The League of the Alps: The Seige of Valencia, The Vespers of Palermo, and Other PoemsHilliard, Gray, Little, and Wilkins, 1826 - 480 pages |
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Page 35
... shouldst die , And life be left to the butterfly ! * Thou'rt gone , as a dew - drop is swept from the bough , -Oh ! for the world where thy home is now ! How may we love but in doubt and fear , How may we anchor our fond hearts here ...
... shouldst die , And life be left to the butterfly ! * Thou'rt gone , as a dew - drop is swept from the bough , -Oh ! for the world where thy home is now ! How may we love but in doubt and fear , How may we anchor our fond hearts here ...
Page 161
... shouldst have track'd ere now , with step as light , Their wild wood - paths . ΧΙΜΕΝΑ , I would not but have shar'd These hours of woe and peril , though the deep And solemn feelings wakening at their voice , Claim all the wrought - up ...
... shouldst have track'd ere now , with step as light , Their wild wood - paths . ΧΙΜΕΝΑ , I would not but have shar'd These hours of woe and peril , though the deep And solemn feelings wakening at their voice , Claim all the wrought - up ...
Page 162
... shouldst move As a light breeze of heaven , through summer - bowers , And not o'er foaming billows . We are fallen On dark and evil days ! ΧΙΜΕΝΑ . Aye , days , that wake All to their tasks ! -Youth may not loiter now In the green walks ...
... shouldst move As a light breeze of heaven , through summer - bowers , And not o'er foaming billows . We are fallen On dark and evil days ! ΧΙΜΕΝΑ . Aye , days , that wake All to their tasks ! -Youth may not loiter now In the green walks ...
Page 172
... shouldst be born for empire , since thy soul Thus lightly from all human bonds can free Its haughty flight ! -Men ! men ! too much is yours Of vantage ; ye , that with a sound , a breath , A shadow , thus can fill the desolate space Of ...
... shouldst be born for empire , since thy soul Thus lightly from all human bonds can free Its haughty flight ! -Men ! men ! too much is yours Of vantage ; ye , that with a sound , a breath , A shadow , thus can fill the desolate space Of ...
Page 193
... shouldst win The father to relent , to save his sons ! HERNANDEZ . By yielding up the city ? ELMINA . Rather say By meeting that which gathers close upon us Perchance one day the sooner ! —Is ' t not so ? Must we not yield at last ...
... shouldst win The father to relent , to save his sons ! HERNANDEZ . By yielding up the city ? ELMINA . Rather say By meeting that which gathers close upon us Perchance one day the sooner ! —Is ' t not so ? Must we not yield at last ...
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ABDULLAH agony ALPHONSO ANSELMO arms art thou aught banner bear beneath blood brave breast breath bright brow call'd Castile CITIZEN clouds Conradin CONSTANCE dark dead death deep doth dreams e'en earth ELMINA ERIBERT Ev'n fair father fear flowers GARCIAS glorious glory gone GONZALEZ grave grief hast thou hath hear heard Heaven HERNANDEZ holy hope hour hush'd know'st lance wards land light lone look look'd midst mighty MONTALBA mother Mozambic ne'er night noble o'er pale pass'd peasant pour'd PROCIDA proud Provençal RAIMOND rest Roncesvalles round scene scorn SICILIANS Sicily silent singing bee sleep smile song sons soul sound speak spirit storm strong sweet sword tell thee thine things thou art Thou hast thou shouldst thought thy heart Twas Twill unto Valencia VITTORIA voice warriors wave wild wilt winds wouldst thou XIMENA young youth ΧΙΜΕΝΑ