American Lyric Poems, from Colonial Times to the PresentElder Olson |
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... woods ; rivers that move In majesty , and the complaining brooks That make the meadows green ; and , poured round all , Old ocean's grey and melancholy waste- Are but the solemn decorations all Of the great tomb of man . The golden sun ...
... woods ; rivers that move In majesty , and the complaining brooks That make the meadows green ; and , poured round all , Old ocean's grey and melancholy waste- Are but the solemn decorations all Of the great tomb of man . The golden sun ...
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... Wood Stranger , if thou hast learned a truth which needs No school of long experience , that the world Is full of guilt and misery , and hast seen Enough of all its sorrows , crimes , and cares , To tire thee of it , enter this wild wood ...
... Wood Stranger , if thou hast learned a truth which needs No school of long experience , that the world Is full of guilt and misery , and hast seen Enough of all its sorrows , crimes , and cares , To tire thee of it , enter this wild wood ...
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... woods , -by the swamp Where the toad and the newt encamp , — By the dismal tarns and pools Where dwell the Ghouls , - By each spot the most unholy- In each nook most melancholy , - There the traveller meets , aghast , Sheeted Memories ...
... woods , -by the swamp Where the toad and the newt encamp , — By the dismal tarns and pools Where dwell the Ghouls , - By each spot the most unholy- In each nook most melancholy , - There the traveller meets , aghast , Sheeted Memories ...
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ANNE BRADSTREET 16121672 | 5 |
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JOHN QUINCY ADAMS 17671848 | 17 |
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