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PLAYING WITH FIRE. "Fraught with this fine intention, and well fenced In mail of proof—her purity of soul, She, for the future of her strength convinced, And that her honour was a rock …
THE POISONED WINE. "Whatever can untune th' harmonious soul, And its mild reasoning faculties control; Give false ideas, raise desires profane, And whirl in eddies the tumultuous brain; Mi…
PADRE FLOREZ. "Not yet—I never knew till now How precious life could be; My heart is full of love—O Death, I cannot come with thee! Not yet—the flowers are in my path, The sun is in…
THE ARMY MARCHES. "No martial shout is there—in silence dread, Save the dull cadence of the soldier's tread, Or where the measured beat of distant drum Tells forth their slow advance—they …
HALT AT AZUMAR. "Pleasures fled hence, wide now's the gulf between us; Stern Mars has routed Bacchus and sweet Venus: I can no more—the lamp's fast fading ray Reminds me of parade ere…
THE ADVANCE INTO SPAIN. "Oh, life has many a varied tint, Has many a bright and lovely hue, Though care upon the brow may print A sadder, darker colour too. But hope still casts her rai…
RETROGRESSION. "Lucius, the horsemen are returned from viewing The number, strength, and posture of our foes, Who now encamp within a short hour's march. On the high point of yonder wester…
A MESSAGE FROM THE ENEMY. "'Tis true, unruffled and serene I've met The common accidents of life, but here Such an unlooked-for storm of ills falls on me It beats down all my strength…
THE PRISONER. "I would my weary course were o'er, Yet scarce can look for end save this, To dash to pieces on the shore, Or founder in the dark abyss. Fond thoughts, sweet hopes! o…
THE COURT-MARTIAL. "Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control, These three alone lead life to sovereign power. Yet not for power, (power of herself Would come uncall'd for,) but to live…
