The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent: No. I[-VII].C.S. Van Winkle, 101 Greenwich Street, 1820 - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) |
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Page 42
... gayety ; and when sober evening returns , with its gathering shadows and subduing quiet , we call to mind many a twi- light hour of gentle talk and sweet - souled me- lancholy . Each lonely place shall him restore , For him the tear be ...
... gayety ; and when sober evening returns , with its gathering shadows and subduing quiet , we call to mind many a twi- light hour of gentle talk and sweet - souled me- lancholy . Each lonely place shall him restore , For him the tear be ...
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... gayety ; or spread a deeper sadness over the hour of gloom ; yet who would ex- change it even for the song of pleasure , or the burst of revelry ? No , there is a voice from the tomb sweeter than song . There is a remem- brance of the ...
... gayety ; or spread a deeper sadness over the hour of gloom ; yet who would ex- change it even for the song of pleasure , or the burst of revelry ? No , there is a voice from the tomb sweeter than song . There is a remem- brance of the ...
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... gayety was chilled by the unaccountable gloom of the bridegroom ; their spirits were infected ; whispers and glances were interchanged , accompanied by shrugs and dubious shakes of the head . The song and the laugh grew less and less ...
... gayety was chilled by the unaccountable gloom of the bridegroom ; their spirits were infected ; whispers and glances were interchanged , accompanied by shrugs and dubious shakes of the head . The song and the laugh grew less and less ...
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