A Thousand and One Gems of PoetryCharles Mackay G. Routledge and Sons, 1870 - 602 pages |
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... sing her , And with their music Along let them bring her . Tagus and Pactolus Are to thee debtor , Nor for their gold to us Are they the better ; Henceforth of all the rest , Be thou the river , Which as the daintiest , Puts them down ...
... sing her , And with their music Along let them bring her . Tagus and Pactolus Are to thee debtor , Nor for their gold to us Are they the better ; Henceforth of all the rest , Be thou the river , Which as the daintiest , Puts them down ...
Page 70
... sing , To give my love good - morrow . Wake from thy nest , robin redbreast ; Sing , birds , in every furrow ; And from each hill let music shrill Give my fair love good - morrow . Blackbird and thrush in every bush , Stare , linnet ...
... sing , To give my love good - morrow . Wake from thy nest , robin redbreast ; Sing , birds , in every furrow ; And from each hill let music shrill Give my fair love good - morrow . Blackbird and thrush in every bush , Stare , linnet ...
Page 533
... Sing them upon the sunny hills Sing to me some homely ballad Sing ! -Who sings Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Sleep , baby , sleep ! what ails my dear Sleep , little baby , sleep ! Slow sinks , more lovely ere his ...
... Sing them upon the sunny hills Sing to me some homely ballad Sing ! -Who sings Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Sleep , baby , sleep ! what ails my dear Sleep , little baby , sleep ! Slow sinks , more lovely ere his ...
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