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... -She's nearing fast ! And now she rides , upright and still , Shedding a wild and lurid light Around the cove on inland hill , Waking the gloom CHEEVER'S POETS OF AMERICA . 31 Appearance of the Spectre Horse and the Burning Ship R H Dana.
... -She's nearing fast ! And now she rides , upright and still , Shedding a wild and lurid light Around the cove on inland hill , Waking the gloom CHEEVER'S POETS OF AMERICA . 31 Appearance of the Spectre Horse and the Burning Ship R H Dana.
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... gloom of night . All breathes of terror ! Men in dumb amaze Gaze on each other ' neath the horrid blaze . It scares the sca - birds from their nests . They dart and wheel with deaf'ning screams ; Now dark , and now their wings and ...
... gloom of night . All breathes of terror ! Men in dumb amaze Gaze on each other ' neath the horrid blaze . It scares the sca - birds from their nests . They dart and wheel with deaf'ning screams ; Now dark , and now their wings and ...
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... gloom . All day , beneath the sheltering hovel , stood The drooping herd , or lingered near to ask The food of winter . A few lonely birds , Of those that in this northern clime remain Throughout the year , and in the dawn of spring ...
... gloom . All day , beneath the sheltering hovel , stood The drooping herd , or lingered near to ask The food of winter . A few lonely birds , Of those that in this northern clime remain Throughout the year , and in the dawn of spring ...
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... gloom to gayety and beauty bright So rapid now the universal change , The rude survey it with delight refined , And e'en the thoughtless talk of thanks devout . Long swoln in drenching rain , seeds , germs , and buds , Start at the ...
... gloom to gayety and beauty bright So rapid now the universal change , The rude survey it with delight refined , And e'en the thoughtless talk of thanks devout . Long swoln in drenching rain , seeds , germs , and buds , Start at the ...
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... gloom Fell on their souls , never to know an end . Though in the far horizon lingered yet A lurid gleam ; black clouds were mustering there ; Red flashes , followed by low , muttering sounds , Announced the fiery tempest doomed to hurl ...
... gloom Fell on their souls , never to know an end . Though in the far horizon lingered yet A lurid gleam ; black clouds were mustering there ; Red flashes , followed by low , muttering sounds , Announced the fiery tempest doomed to hurl ...
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