The Miscellaneous Works of David Humphreys: Late Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of MadridT. and J. Swords, no. 160 Pearl-street, 1804 - 394 Seiten |
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... living lay : Yet shall these scenes impress my mem'ry still , Nor less the festal hours of Vernon's hill ; Nor that sad moment when ' twas mine to part , As the last heart string severs from the heart . 85 90 95 100 105 " Adieu , " I ...
... living lay : Yet shall these scenes impress my mem'ry still , Nor less the festal hours of Vernon's hill ; Nor that sad moment when ' twas mine to part , As the last heart string severs from the heart . 85 90 95 100 105 " Adieu , " I ...
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... living beam of fame , Kindles the spark , and fans the kindled flame : Then meets the stedfast eye , the splendid charms Of prancing steeds , of plumed troops and arms : Reflected sun - beams , dazzling , gild afar The pride , the pomp ...
... living beam of fame , Kindles the spark , and fans the kindled flame : Then meets the stedfast eye , the splendid charms Of prancing steeds , of plumed troops and arms : Reflected sun - beams , dazzling , gild afar The pride , the pomp ...
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... living ray , Heav'n's own pure splendours pour a tide of day . 405 410 And , lo ! successful from heroic toils , With glory cover'd and enrich'd with spoils ; With garlands waving o'er these spoils of war , The pomp preceded by th ...
... living ray , Heav'n's own pure splendours pour a tide of day . 405 410 And , lo ! successful from heroic toils , With glory cover'd and enrich'd with spoils ; With garlands waving o'er these spoils of war , The pomp preceded by th ...
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... living will , I am confident , bear testimony to the zeal with which I attempted to promote the public cause , and , at the same time , to put a period to their individual suffering . Ias- sume no claim to merit for thus doing what was ...
... living will , I am confident , bear testimony to the zeal with which I attempted to promote the public cause , and , at the same time , to put a period to their individual suffering . Ias- sume no claim to merit for thus doing what was ...
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... living flame , T Announce the WORD from HEAV'N sublime , refin'd , UNJH And bring mild consolations to the mind ; Of future being the glad tidings bear , P1605 And God's high will with holy zeal declare ! ud dauw bra Ye champions ...
... living flame , T Announce the WORD from HEAV'N sublime , refin'd , UNJH And bring mild consolations to the mind ; Of future being the glad tidings bear , P1605 And God's high will with holy zeal declare ! ud dauw bra Ye champions ...
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Seite 203 - In flower of youth and beauty's pride. Happy, happy, happy pair! None but the brave, None but the brave, None but the brave deserves the fair...
Seite 205 - Flush'd with a purple grace He shows his honest face: Now give the hautboys breath; he comes, he comes! Bacchus, ever fair and young, Drinking joys did first ordain; Bacchus...
Seite 207 - Those are Grecian ghosts, that in battle were slain, And unburied remain Inglorious on the plain ; Give the vengeance due To the valiant crew. Behold how they toss their torches on high, How they point to the Persian abodes, And glittering temples of their hostile gods.
Seite 301 - The royal band now ready stand, All ranged in dread array, sir, With stomach stout to see it out, And make a bloody day, sir. The cannons roar from shore to shore, The small arms make a rattle ; Since wars began I'm sure no man E'er saw so strange a battle. The rebel dales, the rebel vales, With rebel trees surrounded ; The distant woods, the hills and floods, With rebel echoes sounded.
Seite 203 - Such is the power of mighty love ! A dragon's fiery form belied the god ; Sublime on radiant spires he rode, When he to fair Olympia...
Seite 300 - The soldier flew, the sailor too, And scared almost to death, sir, Wore out their shoes to spread the news, And ran till out of breath, sir. Now up and down, throughout the town, Most frantic scenes were acted; And some ran here, and others there, Like men almost distracted. Some fire...
Seite 209 - At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress of the vocal frame ; The sweet enthusiast, from her sacred store, Enlarged the former narrow bounds, And added length to solemn sounds, With nature's mother-wit, and arts unknown before. Let old Timotheus yield the prize, Or both divide the crown ; He raised a mortal to the skies ; She drew an angel down.
Seite iii - Co. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, to wit : " Tadeuskund, the Last King of the Lenape. An Historical Tale." In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States...
Seite 302 - A hundred men, with each a pen, Or more, upon my word, sir, It is most true, would be too few, Their valor to record, sir. " Such feats did they perform that day Against these wicked kegs, sir, That, years to come, if they get home, They'll make their boasts and brags, sir.
Seite 205 - Soothed with the sound, the king grew vain ; Fought all his battles o'er again, And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain...