American Lyric Poems, from Colonial Times to the PresentElder Olson |
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... grass and flowers ; The flush of life may well be seen Thrilling back over hills and valleys ; The cowslip startles in meadows green , The buttercup catches the sun in its chalice And there's never a leaf or a blade too mean To be some ...
... grass and flowers ; The flush of life may well be seen Thrilling back over hills and valleys ; The cowslip startles in meadows green , The buttercup catches the sun in its chalice And there's never a leaf or a blade too mean To be some ...
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... grass " A narrow fellow in the grass Occasionally rides ; You may have met him , -did you not ? His notice sudden is . The grass divides as with a comb , A spotted shaft is seen ; And then it closes at your feet And opens further on ...
... grass " A narrow fellow in the grass Occasionally rides ; You may have met him , -did you not ? His notice sudden is . The grass divides as with a comb , A spotted shaft is seen ; And then it closes at your feet And opens further on ...
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... grass To Chucky's house , and listening . But alas , Her Chucky had died . It was a transmogrifying bee Came droning down on Chucky's old bald head And sat and put the poison . It scarcely bled , But how exceedingly And purply did the ...
... grass To Chucky's house , and listening . But alas , Her Chucky had died . It was a transmogrifying bee Came droning down on Chucky's old bald head And sat and put the poison . It scarcely bled , But how exceedingly And purply did the ...
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ANNE BRADSTREET 16121672 | 5 |
from Contemplations | 11 |
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS 17671848 | 17 |
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