The Home Book of Verse: American and English, 1580-1918, Volume 2H. Holt, 1918 - 4009 pages |
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Page 2074
... wild - it was fitful - as wild as the breeze— It wandered about into several keys ; It was jerky , spasmodic , and harsh , I'm aware , But still it distinctly suggested an air . The Sassenach screamed and the Sassenach danced , He ...
... wild - it was fitful - as wild as the breeze— It wandered about into several keys ; It was jerky , spasmodic , and harsh , I'm aware , But still it distinctly suggested an air . The Sassenach screamed and the Sassenach danced , He ...
Page 2198
... wild wreaths the battle - shroud , And gory sabres rise and fall , Like shoots of flame on midnight's pall ; Then shall thy meteor - glances glow , And cowering foes shall sink beneath Each gallant arm that strikes below That lovely ...
... wild wreaths the battle - shroud , And gory sabres rise and fall , Like shoots of flame on midnight's pall ; Then shall thy meteor - glances glow , And cowering foes shall sink beneath Each gallant arm that strikes below That lovely ...
Page 2213
... Wild love falls on me from these sculptured men ; By loving much the land for which they died I would be justified . My spirit was away on pinions wide To soothe in praise of her its passionate mood And ease it of its ache of gratitude ...
... Wild love falls on me from these sculptured men ; By loving much the land for which they died I would be justified . My spirit was away on pinions wide To soothe in praise of her its passionate mood And ease it of its ache of gratitude ...
Page 2245
... for the noonday heat ; Where through the narrow straight Bazaar A little maid Circassian Is led , a present from the Czar Unto some old and bearded Khan , - Here have our wild war - eagles flown , And Ave Imperatrix ! 2245.
... for the noonday heat ; Where through the narrow straight Bazaar A little maid Circassian Is led , a present from the Czar Unto some old and bearded Khan , - Here have our wild war - eagles flown , And Ave Imperatrix ! 2245.
Page 2247
... wild wave have got thy dead , And will not yield them back again . Wave and wild wind and foreign shore Possess the flower of English land ! - Lips that thy lips shall kiss no more , Hands that shall never clasp thy hand . What profit ...
... wild wave have got thy dead , And will not yield them back again . Wave and wild wind and foreign shore Possess the flower of English land ! - Lips that thy lips shall kiss no more , Hands that shall never clasp thy hand . What profit ...
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Alfred Tennyson battle beneath blood blow blue Bonnie Dundee bonny boys brave breath cheer Clinton Scollard Cremona cried Danny Deever dark dark Rosaleen dead dear death deep doth dream drink dust earth England eyes face fair father fear fell fight flame frae George Gordon Byron glory grave gray green Gunga Din hand hath head hear heard heart heaven Henry Wadsworth Longfellow hill Judas Iscariot King kiss lady land Lars Porsena light lips live looked Lord loud merry moon morning mother ne'er never night o'er Osawatomie pray ride ring roar rose round sail Samian wine ship shore sing sleep smile song soul sound stars stood sweet sword tears tell thee There's thine things thou turned Twas voice waves wild wind wine young young Beichan