Midnight musings, poems1832 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 17
Page 17
... edifice a tomb ; And tho ' perchance at first ' tis fair , The ray of truth it cannot bear- Its fabric clouds - its basis air : } And thus her spirit buoyant , bright , From clouds B 3 17 To whom the soft'ning course of age ...
... edifice a tomb ; And tho ' perchance at first ' tis fair , The ray of truth it cannot bear- Its fabric clouds - its basis air : } And thus her spirit buoyant , bright , From clouds B 3 17 To whom the soft'ning course of age ...
Page 21
... bear The lonely feeling of despair- With stately brow and sparkling eye , And soul that spoke her purpose high , Queen MARGARET said , " Not mine the part To quench the ardour of thy heart- Tho ' few the troops that follow thee , Their ...
... bear The lonely feeling of despair- With stately brow and sparkling eye , And soul that spoke her purpose high , Queen MARGARET said , " Not mine the part To quench the ardour of thy heart- Tho ' few the troops that follow thee , Their ...
Page 27
... Illumined by the bright lamp's blaze , And places AGNES on a steed , Which bears them off with thund'ring speed ; And ere the morning's first faint ray Had beamed on c 2 27 There stood the bridegroom-o'er his face ...
... Illumined by the bright lamp's blaze , And places AGNES on a steed , Which bears them off with thund'ring speed ; And ere the morning's first faint ray Had beamed on c 2 27 There stood the bridegroom-o'er his face ...
Page 30
... bear the battle's brunt— And there with conscious might The men at arms , with battle axe , To make their first and fierce attacks , Stood ready for the fight ; On either wing the spearmen stand , A ready , brave , and gallant band ...
... bear the battle's brunt— And there with conscious might The men at arms , with battle axe , To make their first and fierce attacks , Stood ready for the fight ; On either wing the spearmen stand , A ready , brave , and gallant band ...
Page 32
... bear- Which flashes forth in transient lines , And then in lurid splendour shines- Till all their store of thunder gone , The heavy flood in streams comes on : So was the crash on that dread field , When spear cross'd spear , and ...
... bear- Which flashes forth in transient lines , And then in lurid splendour shines- Till all their store of thunder gone , The heavy flood in streams comes on : So was the crash on that dread field , When spear cross'd spear , and ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
AGNES amid anguish arrayed ARTHUR balmy banner battle beam beauty beneath bitter bloom breast breathe bright bring brow calm cheek cheer CLIFFORD's CLIFFORD's tower clouds dark death decay deep delight DEMERARA dew-drops DIRGE E'en early earth fade faint fairy falchions fame farewell feelings flowers gallant band gaze gentle gladness gloom glory grief hath heard Heaven holy hopes laurel wreath life's light lonely look of love lour lyre maiden rest mem'ry merry England mirth moonlight morning mourn neath night o'er ocean pain pale path peace perchance perfume placid plain pleasures pow'r pride pure Queen reigns reigns o'er rill scene seems shed shine shone silent sleep smile sorrow soul spirit splendour star strife tears thee thine thou thoughts thro Tis sweet tomb transient vale vanished VESPER HOUR visage voice wake warrior weary ween wings withered young heart youth
Popular passages
Page 59 - OFT, in the stilly night, Ere Slumber's chain has bound me, Fond Memory brings the light Of other days around me ; The smiles, the tears, Of boyhood's years, The words of love then spoken ; The eyes that shone, Now dimm'd and gone, The cheerful hearts now broken ! Thus, in the stilly night...
Page 67 - Scarce seen, but with fresh bitterness imbued ; And slight withal may be the things which bring Back on the heart the weight which it would fling Aside for ever : it may be a sound — A tone of music, — summer's eve — or spring, A flower — the wind — the Ocean — which shall wound, Striking the electric chain wherewith we are darkly bound ; XXIV.
Page 48 - Twere now to be most happy, for I fear My soul hath her content so absolute That not another comfort like to this Succeeds in unknown fate.
Page 56 - O, that the slave had forty thousand lives ! One is too poor, too weak for my revenge. Now do I see 'tis true. Look here, lago ; All my fond love thus do I blow to heaven : 'Tis gone. Arise, black vengeance, from thy hollow cell ! Yield up, O love, thy crown and hearted throne To tyrannous hate ! Swell, bosom, with thy fraught, For 'tis of aspics
Page 89 - Where the wicked cease from troubling And the weary are at rest !