Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONNET ON MOOR PARK; FORMERLY THE SEAT OF SIR WILLIAM TEMPLE, by SAMUEL EGERTON BRYDGES Poet's Biography First Line: To yonder narrow vale, whose high sloped sides Last Line: To madness shook, had ne'er with sorrows pined! Subject(s): Temple, Sir William (1628-1699) | ||||||||
To yonder narrow vale, whose high-sloped sides Are hung with airy oaks, and umbrage deep -- Where through thick shades the lulling waters creep: And no vile noise the musing mind derides, But silence with calm solitude abides -- Temple with joy retired, that he might keep A course of quiet days, and nightly sleep Beneath the covering wings of heavenly guides -- Virtue and peace! Here he in sweet repose Sigh'd his last breath! Here Swift, in youth reclined, Pass'd his smooth days. -- Oh, had he longer chose Retreats so pure, perchance his nicer mind, That the world's wildering follies and its woes To madness shook, had ne'er with sorrows pined! | Other Poems of Interest...OCCASIONED BY SIR WILLIAM TEMPLE'S LATE ILLNESS AND RECOVERY by JONATHAN SWIFT ODE TO THE HONOURABLE SIR WILLIAM TEMPLE by JONATHAN SWIFT ECHO AND SILENCE by SAMUEL EGERTON BRYDGES HASTINGS' SONNETS: 1 by SAMUEL EGERTON BRYDGES HASTINGS' SONNETS: 2 by SAMUEL EGERTON BRYDGES HASTINGS' SONNETS: 3 by SAMUEL EGERTON BRYDGES HASTINGS' SONNETS: 4 by SAMUEL EGERTON BRYDGES HASTINGS' SONNETS: 5 by SAMUEL EGERTON BRYDGES HASTINGS' SONNETS: 6 by SAMUEL EGERTON BRYDGES HASTINGS' SONNETS: 8 by SAMUEL EGERTON BRYDGES HASTINGS' SONNETS: 8 by SAMUEL EGERTON BRYDGES LINES WRITTEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER PARTING FROM A LADY by SAMUEL EGERTON BRYDGES |
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