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... o'er the water borne , With mighty speed . Bade the Angel - maker , ( The Life - dispenser ) light to come forth O'er the wide abyss . Quick was fulfill'd The high King's hest - round him was holy light , Over the waste , as the Maker ...
... o'er the water borne , With mighty speed . Bade the Angel - maker , ( The Life - dispenser ) light to come forth O'er the wide abyss . Quick was fulfill'd The high King's hest - round him was holy light , Over the waste , as the Maker ...
Page 69
... o'er the faem ; The king's daughter of Noroway , ' Tis thou maun bring her hame . " The first word that Sir Patrick read . Sae loud loud laughed he : The neist word that Sir Patrick read , The tear blinded his e'e . " O wha is this has ...
... o'er the faem ; The king's daughter of Noroway , ' Tis thou maun bring her hame . " The first word that Sir Patrick read . Sae loud loud laughed he : The neist word that Sir Patrick read , The tear blinded his e'e . " O wha is this has ...
Page 70
... o'er the broken ship , Till a ' her sides were torn . " O where will I get a gude sailor , To take my helm in hand , Til I get up to the tall top - mast , To see if I can spy land ? " " O here am I , a sailor gude , To take the helm in ...
... o'er the broken ship , Till a ' her sides were torn . " O where will I get a gude sailor , To take my helm in hand , Til I get up to the tall top - mast , To see if I can spy land ? " " O here am I , a sailor gude , To take the helm in ...
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... O'er his white bones the birds shall fly , The wild deer bound , and foxes cry . 1 The neck - bone - a phrase for the neck . 2 Golden . CHAPTER IV . THE ELIZABETHAN POETS ( INCLUDING THE reign 72 CHAP . III . THE TWO CORBIES .
... O'er his white bones the birds shall fly , The wild deer bound , and foxes cry . 1 The neck - bone - a phrase for the neck . 2 Golden . CHAPTER IV . THE ELIZABETHAN POETS ( INCLUDING THE reign 72 CHAP . III . THE TWO CORBIES .
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... o'er me to spread thy drowsy wings Thou spar'st , alas ! who cannot be thy guest . Since I am thine , O come , but with that face To inward light , which thou art wont to show , With feigned solace ease a true - felt woe ; Or if , deaf ...
... o'er me to spread thy drowsy wings Thou spar'st , alas ! who cannot be thy guest . Since I am thine , O come , but with that face To inward light , which thou art wont to show , With feigned solace ease a true - felt woe ; Or if , deaf ...
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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