Salome: A Dramatic PoemHurd and Houghton, 1867 - 222 pages |
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... escape . THONA . That must we not do . SALOME . We must comfort her As best we can until the Comforter Shall lead her to His peaceful dwelling - place . Then will we seek again a way to flee Unto the mountains , and obey Christ's word ...
... escape . THONA . That must we not do . SALOME . We must comfort her As best we can until the Comforter Shall lead her to His peaceful dwelling - place . Then will we seek again a way to flee Unto the mountains , and obey Christ's word ...
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... escaping thence , by chance , With her I loved , a British princess too , A druid's daughter , fell into the power Of these rapacious Germans . FRIGIUS . What of her ? LEPIDUS . Young was she , yet not young ; old , yet not old . She ...
... escaping thence , by chance , With her I loved , a British princess too , A druid's daughter , fell into the power Of these rapacious Germans . FRIGIUS . What of her ? LEPIDUS . Young was she , yet not young ; old , yet not old . She ...
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... escaped , I could not hear of them . And all my search found naught but disappoint- ments . Forced to return to Rome , I thence was sent , Under Vespasian , to the Eastern wars , And know no more of them . In vain I sought The aid of ...
... escaped , I could not hear of them . And all my search found naught but disappoint- ments . Forced to return to Rome , I thence was sent , Under Vespasian , to the Eastern wars , And know no more of them . In vain I sought The aid of ...
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... escape unseen to fright her not . But , ere I could withdraw , the sentinels Placed at the roseate gateways of her soul , O'er which her tresses , as luxuriant vines , Hung , half concealing them , gave warning . Then She started up ...
... escape unseen to fright her not . But , ere I could withdraw , the sentinels Placed at the roseate gateways of her soul , O'er which her tresses , as luxuriant vines , Hung , half concealing them , gave warning . Then She started up ...
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... escape Was open for us . Once , when Lepidus Had almost rescued us , by chance they learned His purpose , bore us to their sacred grove , In depths of forests inaccessible , And guarded us from all approach , save that Of their own ...
... escape Was open for us . Once , when Lepidus Had almost rescued us , by chance they learned His purpose , bore us to their sacred grove , In depths of forests inaccessible , And guarded us from all approach , save that Of their own ...
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accursed arms art thou beautiful Behold BERNICE bliss brave breast breath burning Cæsar's canst castle CHORUS Christian clouds crime curse dare dark daughter of Herodias dear death dost thou dread dungeon e'en earth Eloi escape Exeunt Exit eyes fair farewell fear flames friends FRIGIUS gaze Gehenna gentle Go faster gods guard Hades hast thou hath hear heard heart heaven hence holy hope hosts Israel Jerusalem Jews JOSEPHUS KALIPHILUS kiss leave thee LEPIDUS Lord MARAH mercy mocking naught ne'er never o'er Oh woe perchance Pestilence pray thee priests prisoner returning Jews Roman Rome SALOME scourge SEXTUS sigh SOLDIERS soul speak stay storms sweet tears tell thee Temple thence thine thing THONA thou art thou didst thou hast thou shalt thou wilt thou would'st thy love thyself TITUS torture tower UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN unto Vespasian Voice of VENGEANCE Wail walls words wrath
Popular passages
Page 208 - I go to prepare a place for you, that where I am, there ye may be also.
Page 208 - Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, yet will I fear no evil : for thou art with me ; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Page 113 - Repay the sorrows of a weary life Of waiting, fading hopes. Thou lovest me, Hast ever loved me — Always, always, Sextus.