A Thousand and One Gems of PoetryCharles Mackay G. Routledge and Sons, 1870 - 602 pages |
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Page 242
... bright wave , And sighing through the feathery canes -hath power To call up shadows , in the silent hour , From the dim past , as from a wizard's cave ! -- So must it be ! -These skies above me spread , Are they my own soft skies ? -ye ...
... bright wave , And sighing through the feathery canes -hath power To call up shadows , in the silent hour , From the dim past , as from a wizard's cave ! -- So must it be ! -These skies above me spread , Are they my own soft skies ? -ye ...
Page 296
... bright Araby ; - I know too where the Genii hid The jewelled cup of their king Jamshid , With life's elixir sparkling high- But gifts like these are not for the sky . Where was there ever a gem that shone Like the steps of Allah's ...
... bright Araby ; - I know too where the Genii hid The jewelled cup of their king Jamshid , With life's elixir sparkling high- But gifts like these are not for the sky . Where was there ever a gem that shone Like the steps of Allah's ...
Page 487
... bright as thine own sunny sky . Ay , let them rail - those haughty ones- While safe thou dwellest with thy sons . They do not know how loved thou art- How many a fond and fearless heart Would rise to throw Its life between thee and the ...
... bright as thine own sunny sky . Ay , let them rail - those haughty ones- While safe thou dwellest with thy sons . They do not know how loved thou art- How many a fond and fearless heart Would rise to throw Its life between thee and the ...
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