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Page 175
... heaven ! If in your bright leaves we would read the fate Of men and empires , - ' tis to be forgiven , That in our aspirations to be great , Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state , And claim a kindred with you ; for ye are A beauty ...
... heaven ! If in your bright leaves we would read the fate Of men and empires , - ' tis to be forgiven , That in our aspirations to be great , Our destinies o'erleap their mortal state , And claim a kindred with you ; for ye are A beauty ...
Page 214
... Heaven is free From clouds , but of all colours seems to be Melted to one vast Iris of the West , Where the Day joins the past Eternity ; While , on the other hand , meek Dian's crest Floats through the azure air — an island of the ...
... Heaven is free From clouds , but of all colours seems to be Melted to one vast Iris of the West , Where the Day joins the past Eternity ; While , on the other hand , meek Dian's crest Floats through the azure air — an island of the ...
Page 244
... heaven , seems coloured by its skies . CXVIII . Here didst thou dwell , in this enchanted cover , Egeria ! thy all heavenly bosom beating For the far footsteps of thy mortal lover ; The purple Midnight veil'd that mystic meeting With ...
... heaven , seems coloured by its skies . CXVIII . Here didst thou dwell , in this enchanted cover , Egeria ! thy all heavenly bosom beating For the far footsteps of thy mortal lover ; The purple Midnight veil'd that mystic meeting With ...
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