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Elegy On The Death Of Sir James Hunter B (第1/2页)
elegy on the death of sir james hunter blair the lamp of day, with—ill presaging glare, dim, cloudy, sah the western wave; th' instant blast howl'd thro' the dark'ning air, and hollow whistled in the rocky cave. lone as i wander'd by each cliff and dell, ohe lov'd haunts of scotia's royal train; or mus'd where limpid streams, once hallow'd well, or mould'ring ruins mark the sacred fane. th' increasing blast roar'd round the beetling rocks, the clouds swift-wing'd flew o'er the starry sky, the groaning trees untimely shed their locks, and shootieors caught the startled eye. the paly moon rose in the livid east. and 'mong the cliffs disclos'd a stately form in weeds of woe, that frantic beat her breast, and mix'd her wailings with the raving storm wild to my heart the filial pulses glow, 'twas caledonia's trophied shield i view'd: her form majestic droop'd in pensive woe, the lightning of her eye in tears imbued. revers'd that spear, redoubtable in war, reed that b