A Thousand and One Gems of PoetryCharles Mackay G. Routledge and Sons, 1870 - 602 pages |
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... hath reduced her pride , And with one big recoil hath thrown her back To primitive barbarity.Again , Through her depopulated vales , the scream Of bloody superstition hollow rings , And the scared native to the tempest howls The yell of ...
... hath reduced her pride , And with one big recoil hath thrown her back To primitive barbarity.Again , Through her depopulated vales , the scream Of bloody superstition hollow rings , And the scared native to the tempest howls The yell of ...
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... hath been a happy wife ; - the lover of her youth May proudly claim the smile that pays the trial of his truth ; A sense of slight - of loneliness - hath never banish'd sleep ; Her life hath been a cloudless one ; -then , wherefore doth ...
... hath been a happy wife ; - the lover of her youth May proudly claim the smile that pays the trial of his truth ; A sense of slight - of loneliness - hath never banish'd sleep ; Her life hath been a cloudless one ; -then , wherefore doth ...
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... hath left his cheek : The fine chord - is it broken ? The strong chord - could it break ? Ah , yes ! the loving spirit Hath wing'd his flight away : A mother and two sisters Look down on lifeless clay . [ JOHN WILSON . 1785-1844 . ] THE ...
... hath left his cheek : The fine chord - is it broken ? The strong chord - could it break ? Ah , yes ! the loving spirit Hath wing'd his flight away : A mother and two sisters Look down on lifeless clay . [ JOHN WILSON . 1785-1844 . ] THE ...
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