...this poet so delights to indulge. " He who hath bent him o'er the dead, Ere the first day of'-death is fled ; The first dark day of nothingness, The last,...danger and distress ; (Before Decay's effacing fingers • Have swept the lines where beauty lingers) And marked the mild angelic air — The rapture of repose...

...any that we can now recollect in the whole compass of poetry. ' He who hath bent him o'er the dead, Ere the first day of death is fled ; The first dark...danger and distress ; ( Before Decay's effacing fingers I lave swept the lines where beauty lingers,) And mark'd the mild angelic air—- The rapture of repose...

...grotesque declamation and gestures of the Turkish story-teller. ' He who hath bent him o'er the dead, Ere the first day of death is fled ; The first dark...danger and distress; (Before Decay's effacing fingers Have swept the lines where beauty lingers,) And mark'd the mild angelic air— The rapture of repose...

...the prey, And turn to groans his roundelay.! i>. 3. V<», X. Tt ' He who hath bent him o'er the dead, Ere the first day of death is fled ; The first dark...danger and distress ; (Before Decay's effacing fingers Have swept the lines where beauty lingers, ) And mark'd the mild.angelic air — The rapture of repose...

...any that we can now recollect in the whole compass of poetry. " He who hath bent him o'er the dead, Ere, the first day of death is fled;" The first dark...danger and distress; (Before Decay's effacing fingers Have swept the lines where beauty lingers;) And mark'd the mild angelic air — The rapture of repose...

...the extended simile in which this poet so delights to indulge. " He who hath bent him o'er the dead, Ere the first day of death is fled ; The first dark...danger and distress ; (Before Decay's effacing fingers Have swept the lines where beauty lingers) And marked the mild angelic air — The rapture of repose...

...quoting the following highly wrought and characteristic specimen. ' He who hath bent him o'er the dead, Ere the first day of death is fled ; The first dark...of danger and distress ; (Before Decay's effacing fmgers Have swept the lines where beauty lingers,) And mark'd the mild angelic air — The rapture...

...scene, so form'd for joy, So curst the tyrants, that destroy ! He who hath bent him o'er the dead, Ere the first day of death is fled ; The first dark day of nothingness, 10 The last of danger and distress ; (Before Decay's effacing fingers Have swept the lines where beauty...

...now recollect in the whole compass of poetry. " He who hath bent him o'er the dead, Ere the first dav of death is fled: The first dark day of nothingness, The last of dangeY and distress; (Before Decay's effacing fingers Have swept tlie lines where beauty lingers;)...

...any that we can now recollect in the whole compass of poetry* • He who hath bent him o'er the dead, Ere the first day of death is fled ; The first dark...danger and distress ; (Before Decay's effacing fingers Have swept the lines where beauty lingers,) And mark'd the mild angelic air — The rapture of repose...