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Page 212
... the loopholes of retreat To peep at such a world ; to see the stir Of the great
Babel , and not feel the crowd ; To hear the roar she sends through all her gates
At a safe distance , where the dying sound Falls a soft murmur on the uninjured
ear .
... the loopholes of retreat To peep at such a world ; to see the stir Of the great
Babel , and not feel the crowd ; To hear the roar she sends through all her gates
At a safe distance , where the dying sound Falls a soft murmur on the uninjured
ear .
Page 213
The sound of war Has lost its terrors ere it reaches me ; Grieves , but alarms me
not . I mourn the pride And avarice , that make man a wolf to man ; Hear the faint
echo of those brazen throats , By which he speaks the language of his heart , And
...
The sound of war Has lost its terrors ere it reaches me ; Grieves , but alarms me
not . I mourn the pride And avarice , that make man a wolf to man ; Hear the faint
echo of those brazen throats , By which he speaks the language of his heart , And
...
Page 331
There was a sound of revelry by night , And Belgium's capital had gathered then
Her beauty and her chivalry , and bright The lamps shone o'er fair women and
brave men ; A thousand hearts beat happily , and when Music arose with its ...
There was a sound of revelry by night , And Belgium's capital had gathered then
Her beauty and her chivalry , and bright The lamps shone o'er fair women and
brave men ; A thousand hearts beat happily , and when Music arose with its ...
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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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