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... own ; No ear so dull , no soul so cold , That felt not , fired not to the tone , Till David's lyre grew mightier than his throne ! It told the triumphs of our King , It wafted 10 HEBREW MELODIES . The harp the monarch minstrel swept.
... own ; No ear so dull , no soul so cold , That felt not , fired not to the tone , Till David's lyre grew mightier than his throne ! It told the triumphs of our King , It wafted 10 HEBREW MELODIES . The harp the monarch minstrel swept.
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... cold : " Such are mine ; and such shall be " Thine , to - morrow , when with me : " Ere the coming day is done , " Such shalt thou be , such thy son , " Fare thee well , but for a day ; " Then we mix our mouldering clay . “ Thou , thy ...
... cold : " Such are mine ; and such shall be " Thine , to - morrow , when with me : " Ere the coming day is done , " Such shalt thou be , such thy son , " Fare thee well , but for a day ; " Then we mix our mouldering clay . “ Thou , thy ...
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... Which shines , but warms not with its powerless rays A night - beam Sorrow watcheth to behold , Distinct , but distant - clear - but , oh how cold ! WERE MY BOSOM AS FALSE AS THOU DEEM'ST IT TO HEBREW MELODIES . 27 Sun of the sleepless!
... Which shines , but warms not with its powerless rays A night - beam Sorrow watcheth to behold , Distinct , but distant - clear - but , oh how cold ! WERE MY BOSOM AS FALSE AS THOU DEEM'ST IT TO HEBREW MELODIES . 27 Sun of the sleepless!
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... cold , my murder'd love ! And this dark heart is vainly craving For her who soars alone above , And leaves my soul unworthy saving . 3 . She's gone , who shared my diadem ; She sunk , with her my joys entombing I swept that flower from ...
... cold , my murder'd love ! And this dark heart is vainly craving For her who soars alone above , And leaves my soul unworthy saving . 3 . She's gone , who shared my diadem ; She sunk , with her my joys entombing I swept that flower from ...
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... cold as the spray of the rock - beating surf . 5 . And there lay the rider distorted and pale , With the dew on his brow , and the rust on his mail ; And the tents were all silent , the banners alone , The lances unlifted , the trumpet ...
... cold as the spray of the rock - beating surf . 5 . And there lay the rider distorted and pale , With the dew on his brow , and the rust on his mail ; And the tents were all silent , the banners alone , The lances unlifted , the trumpet ...
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Page 125 - twere anew, the gaps of centuries ; Leaving that beautiful which still was so, And making that which was not, till the place Became religion, and the heart ran o'er With silent worship of the great of old ! — The dead, but sceptred sovereigns, who still rule Our spirits from their urns.
Page 10 - And on that cheek, and o'er that brow, So soft, so calm, yet eloquent, The smiles that win, the tints that glow, But tell of days in goodness spent, A mind at peace with all below, A heart whose love is innocent ! THE HARP THE MONARCH MINSTREL SWEPT.
Page 200 - Alas! they had been friends in youth; But whispering tongues can poison truth; And constancy lives in realms above; And life is thorny; and youth is vain; And to be wroth with one we love Doth work like madness in the brain.
Page 32 - Like the leaves of the forest when summer is green, That host with their banners at sunset were seen; Like the leaves of the forest when autumn hath blown, That host on the morrow lay withered and strown. For the angel of death spread his wings on the blast, And breathed in the face of the foe as he pass'd; And the eyes of the sleepers wax'd deadly and chill, And their hearts but once heaved, and for ever grew still...
Page 9 - SHE walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies ; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes : Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
Page 33 - And the widows of Ashur are loud in their wail, And the idols are broke in the temple of Baal ; And the might of the Gentile, unsmote by the sword, Hath melted like snow in the glance of the Lord...
Page 132 - There were giants in the earth in those days ; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
Page 86 - Though thy slumber may be deep, Yet thy spirit shall not sleep, There are shades which will not vanish, There are thoughts thou canst not banish...
Page 196 - ... Thy vows are all broken, And light is thy fame ; I hear thy name spoken, And share in its shame. They name thee before me, A knell to mine ear ; A shudder comes o'er me — Why wert thou so dear ? They know not I knew thee, Who knew thee too well : — Long, long shall I rue thee, Too deeply to tell. In secret we met — In silence I grieve, That thy heart could forget, Thy spirit deceive. If I should meet thee After long years, How should I greet thee ? — With silence and tears. STANZAS FOR...
Page 234 - He rose, and with a cold and gentle grasp He took her hand; a moment o'er his face A tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced, and then it faded, as it came...