 Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive, But to be young was very heaven! — Oh! times, In which the meagre, stale, forbidding ways Of custom, law, and statute, took at once The attraction of a country in romance!  Littell's Living Age - Page 1371871Full view - About this book
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...strong in love ! Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive, But to be young was very heaven ! oh ! times, In which the meagre stale forbidding ways Of custom,...The attraction of a country in Romance ! When Reason seem'd the most to assert her rights, When most intent OH making of herself A prime Enchanter to assist... | |
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