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... rose In the snow . But now his nose is thin , And it rests upon his chin Like a staff , And a crook is in his back , And a melancholy crack In his laugh . I know it is a sin For me to sit and grin At him here ; But the old three ...
... rose In the snow . But now his nose is thin , And it rests upon his chin Like a staff , And a crook is in his back , And a melancholy crack In his laugh . I know it is a sin For me to sit and grin At him here ; But the old three ...
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... rose On my ancestral tree . REFLECTIONS OF A PROUD PEDESTRIAN I Saw the curl of his waving lash , And the glance of his knowing eye , And I knew that he thought he was cutting a dash , As his steed went thundering by . And he may ride ...
... rose On my ancestral tree . REFLECTIONS OF A PROUD PEDESTRIAN I Saw the curl of his waving lash , And the glance of his knowing eye , And I knew that he thought he was cutting a dash , As his steed went thundering by . And he may ride ...
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... this that rises to my touch , So like a cushion ? Can it be a cabbage ? It is , it is that deeply injured flower , Which boys do flout us with ; — but yet I love thee , Thou giant rose , wrapped in a green surtout . EVENING 17.
... this that rises to my touch , So like a cushion ? Can it be a cabbage ? It is , it is that deeply injured flower , Which boys do flout us with ; — but yet I love thee , Thou giant rose , wrapped in a green surtout . EVENING 17.
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Thou giant rose , wrapped in a green surtout . Doubtless in Eden thou didst blush as bright As these , thy puny brethren ; and thy breath Sweetened the fragrance of her spicy air ; But now thou seemest like a bankrupt beau , Stripped of ...
Thou giant rose , wrapped in a green surtout . Doubtless in Eden thou didst blush as bright As these , thy puny brethren ; and thy breath Sweetened the fragrance of her spicy air ; But now thou seemest like a bankrupt beau , Stripped of ...
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Page 2 - The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has prest In their bloom, And the names he loved to hear Have been carved for many a year On the tomb.
Page 1 - I saw him once before, As he passed by the door, And again The pavement stones resound, As he totters o'er the ground With his cane. They say that in his prime, Ere the pruning-knife of Time Cut him down, Not a better man was found By the Crier on his round Through the town.