Gertrude of Wyoming; a Pennsylvanian tale. And other poemsLongman & Company, 1810 - 124 pages |
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Page 12
... shade , or turbid ire ; And though amidst the calm of thought entire , Some high and haughty features might betray A soul impetuous once , ' twas earthly fire That fled composure's intellectual ray , As Ætna's fires grow dim before the ...
... shade , or turbid ire ; And though amidst the calm of thought entire , Some high and haughty features might betray A soul impetuous once , ' twas earthly fire That fled composure's intellectual ray , As Ætna's fires grow dim before the ...
Page 13
... shades had seen her birth , her sire A Briton's independence taught to seek Far western worlds ; and there his household fire` The light of social love did long inspire , And many a halcyon day he liv'd to see Unbroken , but by one ...
... shades had seen her birth , her sire A Briton's independence taught to seek Far western worlds ; and there his household fire` The light of social love did long inspire , And many a halcyon day he liv'd to see Unbroken , but by one ...
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... shade more pleasing them o'ercast , ( As if for heav'nly musing meant alone ; ) Yet so becomingly th ' expression past , That each succeeding look was lovelier than the last . V. Nor guess I was that Pennsylvanian home , With 31.
... shade more pleasing them o'ercast , ( As if for heav'nly musing meant alone ; ) Yet so becomingly th ' expression past , That each succeeding look was lovelier than the last . V. Nor guess I was that Pennsylvanian home , With 31.
Page 31
... shade more pleasing them o'ercast , ( As if for heav'nly musing meant alone ; ) Yet so becomingly th ' expression past , That each succeeding look was lovelier than the last . V. Nor guess I was that Pennsylvanian home , With 31.
... shade more pleasing them o'ercast , ( As if for heav'nly musing meant alone ; ) Yet so becomingly th ' expression past , That each succeeding look was lovelier than the last . V. Nor guess I was that Pennsylvanian home , With 31.
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... shade with Indian plume ; And forth in hunter - seeming vest they fare ; But not to chase the deer in forest gloom ; ' Tis but the breath of heav'n - the blessed air- And interchange of hearts unknown , unseen to share , II . What ...
... shade with Indian plume ; And forth in hunter - seeming vest they fare ; But not to chase the deer in forest gloom ; ' Tis but the breath of heav'n - the blessed air- And interchange of hearts unknown , unseen to share , II . What ...
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