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... earth ; Sky he rear'd , and this wide land He ' stablish'd - by his strong might , Lord Almighty ! Earth was not as yet Green with grass ; ocean cover'd , 1 Fremde has a double ending in the nominative - one vowel , the other ...
... earth ; Sky he rear'd , and this wide land He ' stablish'd - by his strong might , Lord Almighty ! Earth was not as yet Green with grass ; ocean cover'd , 1 Fremde has a double ending in the nominative - one vowel , the other ...
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... earth ; His arms both brake . And I grasped my dear ( good ) sword With my left hand , And smote of Modred his head , So that it rolled on the field . And the queen I " cut all in pieces With my dear sword , And afterwards I " set " her ...
... earth ; His arms both brake . And I grasped my dear ( good ) sword With my left hand , And smote of Modred his head , So that it rolled on the field . And the queen I " cut all in pieces With my dear sword , And afterwards I " set " her ...
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... earth had yold . " Lastly , came Winter cloathed all in frize , Chattering his teeth for cold that did him chill ; Whilst on his hoary beard his breath did freese , And the dull drops , that from his purpled bill® As from a limbeck did ...
... earth had yold . " Lastly , came Winter cloathed all in frize , Chattering his teeth for cold that did him chill ; Whilst on his hoary beard his breath did freese , And the dull drops , that from his purpled bill® As from a limbeck did ...
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... earth her flowery bosom brave , At such time as the year brings on the pleasant spring , But hunts - up , to the morn , the feath'red sylvans sing : And in the lower grove , as on the rising knoll , Upon the highest spray of every ...
... earth her flowery bosom brave , At such time as the year brings on the pleasant spring , But hunts - up , to the morn , the feath'red sylvans sing : And in the lower grove , as on the rising knoll , Upon the highest spray of every ...
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... earth concealed ; and if there be occasion at any time to search into it , such labor is then more necessary than pleasant , both to them which undertake it , and for the lookers on . In like manner , the use and benefit of good laws ...
... earth concealed ; and if there be occasion at any time to search into it , such labor is then more necessary than pleasant , both to them which undertake it , and for the lookers on . In like manner , the use and benefit of good laws ...
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ancholy arms beauty behold blessed blood Bo-bo breast breath Charlemagne Christian clouds Colma cried dark dead dear death deep delight doth dread dream Dryden earth English eternal eyes fair father fear feel fire give glory grace grave hand happy hast hath head hear heard heart heaven helmet of Navarre Henry of Navarre hill holy honor hope human Ivanhoe John Anderson John Gilpin king labor Lady Teaz land light live look Lord lyre Manual Mayenne mighty mind moon Morar nature ne'er never night noble o'er pain passion peace pleasure poets Pope praise prayer pride rest Sejanus sigh Sir Patrick Spens Sir Pet sleep smile song soul sound spirit sweet tears tell thee thine things thou thought tion truth Twas virtue voice weary wild wind younkers