Chambers's Cyclopædia of English Literature, Volume 3J.B. Lippincott Company, 1902 - English literature |
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... heaven Ambition cannot dwell , Nor Avarice in the vaults of hell ; Earthly these passions of the earth , They perish where they had their birth . But Love is indestructible : Its holy flame for ever burneth , From heaven it came , to heaven ...
... heaven Ambition cannot dwell , Nor Avarice in the vaults of hell ; Earthly these passions of the earth , They perish where they had their birth . But Love is indestructible : Its holy flame for ever burneth , From heaven it came , to heaven ...
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... Heaven - and so in gladness A Heaven unto himself have earned : But he in shadows undiscerned Trusted , and damned himself to madness . He spoke of poetry , and how Divine it was- ' a light - a love- A spirit which like wind doth blow ...
... Heaven - and so in gladness A Heaven unto himself have earned : But he in shadows undiscerned Trusted , and damned himself to madness . He spoke of poetry , and how Divine it was- ' a light - a love- A spirit which like wind doth blow ...
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... Heaven must fade , Light be the hand of Ruin laid Upon the home I love : With lulling spell let soft Decay Steal on , and spare the Giant sway , The crash of tower and grove . Far opening down some woodland deep In their own quiet ...
... Heaven must fade , Light be the hand of Ruin laid Upon the home I love : With lulling spell let soft Decay Steal on , and spare the Giant sway , The crash of tower and grove . Far opening down some woodland deep In their own quiet ...
Contents
THE NINETEENTH CENTURY | 1 |
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH | 11 |
SIR WALTER SCOTT | 30 |
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