Ellen Fitzarthur: A Metrical Tale, in Five Cantos |
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Ellen Fitzarthur: A Metrical Tale, in Five Cantos (1822) Caroline Bowles Southey No preview available - 2008 |
Ellen Fitzarthur: A Metrical Tale, in Five Cantos (Classic Reprint) Caroline Bowles Southey No preview available - 2016 |
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beam blessing blossom breast breath bright brow cheek child close clouds cold confest dark dear death deep despair Destroying angel die is cast door dread dwell E'en earth earthly Ellen's eyes Ellen's heart ev'ry fair faithful fancy's fate father's fearful feelings Fitzarthur's flower fond gaze gentle glance gone grave greet grief hand HARVARD COLLEGE hast hath head Heav'n holy hope hour infant journey's end life's light ling'ring linger'd liv'd living look lute lyre Marg'ret mild Morton's mother's mournful never night o'er once pain pale pass'd past peace pity poison'd poor prayer prest rest rill round sacred sacred band scene seem'd shade sight silv'ry sleep smile soft solar fire soon soothing sound strain stray'd sweet tears tears are falling tempest tender thee thou thought thro trembling Twas unclosed voice wand'rer weary wild youth
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Page 16 - ... mingle hearts to part no more. 2 But for this hope, "this blessed stay, When earthly comforts all decay, O, who could view th' expiring eye, Nor wish, with those they love, to die * Who could receive their parting breath, Nor long to follow them in death...
Page 20 - All other friendships may decay, All other loves may fade away ; Our faults or follies may disgust The friend in whom we fondly trust, Or selfish views may intervene, From us his changeful heart to wean ; Or we ourselves may change, and find Faults to which once our love...
Page 21 - Or lingering pain, or pining care, At length may weary friendship's ear ; And love may gaze with altered eye, When beauty's young attractions fly : — But in that union, firm and mild, That binds a parent to his child, Such jarring chords can never sound — Such painful doubts can never wound. Though health and fortune may decay, And fleeting beauty pass away, — • Though grief may blight, or sin deface Our youth's fair promise, or disgrace May brand...
Page 22 - Tho1 grief may blight, or sin deface Our youth's fair promise, or disgrace May brand with infamy and shame, And public scorn, our blasted name — Tho...
Page 2 - One climbs into his arms — another Clings smiling round his knee ; A third is lifted by its mother Its father's face to see : The cradled innocent, his youngest treasure, Holds out its dimpled arms, and crows for pleasure...
Page 19 - ... brightly blazing, The father on his child was gazing, While she, the wintry hours to cheer With native woodnotes charmed his ear, (Notes to that partial ear excelling The loftiest strains from science swelling,) Or light of heart, in youthful glee With converse innocent and free Beguiled the time, or turned the page Of Holy Writ, or learning sage, Or caught, inspired, the glowing theme Of lofty bard, or minstrel's dream, Till in her eyes a kindling fire Sparkled reflected from the lyre — Oh...
Page 16 - Their mortal cares and sorrows o'er, And mingle hearts to part no more. 2 But for this hope, "this blessed stay, When earthly comforts all decay, O, who could view th...
Page 22 - Though all the fell contagion fly, Of guilt, reproach and misery, — When love forgets, and friends forsake, A parent, though his heart may break, From that fond heart will never tear The child, whose last retreat is there...
Page 1 - We shall, for this purpose, give a summary of its fable, and draw, somewhat largely, upon its paces for illustration of the merits which we have ascribed to it. The Tale, a completely domestic one, opens in Malwood Vale, an imaginary spot, we believe, where " the shades of night Were peacefully descending; And closing with the closing light, The peasant's toil was ending.