The Poetical Works of Anna Seward With Extracts from her Literary Correspondence. Edited by Walter Scott ... In Three Volumes |
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TO MRS SKERETT
WRITTEN, NOV. 1805.
Of gentle manners, and enlighten'd mind,
Wert thou, Albinia, in thy youth's soft prime,
When thrice 'twas ours, in converse free and kind,
Short space to gild of swiftly-passing time.
Wert thou, Albinia, in thy youth's soft prime,
When thrice 'twas ours, in converse free and kind,
Short space to gild of swiftly-passing time.
And with thy brother,
to whose cultured youth
The classic Fanes their radiant stores display'd,
While warmth of heart, genius, and manly truth,
Then, as through life, his ardent spirit sway'd.
The classic Fanes their radiant stores display'd,
While warmth of heart, genius, and manly truth,
Then, as through life, his ardent spirit sway'd.
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So once again, to blend the soul's clear stream!
Charm'd would my sense that pleasing view discern,
But hope is cold on the presented theme,
And her dear hands a darken'd mirror turn.
Charm'd would my sense that pleasing view discern,
But hope is cold on the presented theme,
And her dear hands a darken'd mirror turn.
Yet, friends esteem'd, to memory oft ye rise,
Bright from the past, as refluent pleasures cheer;
Though ye no more may glad these mortal eyes.
Far spent my day, and the long night is near!
Bright from the past, as refluent pleasures cheer;
Though ye no more may glad these mortal eyes.
Far spent my day, and the long night is near!
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