: Including Several Poems ..., Volume 1 James Montgomery Visualização integral - 1821 |
The Poetical Works of James Montgomery: Including Several Poems Now First ... James Montgomery Pré-visualização indisponível - 2019 |
The Poetical Works of James Montgomery: Including Several Poems Now First ... James Montgomery Pré-visualização indisponível - 2016 |
Palavras e frases frequentes
Africa age to age Albert amidst arms Art thou battle BATTLE OF ALEXANDRIA beauty beneath birth blaze blest bliss blood brave breast breath breeze brethren Canton of Uri Casas charms clouds country's dark dead dear death despair earth eternal expire fathers fell fire fled flood flowers foes freedom Fulneck glory grave grief head heart heaven hoary hope horrour isles JAMES MONTGOMERY land light Lyre melancholy Memnon Mirfield Moravian Brethren morn mother mountains Mungo Parke Nature's Negro night Note a. p. Note b. p. o'er ocean pale peace PILLOW plain poems publick race reigns rest rills roam rocks roll rose round shore skies slain slaves smile sorrow soul spirit star storm sweet tears tempest thee thine thou toil tomb Underwalden vale vengeance voice WANDERER OF SWITZERLAND waves weep West-Indies where'er wild wilderness wind woes yoke youth
Passagens conhecidas
Página 106 - An angel-guard of loves and graces lie ; Around her knees domestic duties meet, And fire-side pleasures gambol at her feet. Where shall that land, that spot of earth be found? " Art thou a man — a patriot ? look around, O thou shalt find, howe'er thy footsteps roam, That land thy country, and that spot thy home.
Página 106 - Where brighter suns dispense serener light, And milder moons emparadise the night; A land of beauty, virtue, valour, truth, Time-tutored age, and love-exalted youth. The wandering mariner, whose eye explores The wealthiest isles...
Página 105 - A land of beauty, virtue, valor, truth, Time-tutored age and love-exalted youth: The wandering mariner, whose eye explores The wealthiest isles, the most enchanting shores, Views not a realm so bountiful and fair, Nor breathes the spirit of a purer air ; In every clime the...
Página 215 - Once, in the flight of ages past, There lived a man — and who was he ? Mortal, howe'er thy lot be cast, That man resembled thee. Unknown the region of his birth, The land in which he died unknown : His name has...
Página 216 - He is — what thou shall be. The rolling seasons, day and night, Sun, moon, and stars, the earth and main, Erewhile his portion, life and light, To him exist in vain.
Página 153 - THERE is a calm for those who weep, A rest for weary pilgrims found, They softly lie and sweetly sleep Low in the ground.
Página 149 - The soul, of origin divine, God's glorious image freed from clay, In heaven's eternal sphere shall shine A star of day ! The sun is but a spark of fire, A transient meteor in the sky ; The soul, immortal as its Sire, SHALL NEVER DIE!
Página 150 - The GRAVE, that never spake before, Hath found at length a tongue to chide ; O listen ! — I will speak no more : — Be silent. Pride ! " Art thou a WRETCH of hope forlorn, The victim of consuming care ? Is thy distracted conscience torn By fell despair ? " Do foul misdeeds of former times Wring with remorse thy guilty breast...
Página 163 - On halcyon wings our moments pass, Life's cruel cares beguiling ; Old Time lays down his scythe and glass, In gay...
Página 106 - Here woman reigns ; the mother, daughter, wife, Strews with fresh flowers the narrow way of life; In the clear heaven of her delightful eye, An angel-guard of loves and graces lie ; Around her knees domestic duties meet, And fireside pleasures gambol at her feet. " Where shall that land, that spot of earth be found...