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afar anew Anon band Banksias bear beauty bloom bold Book born bough breakers breast brood brown Cæsar CALIFORNIA careless Cheat cliffs cling coast cries dare Dark dear defeat Dream E'en elate entreat eyes faint false FANNY PURDY PALMER fate Fear Febr feed feuille fires flowers foam Fortune's gainst gale glow GREEK ART grey heart heroic hills hope la feuille land Lewes Life's light lightened lives lofty lonely loud mate meadows mighty mountain muffled Muses mute nest o'er Ocean orchards Où va pain pale PAUL ELDER petals Phantoms pledge praise QUENCH Quest race Ripe roar rocks rose SAN FRANCISCO sand scenes serener shallow shower sight solitude SONNETS soul Sphinx stormy shores strange strength stretched surpass Sweet tell thee thou thundering tides tread trust Truth's Twas twilight twixt unknown unmindful Sea VIKINGS vision waves Wherein wild wind's wings wrought
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Page 38 - L'orage a brisé le chêne Qui seul était mon soutien ; De son inconstante haleine Le zéphyr ou l'aquilon Depuis ce jour me promène De la forêt à la plaine, De la montagne au vallon . Je vais où le vent me mène; Sans me plaindre ou m'effrayer ; Je vais où va toute chose, Où va la feuille de rose, Et la feuille de laurier.
Page 26 - QUENCH not the fires that burn within the soul E'en though the world smiles chill upon their glow: But feed those lonely fires which flicker low With all that's best out of thy fortune's dole: Thine ease consume, content, and proud control, And love — dear love...
Page 26 - To ashes turn the toys thou did'st adore; But trust the light that shines. Fear not to mind The inner impulse urging thee from shore On stormy ventures. Quicken thy desires For ports beyond thy sight. Quench not the fires...