Anthology of the World's Best Poems, Volume 3W. H. Wise, 1948 - 3198 pages |
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Page 1567
... leaves once more Calypso for his native shore . O write no more the tale of Troy , If earth Death's scroll must be- Nor mix with Laian rage the joy Which dawns upon the free , Although a subtler Sphinx renew Riddles of death Thebes ...
... leaves once more Calypso for his native shore . O write no more the tale of Troy , If earth Death's scroll must be- Nor mix with Laian rage the joy Which dawns upon the free , Although a subtler Sphinx renew Riddles of death Thebes ...
Page 1575
... leaf thou mightest bear ; If I were a swift cloud to fly with thee ; A wave to pant beneath thy power , and share The impulse of thy strength , only less free Than thou , O uncontrollable ! if even I were as in my boyhood , and could be ...
... leaf thou mightest bear ; If I were a swift cloud to fly with thee ; A wave to pant beneath thy power , and share The impulse of thy strength , only less free Than thou , O uncontrollable ! if even I were as in my boyhood , and could be ...
Page 1576
... leaves are falling like its own ? The tumult of thy mighty harmonies Will take from both a deep autumnal tone , Sweet though in sadness . Be thou , Spirit fierce , My spirit ! Be thou me , impetuous one ! Drive my dead thoughts over the ...
... leaves are falling like its own ? The tumult of thy mighty harmonies Will take from both a deep autumnal tone , Sweet though in sadness . Be thou , Spirit fierce , My spirit ! Be thou me , impetuous one ! Drive my dead thoughts over the ...
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