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... the dead , And lay me down in peace with them that rest Oft morning dreams
presage approaching fate ; And morning dreams , as poets tell , are true ; Led by
pale ghosts , I enter death's dark gate , And bid the realms of light and life adieu .
... the dead , And lay me down in peace with them that rest Oft morning dreams
presage approaching fate ; And morning dreams , as poets tell , are true ; Led by
pale ghosts , I enter death's dark gate , And bid the realms of light and life adieu .
Page 303
I flew to the pleasant fields traversed so oft In life's morning march , when my
bosom was young ; I heard my own ... war - broken soldier to stay , But sorrow
returned with the dawning of morn , And the voice in my dreaming ear melted
away .
I flew to the pleasant fields traversed so oft In life's morning march , when my
bosom was young ; I heard my own ... war - broken soldier to stay , But sorrow
returned with the dawning of morn , And the voice in my dreaming ear melted
away .
Page 332
... were sudden partings , such as press The life from out young hearts , and
choking sighs Which ne'er might be repeated ; who could guess If ever more
should meet those mutual eyes , Since upon nights so sweet such awful morn
could rise !
... were sudden partings , such as press The life from out young hearts , and
choking sighs Which ne'er might be repeated ; who could guess If ever more
should meet those mutual eyes , Since upon nights so sweet such awful morn
could rise !
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| Title | The Beauties of the British Poets: With a Few Introductory Observations... |
| Author | George Croly |
| Compiled by | George Croly |
| Publisher | Phillips, Sampson & Company, 1849 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 2 Sep 2006 |
| Length | 395 pages |
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