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Page 36
... sire to son with pious zeal bequeathed . When o'er the blasted heath the day declined , And on the scathed oak warred the winter - wind ; When not a distant taper's twinkling ray Gleamed o'er the furze to light him on his way ; When not ...
... sire to son with pious zeal bequeathed . When o'er the blasted heath the day declined , And on the scathed oak warred the winter - wind ; When not a distant taper's twinkling ray Gleamed o'er the furze to light him on his way ; When not ...
Page 56
... sire to please , Her gentle gaiety and native ease Had won his soul ; and rapturous Fancy shed Her golden lights , and tints of rosy red . But ah ! few days had passed , ere the bright vision fled ! When evening tinged the lake's ...
... sire to please , Her gentle gaiety and native ease Had won his soul ; and rapturous Fancy shed Her golden lights , and tints of rosy red . But ah ! few days had passed , ere the bright vision fled ! When evening tinged the lake's ...
Page 79
... sire . A few short years - and then these sounds shall hail The day again , and gladness fill the vale ; So soon the child a youth , the youth a man , Eager to run the race his fathers ran . Then the huge ox shall yield the broad sir ...
... sire . A few short years - and then these sounds shall hail The day again , and gladness fill the vale ; So soon the child a youth , the youth a man , Eager to run the race his fathers ran . Then the huge ox shall yield the broad sir ...
Page 88
... Sire , Soon in his hand to Wisdom's temple led , Holds secret converse with the Mighty Dead ; Trembles and thrills and weeps as they inspire , Burns as they burn , and with congenial fire ! Like Her most gentle , most unfortunate ...
... Sire , Soon in his hand to Wisdom's temple led , Holds secret converse with the Mighty Dead ; Trembles and thrills and weeps as they inspire , Burns as they burn , and with congenial fire ! Like Her most gentle , most unfortunate ...
Page 97
... sire ! " But man is born to suffer . On the door Sickness has set her mark ; and now no more Laughter within we hear , or wood - notes wild As of a mother singing to her child . All now in anguish from that room retire , Where a young ...
... sire ! " But man is born to suffer . On the door Sickness has set her mark ; and now no more Laughter within we hear , or wood - notes wild As of a mother singing to her child . All now in anguish from that room retire , Where a young ...
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