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Article SONNET IV. ← Page 2 of 2 Article LE CORDIER. Page 1 of 1 Article THE TWISTER. Page 1 of 1 Article TO THE EVENING STAR. Page 1 of 1 Article THE DESCRIPTION OF A STORM. Page 1 of 1
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Sonnet Iv.
0 shroud , ye silent shores ! the cheerless flow Of life faint-lapsing to thy listless lake : Pour'd forth from Fate ' s impoisan'd urn of woe , ' [ betake . My bitter d . iys their downward course Receive , oblivious lake ! a lover stream That comes his Consort's previous rill to
join ; To join bencatli the ground a consort stream , No fabled course , ye Domes of Death ! is mine . 1 come , my Love—I come , with faithful . . pace , Thy track fondrtracing to the fatal shore , There niix'd with thee my weary wand ' rings cease , And Fate our wedded waves shall part , LOUISE , no more ,
Dr . Wallis , a very famous crammrrian , v .-as in company cne day witli a learned Frenchman , t . ho blasted much of the excellency of his own ! a _ e _ a .: e , .. Inch could so hap-_ uly express correlative ideas by v .. ids derived from thc same . root ; whereas other language ., and particularly thc English , were obli & ed fjequently , for that oppose , lo ma . e use of fuch wrrrls as l . art no radical amr . ity : and to prove his __ - tertian , he produced ' . he four foLowin . lines :
Le Cordier.
LE CORDIER .
X C ' .-D un cordier ; cordant , veut cordcr line corde , [ corde ; Pour la corde corder , trois cordons il ac-Mais , si une des cordons do la corde decorde , La cordon decordant fait decorder la corde .
These the no-tor immediately rcltirned verbatim , into the same number of __ nf _ lish vcrics ; only substitutin e the pure relish word twist for the exotic chord .
The Twister.
THE TWISTER .
V > HEX a twister a twisting will ty .-ist him a twist , [ doth untwist , For the twisting his twist he three twines But if one of the twines pf the twist doth untwist , [ twist . The twine that untwisteth , untwisteth the
Or . Wallis afterwaros pursued a similar play up-n two utr-is ricri' -ed from thc ..-. me Saxon root , uva , 'tv . v , or twy , i the twn following tttrastirs i _ — - ¦
^ Nc . I . ' Untivjrling the twine that untwisted between , [ twine ; He twirls with his twister the two in a Then , twice having twisted the twines of the twine , [ twain . lie iwicheth the twine he had twined in No . II .
The twain that in twining before in the twine , [ twine ; As twins were intivisled , he now doth uh'Twixt the twain inter-twixing a twine more between , [ the twine . Jle twirling his twister , makes a twist of
To The Evening Star.
TO THE EVENING STAR .
BY THE REV . MR . B 1 DLAKE . BRIGHT eye of pensive eve ! resplendent orb That o ' er the misty mountain shinest clear , Like a rich gem , Upon an . lEthiop ' s brow ! Thy lamp serene , my now benighted steps Directs to that blest spot where dwells my
fair , Twin rivals who can boast More pure ,, more bright than thee ! For not thy lovely light , that kindly cheers The sullen frown of unpropitious night , Is half so sweet as truth , That beams in beauty ' s eyes . Not all the little waking elvesthat rise
, From out their rosy bow ' rs of velvet buds , Where they had slept the day , To dance thy rays beneath , Feel such delight as does this breast , when thou With radiant lustre shew ' st the happy hour , That leads from scenes of care To still domestic bliss .
The Description Of A Storm.
THE DESCRIPTION OF A STORM .
FT . OM THE SEA , A PO £ M . P . Y THE SAME . IN gloom enwrapp'd , and dusky tempests thron'd , And terrible in ire , the rough south-west Breaks forth . His mantle darkness , and thick niht [ skies
g And mist confus'd . In show ' rs the weeping Profusely fall , and rajjing ocean roars ; t ' car'd at the scowling of his angry brow , Implacable and rough . Another , fell , The dreary east , blows dry his arid breath ; Or southward wi n ding , takes him vapoury wings From all the fogs of Egypt and the Nile ;
And shakes eternal inundations doivn . Far from the polar North another comes , Thy kingdom , keen relentless frost ! and rides On icy chariot furious , fast . Kc , dread , His fierce artillery discharges Targe , Of pattering bail , and sleet , and arrowy cold . His fiery head around , for diadem ,
Brisk lightnings play ; ' and hoarse in thunder speaks His awful voice . With these , equal in rage , A demon troop of brother warriors rise ;" Tornado ravaging , and whirlwind wild : And all au elemental battle wage . [ once There , when relax'd , wanton and free , at Iiread ' the loomy months the tyrants
oer g rage . ' [ iyarms Calm smiles no more : nor spreads her s ' . il-Across the bosom of the charmed wave . Away she flies , susceptive of alarm . To milder skies , and sleeps nearspicy isles , Lull'd to soft rest by songs of summer biuU ;
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Sonnet Iv.
