The Poetical Works of James Montgomery: Including Several Poems Now First Collected : with a Sketch of His Life, Том 1L. C. Bowles, 1821 |
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... thee birth ? " W. " Aye - ' twas SWITZERLAND of yore ; But , degraded spot of earth ! Thou art SWITZERLAND no more . O'er thy mountains , sunk in blood , Are the waves of ruin hurled ; Like the waters of the flood , Rolling round a ...
... thee birth ? " W. " Aye - ' twas SWITZERLAND of yore ; But , degraded spot of earth ! Thou art SWITZERLAND no more . O'er thy mountains , sunk in blood , Are the waves of ruin hurled ; Like the waters of the flood , Rolling round a ...
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... thee , France ! " S. " Heard not Heaven the accusing cries Of the blood that smoked around , While the life warm sacrifice Palpitated on the ground ! " W. " Wrath , in silence , heaps his store To confound the guilty foe ; But the ...
... thee , France ! " S. " Heard not Heaven the accusing cries Of the blood that smoked around , While the life warm sacrifice Palpitated on the ground ! " W. " Wrath , in silence , heaps his store To confound the guilty foe ; But the ...
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... drawn , ' Pursues the twilight , or precedes the dawn ; Thy beauty , noon and midnight never see , • The morn and eve divide the year with thee . ' Soft fell the shades till Cynthia's slender bow Crested the WEST - INDIES . 87.
... drawn , ' Pursues the twilight , or precedes the dawn ; Thy beauty , noon and midnight never see , • The morn and eve divide the year with thee . ' Soft fell the shades till Cynthia's slender bow Crested the WEST - INDIES . 87.
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... cease , On Albion's lovely lap to rest in peace ; Pilgrim ! in heaven or earth , where'er thou be , Angels of mercy guide and comfort thee ! VOL . I .. 10 Thus lived the Negro in his native land , Till WEST - INDIES . 109.
... cease , On Albion's lovely lap to rest in peace ; Pilgrim ! in heaven or earth , where'er thou be , Angels of mercy guide and comfort thee ! VOL . I .. 10 Thus lived the Negro in his native land , Till WEST - INDIES . 109.
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... thee . -The captive raised his slow and sullen eye ; He knew no friend , nor deemed a friend was nigh , Till the sweet tones of Pity touched his ears , And Mercy bathed his bosom with her tears : Strange were those tones , to him those ...
... thee . -The captive raised his slow and sullen eye ; He knew no friend , nor deemed a friend was nigh , Till the sweet tones of Pity touched his ears , And Mercy bathed his bosom with her tears : Strange were those tones , to him those ...
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Africa age to age Albert amidst arms Art thou battle BATTLE OF ALEXANDRIA battle of Sempach beams beauty beneath birth blest blood brave breast breath brethren Canton of Uri Casas charms clouds country's dark dead dear death despair earth eternal expiring father fell fire fled flood flowers foes freedom Fulneck glory grave grief heart heaven hoary hope hyæna isles JAMES MONTGOMERY land light Lyre melancholy MEMNON morn mother mountains Mungo Parke nature's Negro night Note a. p. numbers o'er ocean pale peace plain race rage rest rise roam rocks roll rose round shade shore Sire skies slain slaves slumber smile song sorrow soul spirit star storm sublime sweet tears thee thine thou tide of light toil tomb Tremble Underwalden vale valley vengeance voice WANDERER OF SWITZERLAND waves weary weep WEST-INDIES where'er wild wilderness wind woes yoke youth
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