American Literature: From the beginning to 1860.-v. 2. From 1860 to the presentC. Scribner's Sons, 1948 |
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... thou art gone ; and where shall thy equal be found to supply thy place ? Thou wert bold and daring as the young lion , and like him , generous and noble , exerted not thy power against the feeble and defence- less . Firm and unshaken in ...
... thou art gone ; and where shall thy equal be found to supply thy place ? Thou wert bold and daring as the young lion , and like him , generous and noble , exerted not thy power against the feeble and defence- less . Firm and unshaken in ...
Page 179
... thou lackey to The carnal whinings of my senses so ? What ? thou become a page , a peasant ! nay . 10 A slave unto a dirty clod of clay ! Why should the kernel bring such cankers forth To please the shell as will devour them both ? Why ...
... thou lackey to The carnal whinings of my senses so ? What ? thou become a page , a peasant ! nay . 10 A slave unto a dirty clod of clay ! Why should the kernel bring such cankers forth To please the shell as will devour them both ? Why ...
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... thou may'st divine . 185 When thou shalt climb the mountain 190 cliff , Or see the wide shore from thy skiff , To thee the horizon shall express But emptiness on emptiness ; English , German , Basque , Castilian , Mountain speech to ...
... thou may'st divine . 185 When thou shalt climb the mountain 190 cliff , Or see the wide shore from thy skiff , To thee the horizon shall express But emptiness on emptiness ; English , German , Basque , Castilian , Mountain speech to ...
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