Poems, Volume 1Ticknor, Reed and Fields, 1852 |
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Page xii
... wild ! Still they looked at me and smiled , As if I were a boy ; And ever whispered , mild and low , " Come , be a child once more ! " And waved their long arms to and fro , And beckoned solemnly and slow ; O , I could not choose but go ...
... wild ! Still they looked at me and smiled , As if I were a boy ; And ever whispered , mild and low , " Come , be a child once more ! " And waved their long arms to and fro , And beckoned solemnly and slow ; O , I could not choose but go ...
Page xiii
... Stay , O stay ! Ye were so sweet and wild ! And distant voices seemed to say , " It cannot be ! They pass away ! Other themes demand thy lay ; Thou art no more a child ! " The land of Song within thee lies , Watered PRELUDE . xiii.
... Stay , O stay ! Ye were so sweet and wild ! And distant voices seemed to say , " It cannot be ! They pass away ! Other themes demand thy lay ; Thou art no more a child ! " The land of Song within thee lies , Watered PRELUDE . xiii.
Page 27
... stands in the foul weather , The foolish , fond Old Year , Crowned with wild flowers and with heather , Like weak , despised Lear , A king , a king ! - Then comes the summer - like day , Bids the MIDNIGHT MASS FOR THE DYING YEAR . 27.
... stands in the foul weather , The foolish , fond Old Year , Crowned with wild flowers and with heather , Like weak , despised Lear , A king , a king ! - Then comes the summer - like day , Bids the MIDNIGHT MASS FOR THE DYING YEAR . 27.
Page 37
... wild cherry and red cedar feeds , A winter bird , comes with its plaintive whistle , And pecks by the witch - hazel , whilst aloud From cottage roofs the warbling blue - bird sings , And merrily , with oft - repeated stroke , Sounds ...
... wild cherry and red cedar feeds , A winter bird , comes with its plaintive whistle , And pecks by the witch - hazel , whilst aloud From cottage roofs the warbling blue - bird sings , And merrily , with oft - repeated stroke , Sounds ...
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... the day . But still wild music is abroad , Pale , desert woods ! within your crowd ; And gathering winds , in hoarse accord , Amid the vocal reeds pipe loud . Chill airs and wintry winds ! my ear Has grown 40 EARLIER POEMS .
... the day . But still wild music is abroad , Pale , desert woods ! within your crowd ; And gathering winds , in hoarse accord , Amid the vocal reeds pipe loud . Chill airs and wintry winds ! my ear Has grown 40 EARLIER POEMS .
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