Lincoln Literary Collection, Designed for School-room and Family Circle: Containing More Than Six Hundred Favorite Selections in Prose and Poetry, Sections for Arbor Day, Bird Day, Decoration Day, Days with the Poets, EtcJohn Piersol McCaskey |
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Page 39
... beneath it , like the still Unbroken beating of the sleeper's pulse . The reeds bent down the stream ; the willow leaves With a soft cheek upon the lulling tide , Forgot the lifting winds ; and the long stems , Whose flowers the water ...
... beneath it , like the still Unbroken beating of the sleeper's pulse . The reeds bent down the stream ; the willow leaves With a soft cheek upon the lulling tide , Forgot the lifting winds ; and the long stems , Whose flowers the water ...
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... beneath Was straightened for the grave ; and as the folds Sank to their still proportions , they betray'd The matchless symmetry of Absalom . His hair was yet unshorn , and silken curls Were floating round the tassels as they sway'd To ...
... beneath Was straightened for the grave ; and as the folds Sank to their still proportions , they betray'd The matchless symmetry of Absalom . His hair was yet unshorn , and silken curls Were floating round the tassels as they sway'd To ...
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... beneath The waves and disappear . I hear the jar Of beaten drums , and thunders that break forth From cannon , where the advancing billow sends Up to the sight long files of arméd men , That hurry to the charge through flame and smoke ...
... beneath The waves and disappear . I hear the jar Of beaten drums , and thunders that break forth From cannon , where the advancing billow sends Up to the sight long files of arméd men , That hurry to the charge through flame and smoke ...
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... beneath Flashed like a falchion from its sheath , And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue , Excelsior ! In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam warm and bright ; Above , the spectral glaciers ...
... beneath Flashed like a falchion from its sheath , And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue , Excelsior ! In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam warm and bright ; Above , the spectral glaciers ...
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... beneath the shade and played upon the shepherd's flute , there was a friend , the son of a neighbor , to join me in the pastime . " We led our flocks to the same pasture , and partook to- gether our rustic meal . One evening , after the ...
... beneath the shade and played upon the shepherd's flute , there was a friend , the son of a neighbor , to join me in the pastime . " We led our flocks to the same pasture , and partook to- gether our rustic meal . One evening , after the ...
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