I lived from 1795-1825. I was from England.
THE VEILS;
OR
THE TRIUMPH OF CONSTANCY. A Poem, in Six Books.
Of Earth and Air I sing, of Sea and Fire,
And various wonders that to each belong,
And while to stubborn themes I tune the lyre,
" Fierce wars and faithful loves shall moralize my song.
OR
THE TRIUMPH OF CONSTANCY. A Poem, in Six Books.
Of Earth and Air I sing, of Sea and Fire,
And various wonders that to each belong,
And while to stubborn themes I tune the lyre,
" Fierce wars and faithful loves shall moralize my song.
My poetry
- Prologue:
A YOUNG lady, one of the members of a small society which meets periodically for literary amusement, lost her Veil (by a g1113 lines - MEANWHILE, imprison'd in Cimmerian gloom,
Young Henry sate, expectant of his doom;1123 lines - MEANWHILE, great Ariel in his beamy car
Speeds with Maria thro' the pathless air,1098 lines - WHILE on the waves the earliest sunbeam play'd,
[This and the following two lines are connected by a large brace in the right margin1133 lines - THE Nymphs, meanwhile, upon the ocean side,
Still watch'd the lessening vessel o'er the tide;867 lines - MEANWHILE the warriors, in the open field,
Their guard maintained, and each to each revealed1091 lines
