The Poetical Works of James Montgomery: Including Several Poems Now First Collected : with a Sketch of His Life, Volume 1L. C. Bowles, 1821 |
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... flood , Rolling round a buried world . " S. " Yet will time the deluge stop ; Then may Switzerland be blest : On St. Gothard's hoary top , ɑ Shall the Ark of Freedom rest . " W. " No ! -Irreparably lost , On the day that made us slaves ...
... flood , Rolling round a buried world . " S. " Yet will time the deluge stop ; Then may Switzerland be blest : On St. Gothard's hoary top , ɑ Shall the Ark of Freedom rest . " W. " No ! -Irreparably lost , On the day that made us slaves ...
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... warriors leaped to arms . On the margin of the flood , While the frantic foe drew nigh ; Grim as watching wolves we stood , Prompt as eagles stretch'd to fly . In a deluge , upon land Burst their overwhelming might 4 * III III.
... warriors leaped to arms . On the margin of the flood , While the frantic foe drew nigh ; Grim as watching wolves we stood , Prompt as eagles stretch'd to fly . In a deluge , upon land Burst their overwhelming might 4 * III III.
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... flood . a For , on that triumphant day , Underwalden's arms once more Broke Oppression's black array , Dashed invasion from her shore . Gaul's surviving barks retired , Muttering vengeance as they fled ; Hope in us , by victory fired ...
... flood . a For , on that triumphant day , Underwalden's arms once more Broke Oppression's black array , Dashed invasion from her shore . Gaul's surviving barks retired , Muttering vengeance as they fled ; Hope in us , by victory fired ...
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... flood , Dark as thunder clouds they rolled . By the trumpet's voice alarmed , All the valley burst awake ; All were in a moment armed From the barriers to the lake . In that valley , on that shore , When the graves give up their dead ...
... flood , Dark as thunder clouds they rolled . By the trumpet's voice alarmed , All the valley burst awake ; All were in a moment armed From the barriers to the lake . In that valley , on that shore , When the graves give up their dead ...
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... flood . In the whirlpool of that flood , Firm , in fortitude divine , Like the eternal rocks , we stood , In the cataract of the Rhine ; c Till by tenfold force assailed In a hurricane of fire ; When at length our phalanx failed , Then ...
... flood . In the whirlpool of that flood , Firm , in fortitude divine , Like the eternal rocks , we stood , In the cataract of the Rhine ; c Till by tenfold force assailed In a hurricane of fire ; When at length our phalanx failed , Then ...
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Palavras e frases frequentes
Africa age to age Albert amidst arms Art thou battle BATTLE OF ALEXANDRIA battle of Sempach beams beauty beneath birth blest blood brave breast breath brethren Canton of Uri Casas charms clouds country's dark dead dear death despair earth eternal expiring father fell fire fled flood flowers foes freedom Fulneck glory grave grief heart heaven hoary hope hyæna isles JAMES MONTGOMERY land light Lyre melancholy MEMNON morn mother mountains Mungo Parke nature's Negro night Note a. p. numbers o'er ocean pale peace plain race rage rest rise roam rocks roll rose round shade shore Sire skies slain slaves slumber smile song sorrow soul spirit star storm sublime sweet tears thee thine thou tide of light toil tomb Tremble Underwalden vale valley vengeance voice WANDERER OF SWITZERLAND waves weary weep WEST-INDIES where'er wild wilderness wind woes yoke youth
Passagens conhecidas
Página 99 - Touched by remembrance, trembles to that pole; For in this land of heaven's peculiar grace, The heritage of nature's noblest race, There is a spot of earth supremely blest, A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest...
Página 147 - 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 101 - THERE is a land of every land the pride, Beloved by Heaven o'er all the world beside ; Where brighter suns dispense serener light, And milder moons emparadise the night ; A land of beauty, virtue...
Página 143 - 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 82 - Now earth and ocean vanish'd, all serene The starry firmament alone was seen ; Through the slow, silent hours, he watch'd the host Of midnight suns in western darkness lost, Till Night himself, on shadowy pinions borne, Fled o'er the mighty waters, and the morn Danced on the mountains: — "Lights of heaven!
Página 144 - The GRAVE, that never spake before, Hath found at length a tongue to chide ; Oh, 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 157 - Beyond the narrow vale of time, Where bright celestial ages roll, To scenes eternal, scenes sublime, She points the way and leads the soul.
Página 148 - 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 208 - Encounter'd all that troubles thee ; He was — whatever thou hast been ; He is — what thou shalt 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 231 - SONG. SHALL Man of frail fruition boast ? Shall life be counted dear, Oft but a moment, and, at most, A momentary year ? There was a time, — that time is past, — When, youth ! I...