Gaston de Blondeville, or The court of Henry III Keeping festival in Ardenne, a romance. St. Alban's Abbey, a metrical tale; With some poetical pieces. By Anne Radcliffe ... To which is prefixed: A memoir of the author, with extracts from her journals. In four volumes |
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MOONLIGHT.
A SCENE.
On the bright margin of Italia's shore,
Beneath the glance of summer-noon we stray,
And, indolently happy, ask no more
Than cooling airs, that o'er the ocean play;
Beneath the glance of summer-noon we stray,
And, indolently happy, ask no more
Than cooling airs, that o'er the ocean play;
And watch the bark, that, on the busy strand,
Washed by the sparkling tide, awaits the gale,
Till, high among the shrouds, the sailor-band
Gallantly shout, and raise the swelling sail.
Washed by the sparkling tide, awaits the gale,
Till, high among the shrouds, the sailor-band
Gallantly shout, and raise the swelling sail.
On the broad deck a various group recline,
Touched with the moonlight, yet half-hid in shade,
Who, silent, watch the bark the coast resign,
The Pharos lessen, and the mountains fade.
Touched with the moonlight, yet half-hid in shade,
Who, silent, watch the bark the coast resign,
The Pharos lessen, and the mountains fade.
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We, indolently happy, ask alone
The wandering airs, which o'er the ocean stray,
To bring some sad Venetian sonnet's tone,
From that lone vessel floating far away!
The wandering airs, which o'er the ocean stray,
To bring some sad Venetian sonnet's tone,
From that lone vessel floating far away!
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