PoemsMoxon, 1860 - 306 pages |
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... Twas thine , Maria , thine without a sigh , ' At midnight in a sister's arms to die ! ' Oh thou wert lovely - lovely was thy frame , ' And pure thy spirit as from Heaven it came ! ' And when recalled to join the blest above , ' Thou ...
... Twas thine , Maria , thine without a sigh , ' At midnight in a sister's arms to die ! ' Oh thou wert lovely - lovely was thy frame , ' And pure thy spirit as from Heaven it came ! ' And when recalled to join the blest above , ' Thou ...
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... Twas here we chased the slipper by the sound ; And turned the blindfold hero round and round . ' Twas here , at eve , we formed our fairy ring ; And Fancy fluttered on her wildest wing . Giants and genii chained each wondering ear ...
... Twas here we chased the slipper by the sound ; And turned the blindfold hero round and round . ' Twas here , at eve , we formed our fairy ring ; And Fancy fluttered on her wildest wing . Giants and genii chained each wondering ear ...
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... twas heaven to hear , When soft it spoke a promised pleasure near ; And has its sober hand , its simple chime , Forgot to trace the feathered feet of Time ? That massive beam , with curious carvings wrought , Whence the caged linnet ...
... twas heaven to hear , When soft it spoke a promised pleasure near ; And has its sober hand , its simple chime , Forgot to trace the feathered feet of Time ? That massive beam , with curious carvings wrought , Whence the caged linnet ...
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... Twas all he gave , ' twas all he had to give . Angels , when Mercy's mandate winged their flight , Had stopt to dwell with pleasure on the sight . But hark ! thro ' those old firs , with sullen swell , The church - clock strikes ! ye ...
... Twas all he gave , ' twas all he had to give . Angels , when Mercy's mandate winged their flight , Had stopt to dwell with pleasure on the sight . But hark ! thro ' those old firs , with sullen swell , The church - clock strikes ! ye ...
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... Twas ever thus . Young AMMON , when he sought Where Ilium stood and where PELIDES fought , Sate at the helm himself . No meaner hand Steered thro ' the waves ; and , when he struck the land , Such in his soul the ardour to explore ...
... Twas ever thus . Young AMMON , when he sought Where Ilium stood and where PELIDES fought , Sate at the helm himself . No meaner hand Steered thro ' the waves ; and , when he struck the land , Such in his soul the ardour to explore ...
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