0 shroud , ye silent shores ! the cheerless flow Of life faint-lapsing to thy listless lake : Pour'd forth from Fate ' s impoisan'd urn of woe , ' [ betake . My bitter d . iys their downward course Receive , oblivious lake ! a lover stream That comes his Consort's previous rill to
join ; To join bencatli the ground a consort stream , No fabled course , ye Domes of Death ! is mine . 1 come , my Love—I come , with faithful . . pace , Thy track fondrtracing to the fatal shore , There niix'd with thee my weary wand ' rings cease , And Fate our wedded waves shall part , LOUISE , no more ,
Dr . Wallis , a very famous crammrrian , v .-as in company cne day witli a learned Frenchman , t . ho blasted much of the excellency of his own ! a _ e _ a .: e , .. Inch could so hap-_ uly express correlative ideas by v .. ids derived from thc same . root ; whereas other language ., and particularly thc English , were obli & ed fjequently , for that oppose , lo ma . e use of fuch wrrrls as l . art no radical amr . ity : and to prove his __ - tertian , he produced ' . he four foLowin . lines :
Le Cordier.
LE CORDIER .
X C ' .-D un cordier ; cordant , veut cordcr line corde , [ corde ; Pour la corde corder , trois cordons il ac-Mais , si une des cordons do la corde decorde , La cordon decordant fait decorder la corde .
These the no-tor immediately rcltirned verbatim , into the same number of __ nf _ lish vcrics ; only substitutin e the pure relish word twist for the exotic chord .
The Twister.
THE TWISTER .
V > HEX a twister a twisting will ty .-ist him a twist , [ doth untwist , For the twisting his twist he three twines But if one of the twines pf the twist doth untwist , [ twist . The twine that untwisteth , untwisteth the
Or . Wallis afterwaros pursued a similar play up-n two utr-is ricri' -ed from thc ..-. me Saxon root , uva , 'tv . v , or twy , i the twn following tttrastirs i _ — - ¦
^ Nc . I . ' Untivjrling the twine that untwisted between , [ twine ; He twirls with his twister the two in a Then , twice having twisted the twines of the twine , [ twain . lie iwicheth the twine he had twined in No . II .
The twain that in twining before in the twine , [ twine ; As twins were intivisled , he now doth uh'Twixt the twain inter-twixing a twine more between , [ the twine . Jle twirling his twister , makes a twist of
To The Evening Star.
TO THE EVENING STAR .
BY THE REV . MR . B 1 DLAKE . BRIGHT eye of pensive eve ! resplendent orb That o ' er the misty mountain shinest clear , Like a rich gem , Upon an . lEthiop ' s brow ! Thy lamp serene , my now benighted steps Directs to that blest spot where dwells my
fair , Twin rivals who can boast More pure ,, more bright than thee ! For not thy lovely light , that kindly cheers The sullen frown of unpropitious night , Is half so sweet as truth , That beams in beauty ' s eyes . Not all the little waking elvesthat rise
, From out their rosy bow ' rs of velvet buds , Where they had slept the day , To dance thy rays beneath , Feel such delight as does this breast , when thou With radiant lustre shew ' st the happy hour , That leads from scenes of care To still domestic bliss .
The Description Of A Storm.
THE DESCRIPTION OF A STORM .
FT . OM THE SEA , A PO £ M . P . Y THE SAME . IN gloom enwrapp'd , and dusky tempests thron'd , And terrible in ire , the rough south-west Breaks forth . His mantle darkness , and thick niht [ skies
g And mist confus'd . In show ' rs the weeping Profusely fall , and rajjing ocean roars ; t ' car'd at the scowling of his angry brow , Implacable and rough . Another , fell , The dreary east , blows dry his arid breath ; Or southward wi n ding , takes him vapoury wings From all the fogs of Egypt and the Nile ;
And shakes eternal inundations doivn . Far from the polar North another comes , Thy kingdom , keen relentless frost ! and rides On icy chariot furious , fast . Kc , dread , His fierce artillery discharges Targe , Of pattering bail , and sleet , and arrowy cold . His fiery head around , for diadem ,
Brisk lightnings play ; ' and hoarse in thunder speaks His awful voice . With these , equal in rage , A demon troop of brother warriors rise ;" Tornado ravaging , and whirlwind wild : And all au elemental battle wage . [ once There , when relax'd , wanton and free , at Iiread ' the loomy months the tyrants
oer g rage . ' [ iyarms Calm smiles no more : nor spreads her s ' . il-Across the bosom of the charmed wave . Away she flies , susceptive of alarm . To milder skies , and sleeps nearspicy isles , Lull'd to soft rest by songs of summer biuU ;