The Poems of Oliver Wendell HolmesFields, Osgood & Company, 1870 - 410 pages |
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... dear illusion seems , Thou wouldst be partner of thy poet's dreams , And hang in rapture on his bloodless charms , Or die , like Raphael , in his angel arms ; Go , and enjoy thy blessed lot , — to share In Cowper's gloom , or ...
... dear illusion seems , Thou wouldst be partner of thy poet's dreams , And hang in rapture on his bloodless charms , Or die , like Raphael , in his angel arms ; Go , and enjoy thy blessed lot , — to share In Cowper's gloom , or ...
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Oliver Wendell Holmes. 9 And thou , dear friend , whom Science still de- plores , And love still mourns , on ocean - severed shores , Though the bleak forest twice has bowed with snow , Since thou wast laid its budding leaves below ...
Oliver Wendell Holmes. 9 And thou , dear friend , whom Science still de- plores , And love still mourns , on ocean - severed shores , Though the bleak forest twice has bowed with snow , Since thou wast laid its budding leaves below ...
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... dear girl has given ; Frail record of an hour , as brief As sunset clouds in heaven , But spreading purple twilight still High over memory's shadowed hill . They lie upon my pathway bleak , Those flowers that once ran wild , As on a ...
... dear girl has given ; Frail record of an hour , as brief As sunset clouds in heaven , But spreading purple twilight still High over memory's shadowed hill . They lie upon my pathway bleak , Those flowers that once ran wild , As on a ...
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... Dear me ! I'll tell you all about My fuss with little Jane , And Ann , with whom I used to walk So often down the lane , And all that tore their locks of black , Or wet their eyes of blue , - Pray tell me , sweetest Katydid , What did ...
... Dear me ! I'll tell you all about My fuss with little Jane , And Ann , with whom I used to walk So often down the lane , And all that tore their locks of black , Or wet their eyes of blue , - Pray tell me , sweetest Katydid , What did ...
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... dear unmarried aunt ! Long years have o'er her flown ; Yet still she strains the aching clasp That binds her virgin zone ; I know it hurts her , — though she looks - As cheerful as she can ; Her waist is ampler than her life , For life ...
... dear unmarried aunt ! Long years have o'er her flown ; Yet still she strains the aching clasp That binds her virgin zone ; I know it hurts her , — though she looks - As cheerful as she can ; Her waist is ampler than her life , For life ...
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