Date: 1811, 1812
"The soul, a cheering lamp, the scene illumes, / Fed with the splendour of ethereal rays, / And bright'ning still, as still the frame decays"
preview | full record— Jerningham, Edward (1727-1812)
Date: 1812
"[R]eviving joy and lingering gloom" may "Alternate empire o'er [the] soul assume."
preview | full record— Crabbe, George (1754-1832)
Date: 1812
Something may reach one "of the social arts, / That soften manners, and that conquer hearts."
preview | full record— Crabbe, George (1754-1832)
Date: 1812
"On Captain Bligh her mind in balance hung-- / Though valiant, modest; and reserved, though young/ Against these merits must defects be set-- / Though poor, imprudent; and though proud, in debt"
preview | full record— Crabbe, George (1754-1832)
Date: 1812
The realms of mind are ruled by shades
preview | full record— Barbauld, Anna Letitia [née Aikin] (1743-1825)
Date: 1812
Fancy may be kindled
preview | full record— Barbauld, Anna Letitia [née Aikin] (1743-1825)
Date: 1812
Reason may rule us in her proper place
preview | full record— Crabbe, George (1754-1832)
Date: 1809, 1812
"There fawning flatt'ry wins its way, / There the base passions join the fray, / Like beasts that on each other prey; / While the smile hides each trait'rous heart, / And interest plays a Proteus part."
preview | full record— Combe, William (1742 -1823)
Date: 1812
"Reason, through anguish, shall her throne forsake, / And strength of mind but stronger madness make."
preview | full record— Crabbe, George (1754-1832)