The Powers of Genius: A Poem, in Three PartsAlbion Press: : Printed by J. Cundee, Ivy Lane, for T. Williams, Stationers' Court, and T. Hurst, Paternoster-Row, 1804 - American poetry - 155 pages |
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... , and rashness of youth , to invoke the same muse who has rewarded their toils , and to direct my course amidst regions hitherto un- explored . - May I hope to be heard ? 1 THE DESIGN . GENIUS is the highest power of PREFACE .
... , and rashness of youth , to invoke the same muse who has rewarded their toils , and to direct my course amidst regions hitherto un- explored . - May I hope to be heard ? 1 THE DESIGN . GENIUS is the highest power of PREFACE .
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... heard the dictates of his epic * muse . A perfect taste dwells only in the mind , With manners polish'd , sentiments refin'd ; But Genius rises from the darkest shade , Where never ploughshare cut the barren glade . 240 * About the end ...
... heard the dictates of his epic * muse . A perfect taste dwells only in the mind , With manners polish'd , sentiments refin'd ; But Genius rises from the darkest shade , Where never ploughshare cut the barren glade . 240 * About the end ...
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... heard on every side the fall of tor- rents , the mournful dashing of the waves along the friths and lakes , and the hollow sound of the winds through the rocks and the caverns , which he has compared to the voice of a spirit . The ...
... heard on every side the fall of tor- rents , the mournful dashing of the waves along the friths and lakes , and the hollow sound of the winds through the rocks and the caverns , which he has compared to the voice of a spirit . The ...
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... heard no more . ‡ * Demosthenes . + Cicero . The Earl of Chatham last appeared in the House of Lords , the 2d of April , 1778. He was then ill and debili- tated . He spoke in favour of a motion of the Duke of Influence of Love ...
... heard no more . ‡ * Demosthenes . + Cicero . The Earl of Chatham last appeared in the House of Lords , the 2d of April , 1778. He was then ill and debili- tated . He spoke in favour of a motion of the Duke of Influence of Love ...
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... heard this strain --- ( it now no longer flows Peace to the ashes of a man of woes ! ) Here on this beaten rock , O let me rest ! 221 Breathe thou damp gale upon my throbbing breast ! Roll on bold River , let me hear thee rave , I love ...
... heard this strain --- ( it now no longer flows Peace to the ashes of a man of woes ! ) Here on this beaten rock , O let me rest ! 221 Breathe thou damp gale upon my throbbing breast ! Roll on bold River , let me hear thee rave , I love ...
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Page 98 - Thus Satan, talking to his nearest mate, With head uplift above the wave, and eyes That sparkling blazed ; his other parts besides, Prone on the flood, extended long and large, Lay floating many a rood...
Page 90 - I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of hosts.
Page 92 - O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.
Page 91 - In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face ; the hair of my flesh stood up : It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying, Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his Maker?
Page 112 - Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks: methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam...
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Page 92 - Princes shall come out of Egypt: Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.
Page 92 - The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God : even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
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Page 89 - Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the Earth; it hath raised up from their thrones >11 the kings of the nations.