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Born in September 24, 1762 / Died in April 7, 1850 / United Kingdom / English

Poems by William Lisle Bowles

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Elegy Written At Hotwells, Bristol

...   Enough:--through the high heaven the proud sun rides,&emsp ...

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Picture Of An Old Man

...   Thy head may rest in peace beneath the churchyard stone ...

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Netley Abbey

... Their brow, besprent with thin hairs, white as snow, ...

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Absence

...   Thou late hast passed the happier hours of spring, ...

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On The Death Of Rev. William Benwell, M.A.

...   That thou, my friend, wouldst the first victim fall ...

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On Leaving A Place Of Residence

...   The human breast! These woods, that whispering wave, ...

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Sonnet II. Written at Bamborough Castle.

... Blest if her aid some fainting wretch might save, ...

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On William Sommers Of Bremhill

...   When will the grave shelter thy few gray hairs! ...

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A Rustic Seat Near The Sea

...   Be thankful, though some heavy thoughts have part, ...

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Sonnet V. To the River Tweed.

... Delightful stream! tho' now along thy shore, ...

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To a Friend

... Go, then, and join the murmuring city's throng! ...

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Evening

...  From the broad blaze of day, where pleasure flaunts, ...

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The Harp, And Despair, Of Cowper

...   And the loved lyre it falls, falls from his nerveless hand! ...

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VIII. To the River Itchin, near Winton.

... Is it, that oft, since then, my heart has sigh'd, ...

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Hour-Glass And Bible

...   That sheds its sand through minutes, hours, and days, ...