The Wanderer of Switzerland, and Other PoemsJ. Ballantyne, 1813 - 175 pages |
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Page 39
... Cold and keen the assassin's blade Smote the Father to the ground , Through the infant's breast convey'd To the mother's heart a wound . * UNDERWALDEN thus expired ; But at her expiring flame , * An indiscriminate massacre followed the ...
... Cold and keen the assassin's blade Smote the Father to the ground , Through the infant's breast convey'd To the mother's heart a wound . * UNDERWALDEN thus expired ; But at her expiring flame , * An indiscriminate massacre followed the ...
Page 51
... gulph of death , Lo ! the land of promise lies . Peace , to ALBERT's awful shade , In that land where sorrows cease ! And to ALBERT's ashes , laid In the earth's cold bosom , peace ! " Wand . " On the fatal field I lay Till.
... gulph of death , Lo ! the land of promise lies . Peace , to ALBERT's awful shade , In that land where sorrows cease ! And to ALBERT's ashes , laid In the earth's cold bosom , peace ! " Wand . " On the fatal field I lay Till.
Page 53
... cold On the lip that gasp'd for breath . As I gazed , an ancient dame , -She was childless by her look ! With refreshing cordials came ; Of her bounty I partook . Then , with desperation bold , ALBERT's precious corpse I bore On these ...
... cold On the lip that gasp'd for breath . As I gazed , an ancient dame , -She was childless by her look ! With refreshing cordials came ; Of her bounty I partook . Then , with desperation bold , ALBERT's precious corpse I bore On these ...
Page 82
... ever , ever part : " For in vain thy poet sings , " Wooes in vain thine heavenly strings ; " The Muse's wretched sons are born " To cold neglect , and penury , and scorn . 8 " That which ALEXANDER sigh'd for , " That which 82.
... ever , ever part : " For in vain thy poet sings , " Wooes in vain thine heavenly strings ; " The Muse's wretched sons are born " To cold neglect , and penury , and scorn . 8 " That which ALEXANDER sigh'd for , " That which 82.
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... never , never part ! " Glory , Commerce , now in vain , " Tempt me to the field , the main ; " The Muse's sons are blest , though born " To cold neglect , and penury , and scorn , " What , though all the world neglect me , 86.
... never , never part ! " Glory , Commerce , now in vain , " Tempt me to the field , the main ; " The Muse's sons are blest , though born " To cold neglect , and penury , and scorn , " What , though all the world neglect me , 86.
Common terms and phrases
ALBERT Alps arms Art thou battle beauty birth bliss blood blow brave breast breath breezes canton of URI charms clouds cold country's dark dead dear death despair earth EDMUND enchantment eternal expiring faithless fathers fell fire Fire from heaven flame fled flood flowers foes FRIEND GALLIA's GAULS glory grave grief Hark head heart heaven hoary hope and fear horror hurl'd JAMES BALLANTYNE Lake land light Lyre MEMNON moon morn Mother mountains mournful Muse's NATURE's night numbers o'er OCEAN pale peace PILLOW plain poor repose rest rill rise roam rocks roll'd rose round scene seem'd shade Shep shine Sire slain slaves sleep smile soft sorrows soul spirit star storm sweet sweetly Swiss tears tempest thee thine thou Thrice tomb turn'd Twas UNDERWALDEN vale Valley VENGEANCE voice Wand WANDERER OF SWITZERLAND waves weary weep wild wilderness wind wounds youth
Popular passages
Page 80 - THERE is a calm for those who weep, A rest for weary pilgrims found, They softly lie and sweetly sleep Low in the ground.
Page 169 - ONCE, in the flight of ages past, There lived a man — and who was he ? Mortal, howe'er thy lot be cast, That man resembled thee.
Page 170 - The changing spirits' rise and fall, We know that these were felt by him, For these are felt by all. He suffered, — but his pangs are o'er ; Enjoyed,— but his delights are fled ; Had friends, — his friends are now no more ; And foes, — his foes are dead. He...
Page 171 - The clouds and sunbeams, o'er his eye That once their shades and glory threw, Have left in yonder silent sky No vestige where they flew.
Page 73 - The soul, of origin divine, God's glorious image freed from clay, In heaven's eternal sphere shall shine A star of day ! The sun is but a spark of fire, A transient meteor in the sky ; The soul, immortal as its Sire, SHALL NEVER DIE!
Page 76 - LIVE ! — repent and pray ; In dust thine infamy deplore ; There yet is mercy ; — go thy way, And sin no more.
Page 75 - Ah! think not, hope not, fool, to find A friend in me. •By all the terrors of the tomb. Beyond the power of tongue to tell...
Page 124 - Welcome to a Land of Rest ! Thus the choir of angels sing, As they bear the soul on high, While with hallelujahs ring All the regions of the sky.
Page 84 - All in awful judgment rise. — 0 then, innocently brave, 1 will wrestle with the wave ; Lo ! Commerce spreads the daring sail, And yokes her naval chariots to the gale. " Blow, ye breezes ! — gently blowing, Waft me to that happy shore, Where, from fountains ever flowing, Indian realms their treasures pour ; Thence returning, poor in health, Rich in honesty and wealth, O'er thee, my dear paternal soil, I'll strew the golden harvest of my toil.
Page 164 - She triumphs ; — the winds and the waters conspire To spread her invincible name ; — The universe rings with her fame ; — But the cries of the fatherless mix with her praise, And the tears of the widow are shed on her bays...