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... march as they ; As terrible as when the rains Have swelled them over bank and bourne , With sudden floods to drown the plains And sweep along the woods uptorn . And ye who throng , beside the deep , Her ports and hamlets of the strand ...
... march as they ; As terrible as when the rains Have swelled them over bank and bourne , With sudden floods to drown the plains And sweep along the woods uptorn . And ye who throng , beside the deep , Her ports and hamlets of the strand ...
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... march on high by night , with beamy spears , And streaming banners , to that place had brought Their radiant flags to grace a festival . And in that hall a joyous multitude Of those by whom its glistening walls were reared , Whirled in ...
... march on high by night , with beamy spears , And streaming banners , to that place had brought Their radiant flags to grace a festival . And in that hall a joyous multitude Of those by whom its glistening walls were reared , Whirled in ...
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... March back from the well - won field ; And the matron shall clasp her first- born With tears of joy and pride ; And the scarred and war - worn lover Shall claim his promised bride ! 60 The leaves are swept from the branches ; But the ...
... March back from the well - won field ; And the matron shall clasp her first- born With tears of joy and pride ; And the scarred and war - worn lover Shall claim his promised bride ! 60 The leaves are swept from the branches ; But the ...
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... March 23 , 1849 , quoted also in In- gram's Life of Poe . In this letter was enclosed the poem , of which Poe says : ' I think the lines " For Annie " much the best I have ever written . ' The last two lines of the first stanza were ...
... March 23 , 1849 , quoted also in In- gram's Life of Poe . In this letter was enclosed the poem , of which Poe says : ' I think the lines " For Annie " much the best I have ever written . ' The last two lines of the first stanza were ...
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... march , each day's festival , When every morn my bosom glowed To watch the convoy on the road ; The babe in willow wagon closed , With rolling eyes and face composed ; With children forward and behind , Like Cupids studiously inclined ...
... march , each day's festival , When every morn my bosom glowed To watch the convoy on the road ; The babe in willow wagon closed , With rolling eyes and face composed ; With children forward and behind , Like Cupids studiously inclined ...
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Page 155 - Tis of the wave and not the rock ; 'Tis but the flapping of the sail, And not a rent made by the gale ! In spite of rock and tempest's roar, In spite of false lights on the shore. Sail on, nor fear to breast the sea ! Our hearts, our hopes, are all with th.ee.
Page 1 - The golden sun, The planets, all the infinite host of heaven, Are shining on the sad abodes of death, Through the still lapse of ages. All that tread The globe, are but a handful to the tribes That slumber in its bosom. Take the wings Of morning, and the Barcan desert pierce, Or lose thyself in the continuous woods Where rolls the Oregon, and hears no sound Save his own dashings — yet the dead are there...
Page 108 - The village smithy stands ; The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands ; And the muscles of his brawny arms Are strong as iron bands. His hair is crisp, and black, and long, His face is like the tan ; His brow is wet with honest sweat, He earns whate'er he can, And looks the whole world in the face, For he owes not any man.
Page 238 - It was two by the village clock When he came to the bridge in Concord town. He heard the bleating of the flock, And the twitter of birds among the trees, And felt the breath of the morning breeze Blowing over the meadows brown.
Page 63 - By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April's breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood, And fired the shot heard round the world. The foe long since in silence slept; Alike the conqueror silent sleeps; And Time the ruined bridge has swept Down the dark stream which seaward creeps. On this green bank, by this soft stream, We set to-day a votive stone; That memory may their deed redeem, When, like our sires, our sons are gone. Spirit, that made those heroes dare To die,...
Page 115 - The day is done, and the darkness Falls from the wings of Night, As a feather is wafted downward From an eagle in his flight. I see the lights of the village Gleam through the rain and the mist, And a feeling of sadness comes o'er me, That my soul cannot resist: A feeling of sadness and longing, That is not akin to pain, And resembles sorrow only As the mist resembles the rain.
Page 1 - Shalt thou retire alone, nor couldst thou wish Couch more magnificent. Thou shalt lie down With patriarchs of the infant world — with kings, The powerful of the earth — the wise, the good, Fair forms, and hoary seers of ages past, All in one mighty sepulchre.
Page 313 - Forty flags with their crimson bars, Flapped in the morning wind: the sun Of noon looked down, and saw not one. Up rose old Barbara Frietchie then, Bowed with her fourscore years and ten; Bravest of all in Frederick town, She took up the flag the men hauled down; In her attic window the staff she set, To show that one heart was loyal yet.
Page 461 - This water His blood that died on the tree ; The Holy Supper is kept, indeed, In whatso we share with another's need: Not what we give, but what we share, — For the gift without the giver is bare ; Who gives himself with his alms feeds three, — Himself, his hungering neighbor, and Me.
Page 238 - It was one by the village clock, When he galloped into Lexington. He saw the gilded weathercock Swim in the moonlight as he passed, And the meeting-house windows, blank and bare, Gaze at him with a spectral glare, As if they already stood aghast At the bloody work they would look upon. It was two by the village clock, When he came to the bridge in Concord town.