The Grave: A PoemMethuen, 1903 - 44 páginas |
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... once fam'd , now dubious or forgot , And buried ' midst the wreck of things which were : There lie interr'd the more illustrious dead . v The wind is up : hark - how it howls ! Methinks Till now I never heard a sound so dreary . Doors ...
... once fam'd , now dubious or forgot , And buried ' midst the wreck of things which were : There lie interr'd the more illustrious dead . v The wind is up : hark - how it howls ! Methinks Till now I never heard a sound so dreary . Doors ...
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... once gives way . O lamentable sight ! The labour of whole ages lumbers down , A hideous and mis - shapen length of ruins ! Sepulchral columns wrestle but in vain With all - subduing Time : her cankʼring hand With calm deliberate malice ...
... once gives way . O lamentable sight ! The labour of whole ages lumbers down , A hideous and mis - shapen length of ruins ! Sepulchral columns wrestle but in vain With all - subduing Time : her cankʼring hand With calm deliberate malice ...
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... once the track , but presses on ; Till , forc'd at last to the tremendous verge , At once she sinks to everlasting ruin ! pur- Sure ' tis a serious thing to die ! My soul , What a strange moment must it be when , near Thy journey's end ...
... once the track , but presses on ; Till , forc'd at last to the tremendous verge , At once she sinks to everlasting ruin ! pur- Sure ' tis a serious thing to die ! My soul , What a strange moment must it be when , near Thy journey's end ...
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... once they ceas'd to be , Returning to the barren womb of nothing , Whence first they sprung ; then might the debauchee Untrembling mouth the Heavens ; then might the drunkard Reel over his full bowl , and when ' tis drain'd Fill up ...
... once they ceas'd to be , Returning to the barren womb of nothing , Whence first they sprung ; then might the debauchee Untrembling mouth the Heavens ; then might the drunkard Reel over his full bowl , and when ' tis drain'd Fill up ...
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... once liv'd ; And we that live must lend our carcases To cover our own offspring in their turns They too must cover their's . ' Tis here all meet ! The shiv'ring Icelander and sun - burnt Moor ; Men of all climes , that never met before ...
... once liv'd ; And we that live must lend our carcases To cover our own offspring in their turns They too must cover their's . ' Tis here all meet ! The shiv'ring Icelander and sun - burnt Moor ; Men of all climes , that never met before ...
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angel Ardwick artist Attor Attorney at law Bath Beddome Beneath Benjamin BENJAMIN WEST blessed Body Bookseller Cadell Canterbury character Charles Chaucer Christ clouds Copies John dead descent Drawn by WBlake dread Dudley e'en Edward Engraver Eternal King ev'n execution foul Francis George Grave Green groan hand happy heart Heath Heaven Henry HENRY FUSELI HENRY THOMSON HENRY TRESHAM Hill honour horror James JOHN FLAXMAN John Hoppner John Smyth Joseph Lady Abbess Lansdown Crescent London Published Lumb Messrs mighty Miller Miss Mortal ne'er ney at law night nought o'er Offer'd painted Philips picture Pilgrims Portrait Painter Prince of Wales PROCESSION OF CHAUCER'S Richard RICHARD COSWAY Robert round Royal Academy Royal Highness Samuel Samuel Burgess SCHIAVONETTI seller Sheffield Smil'd Smith Soul hovering Strand Surgeon sweet tale tell thine thing THOMAS STOTHARD throne Tipton Vale of Death weary Whilst wick WILLIAM BLAKE wishfully
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