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... voice had been made to issue from half a dozen dif- ferent corners of the country , it was impudently assumed to be a concord of sweet sounds , composing the united voice of the people of England . Now , Gentlemen , let us estimate the ...
... voice had been made to issue from half a dozen dif- ferent corners of the country , it was impudently assumed to be a concord of sweet sounds , composing the united voice of the people of England . Now , Gentlemen , let us estimate the ...
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... voice Of March hath sung , even before their deaths , The dirge of those young children of the year.- But here is heart's - ease for your woes . And now , The honey - suckle flower I give to thee , And love it for my sake , my own Cyane ...
... voice Of March hath sung , even before their deaths , The dirge of those young children of the year.- But here is heart's - ease for your woes . And now , The honey - suckle flower I give to thee , And love it for my sake , my own Cyane ...
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... voice , And bid me not believe him . Ah ! you droop Your head in silence . Pluto . Come , my bright queen ! Come , beautiful Proserpina , and see The regions over which your husband reigns ; His palaces and radiant treasures , which ...
... voice , And bid me not believe him . Ah ! you droop Your head in silence . Pluto . Come , my bright queen ! Come , beautiful Proserpina , and see The regions over which your husband reigns ; His palaces and radiant treasures , which ...
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... voice , or see her smiles , but the ear and eye of providence . As on she glided , and took her looks from heaven , she saw her own little fireside - her parents waiting for her arrival - the bible opened for worship - her own little ...
... voice , or see her smiles , but the ear and eye of providence . As on she glided , and took her looks from heaven , she saw her own little fireside - her parents waiting for her arrival - the bible opened for worship - her own little ...
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... voice . He sent his well - trained dogs over the snow in all directions - re- peating to them her name , " Han- nah Lee , " that the dumb animals might , in their sagacity , know for whom they were searching ; and as they looked up in ...
... voice . He sent his well - trained dogs over the snow in all directions - re- peating to them her name , " Han- nah Lee , " that the dumb animals might , in their sagacity , know for whom they were searching ; and as they looked up in ...
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Page 166 - Singing of Mount Abora. Could I revive within me Her symphony and song, To such a deep delight 'twould win me That with music loud and long, I would build that dome in air, That sunny dome! those caves of ice!
Page 149 - Or call up him that left half told The story of Cambuscan bold, Of Camball, and of Algarsife, And who had Canace to wife, That own'd the virtuous ring and glass, And of the wondrous horse of brass, On which the Tartar king did ride...
Page 166 - In the touch of this bosom there worketh a spell, Which is lord of thy utterance, Christabel...
Page 269 - The parties broke up without noise and without confusion. They were carried home by their own carriages; that is to say, by the vehicles Nature had provided them, excepting such of the wealthy as could afford to keep a wagon.
Page 436 - Katterfelto, with his hair on end At his own wonders, wondering for his bread.
Page 269 - ... monkey divertisements of smart young gentlemen, with no brains at all. On the contrary, the young ladies seated themselves demurely in their rush-bottomed chairs, and knit their own woollen stockings; nor ever opened their lips, excepting to say yah Mynheer...
Page 202 - THE FANCY: A Selection from the Poetical Remains of the late Peter Corcoran, of Gray's Inn, student at law. With a brief Memoir of his life.
Page 141 - The cloud-capt towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself; * Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve, And, like the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a wreck behind.
Page 75 - With cool and verdant gardens interspersed ; Here towers of war that frown in massy strength. While over all hangs the rich purple eve, As conscious of its being her last farewell Of light and glory to that fated city. And. as our clouds of battle dust and smoke Are melted into air, behold the Temple...
Page 269 - The company being seated around the genial board, and each furnished with a fork, evinced their dexterity in lanching at the fattest pieces in this mighty dish — in much the same manner as sailors harpoon porpoises at sea, or our Indians spear salmon in the lakes.