This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1863 Excerpt: ...Eain myrtles and olive-buds down on his face! Rain the myrrh down, let all that is best fall a-pining, Since the myrrh of his life from thy keeping is swept!----Pale he lay, thine Adonis, in purples reclining, --The Loves raised their voices around him and wept. They have shorn their bright curls off to cast on Adonis; ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1863 Excerpt: ...Eain myrtles and olive-buds down on his face! Rain the myrrh down, let all that is best fall a-pining, Since the myrrh of his life from thy keeping is swept!----Pale he lay, thine Adonis, in purples reclining, --The Loves raised their voices around him and wept. They have shorn their bright curls off to cast on Adonis; One treads on his bow, --on his arrows, another, --One breaks up a well-feathered quiver, and one is Bent low at a sandal, untying the strings, And one carries the vases of gold from the springs, While one washes the wound, --and behind them a brother Fans down on the body sweet air with his wings, vni. Oytherea herself, now, the Loves are lamenting. Each torch at the door Hymenseus blew out; And, the marriage-wreath dropping its leaves as repenting, No more ' Hymen, Hymen, ' is chanted about, But the ai at instead--'ai alas' is begun For Adonis, and then follows 'ai Hymenseus!' The Graces are weeping for Cinyris' son, Sobbing low, each to each, 'His fair eyes cannot see us!'--Their wail strikes more shrill than the sadder Dione's. The Fates mourn aloud for Adonis, Adonis, Deep chanting: he hears not a word that they say. He would hear, but Persephon6 has him in keeping.--Cease moan, Cytherea--leave pomps for to-day, And weep new when a new year refits thee for weeping. A VISION OF POETS. 0 Sacred Essence, lighting me this hour, How may I lightly stile thy great power? Echo. Power. Power I but of whenco? under the greenwood spraye? Or liv'st in Heaven? saye. Echo. In Heavens aye. In Heavens aye 1 tell, uiay I It ohtayne By alms, by fasting, prayer, --by paine? Echo. By paine. Show me the paine, it shall be undergone; 1 to mine end will still go on. Echo. Go on. Britannia's Pastoeais. A Poet could not sleep aright, For Ms soul kept up too much light...
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Fair. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Brown leather binding with gilt lettering and floral design on front. Boards detatched with spine cover missing. Gift inscription dated 1903 on ffep. Fep thru title page detatched but present. Text pages have no markings.
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