The Golden Treasury: Selected from the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language |
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Стр. 39
Since that dear Voice which did thy sounds approve , Which wont in such
harmonious strains to flow , Is reft from Earth to ... But orphans ' wailings to the
fainting ear ; Each stroke a sigh , each sound draws forth a tear ; For which be
silent as in ...
Since that dear Voice which did thy sounds approve , Which wont in such
harmonious strains to flow , Is reft from Earth to ... But orphans ' wailings to the
fainting ear ; Each stroke a sigh , each sound draws forth a tear ; For which be
silent as in ...
Стр. 57
... peace through sea and land . No war , or battle's sound Was heard the world
around : The idle spear and shield were high uphung ; The hookéd chariot stood
Unstain'd with hostile blood ; The trumpet spake not to BOOK SECOND 57.
... peace through sea and land . No war , or battle's sound Was heard the world
around : The idle spear and shield were high uphung ; The hookéd chariot stood
Unstain'd with hostile blood ; The trumpet spake not to BOOK SECOND 57.
Стр. 59
Nature , that heard such sound Beneath the hollow round Of Cynthia's seat the
airy region thrilling , Now was almost won To think her part was done , And that
her reign had here its last fulfilling ; She knew such harmony alone Could hold all
...
Nature , that heard such sound Beneath the hollow round Of Cynthia's seat the
airy region thrilling , Now was almost won To think her part was done , And that
her reign had here its last fulfilling ; She knew such harmony alone Could hold all
...
Стр. 61
In consecrated earth And on the holy hearth The Lars and Lemurés moan with
midnight plaint ; In urns , and altars round A drear and dying sound Affrights the
Flamens at their service quaint ; And the chill marble seems to sweat , While each
...
In consecrated earth And on the holy hearth The Lars and Lemurés moan with
midnight plaint ; In urns , and altars round A drear and dying sound Affrights the
Flamens at their service quaint ; And the chill marble seems to sweat , While each
...
Стр. 63
When Jubal struck the chorded shell His listening brethren stood around , And ,
wondering , on their faces fell To worship that celestial sound . Less than a god
the ght there could not dwel Within the hollow of that shell That spoke so sweetly
...
When Jubal struck the chorded shell His listening brethren stood around , And ,
wondering , on their faces fell To worship that celestial sound . Less than a god
the ght there could not dwel Within the hollow of that shell That spoke so sweetly
...
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Пользовательский отзыв - chibitika - LibraryThingEnglish poetry from the 1500's through the 1800's. Dedicated to Alfred Tennyson, Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland from 1850-1892. It has end notes with lots of extra information, an index of ... Читать весь отзыв
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