Bell's Ladies' Reader: a Class-book of Poetry for Schools and Families. With an Intr. on the Principles of Elocution |
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... Sorrow . 244 239 30. Enjoyment of the Present . 245 9. On Mrs. Catherine Thompson . 239 31. The Wall - flower . 245 10. To Cyriac Skinner 239 32. To the Moon . 245 11. True Beauty 240 33. The Evening Cloud . 245 12. St. John the Baptist ...
... Sorrow . 244 239 30. Enjoyment of the Present . 245 9. On Mrs. Catherine Thompson . 239 31. The Wall - flower . 245 10. To Cyriac Skinner 239 32. To the Moon . 245 11. True Beauty 240 33. The Evening Cloud . 245 12. St. John the Baptist ...
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... sorrow . 2 Oh Nightingale ! What doth she ail ? And is she sad or jolly ? ne'er on earth was sound of Mirth so like to Melancholy . 3 The merry Lark , he soars on high , —no worldly thought o'ertakes him ; he sings aloud to the clear ...
... sorrow . 2 Oh Nightingale ! What doth she ail ? And is she sad or jolly ? ne'er on earth was sound of Mirth so like to Melancholy . 3 The merry Lark , he soars on high , —no worldly thought o'ertakes him ; he sings aloud to the clear ...
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... sorrow was rent . He spoke of the grave as a place of rest , Where the weary sleep in peace , and are blest ; And he told how his kindred there were laid , And the friends , with whom , in his youth , he play'd ; And tears from the eyes ...
... sorrow was rent . He spoke of the grave as a place of rest , Where the weary sleep in peace , and are blest ; And he told how his kindred there were laid , And the friends , with whom , in his youth , he play'd ; And tears from the eyes ...
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... sorrow , free from strife , in the world of love and life , where no sinful thing hath trod , in the presence of your God , -spotless , blameless , glorified , little children , ye abide ! 40. - THE ASS AND THE FLUTE . - Yriarte . You ...
... sorrow , free from strife , in the world of love and life , where no sinful thing hath trod , in the presence of your God , -spotless , blameless , glorified , little children , ye abide ! 40. - THE ASS AND THE FLUTE . - Yriarte . You ...
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... Sorrow are friends in disguise ; Nothing but Folly grows faithless and fearful ; Courage for ever is happy and wise : All's for the best ! —if man would but know it , Providence wishes us all to be blest ; This is no dream of the pundit ...
... Sorrow are friends in disguise ; Nothing but Folly grows faithless and fearful ; Courage for ever is happy and wise : All's for the best ! —if man would but know it , Providence wishes us all to be blest ; This is no dream of the pundit ...
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beauty bird bless bosom breast breath bright brow charms cheek child Cloudland clouds cold Comus creeping everywhere cried Cumnor dark darling buds dead dear death delight doth dream Duke dust to dust dwell earth fade fair fear fell beast flowers Gaffer gone grave green grief hand harp hast hath hear heard heart heaven hill hope hour John Brown lady light live lonely look Lord lyre merry merry heart moon morn mother mourn ne'er never night o'er peace praise rest rise rose round shine sigh silent sing sleep smile soft song sorrow soul sound spirit star stream sweet sweet dove died tears tell thee There's thine things thou art thought tree Twas twill voice wander waves weary weep wild wind wings Yarrow youth
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Page 197 - Stern Lawgiver! yet thou dost wear The Godhead's most benignant grace; Nor know we anything so fair As is the smile upon thy face: Flowers laugh before thee on their beds And fragrance in thy footing treads; Thou dost preserve the stars from wrong; And the most ancient heavens, through thee, Are fresh and strong.
Page 84 - We have short time to stay, as you, We have as short a Spring ; As quick a growth to meet decay As you, or any thing. We die, As your hours do, and dry Away Like to the Summer's rain ; Or as the pearls of morning's dew, Ne'er to be found again.
Page 182 - she tacks no more! Hither to work us weal; Without a breeze, without a tide, She steadies with upright keel!
Page 183 - gan work the ropes, Where they were wont to do ; They raised their limbs like lifeless tools — We were a ghastly crew. The body of my brother's son Stood by me, knee to knee : The body and I pulled at one rope, But he said nought to me. " I fear thee, ancient Mariner...
Page 135 - MAY MORNING. Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose. Hail, bounteous May, that dost inspire Mirth and youth and warm desire ; Woods and groves are of thy dressing, Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing. Thus we salute thee with our early song, And welcome thee, and wish thee long.
Page 187 - There, held in holy passion still, Forget thyself to marble, till With a sad leaden downward cast, Thou fix them on the earth as fast...
Page 212 - Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments. Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove: O, no ! it is an ever-fixed mark, That looks on tempests and is never shaken; It is the star to every wandering bark, Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken.
Page 136 - TELL ME NOT, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind, To war and arms I fly. True, a new mistress now I chase, The first foe in the field; And with a stronger faith embrace A sword, a horse, a shield. Yet this inconstancy is such As you too shall adore; I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honor more.
Page 181 - The Sun now rose upon the right: Out of the sea came he, Still hid in mist, and on the left Went down into the sea. "And the good south wind still blew behind, But no sweet bird did follow, Nor any day for food or play Came to the mariners
Page 196 - Where no misgiving is, rely Upon the genial sense of youth: Glad Hearts! without reproach or blot; Who do thy work, and know it not: Oh!