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... dark - eyed maid , And bid her turn those pretty eyes , and see The wide - extended prospect . — 66 Sir , " she said , " I cannot see the prospect , I am blind . " Never did tongue of child utter a sound So mournful as her words fell on ...
... dark - eyed maid , And bid her turn those pretty eyes , and see The wide - extended prospect . — 66 Sir , " she said , " I cannot see the prospect , I am blind . " Never did tongue of child utter a sound So mournful as her words fell on ...
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... darkness that come there ; The little brooks that seem all pastime and all play , When they are angry roar like lions for their prey . " Here thou need'st not dread the raven in the sky ; Night and day thou art safe- our cottage is hard ...
... darkness that come there ; The little brooks that seem all pastime and all play , When they are angry roar like lions for their prey . " Here thou need'st not dread the raven in the sky ; Night and day thou art safe- our cottage is hard ...
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... darkness into day , The stream's too strong for thy small bark ; There nought can sail , save what is stark . Fly from the town , sweet child ! for health Is happiness , and strength , and wealth . There is a lesson in each flower , A ...
... darkness into day , The stream's too strong for thy small bark ; There nought can sail , save what is stark . Fly from the town , sweet child ! for health Is happiness , and strength , and wealth . There is a lesson in each flower , A ...
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... 'er the sea . Each little , tender coffee slip He waters daily in the ship ; And , as he tends his embryo trees , Feels he is raising ' midst the seas Coffee groves , whose ample shade Shall screen the dark 84 THE COFFEE SLIPS .
... 'er the sea . Each little , tender coffee slip He waters daily in the ship ; And , as he tends his embryo trees , Feels he is raising ' midst the seas Coffee groves , whose ample shade Shall screen the dark 84 THE COFFEE SLIPS .
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Coffee groves , whose ample shade Shall screen the dark Creolian maid . But soon , alas ! his darling pleasure In watching this his precious treasure Is like to fade , for water fails - On board the ship in which he sails . Now all the ...
Coffee groves , whose ample shade Shall screen the dark Creolian maid . But soon , alas ! his darling pleasure In watching this his precious treasure Is like to fade , for water fails - On board the ship in which he sails . Now all the ...
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ARNOLD WINKELRIED AUTUMN MUSINGS beauty beneath bird Birdie blessed breast breath bright brow canst cheer child clouds Crocodile customed hill dark dead dear death deep delight dost doth E'en earth fair father fear flowers fly away home gentle gone grave green hand hath head hear heard heart heaven hill Inchcape Inchcape rock King lady lady-bird land Leigh Hunt light live look Lord loud Mary Howitt maun mind Miss Lamb moon mother mountain ne'er never night o'er Old English Poetry Patrick Spence poor praise Queen renegado rock round sail Samian wine she-the shining shore silent sing singing bee sleep smile song sorrow soul sound spirit spring stars storm stream sweet tears thee thine things thou art thou hast thought top-mast tree unto voice wandering waves weary weep wild wind wings wood