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... followed instant on his cheek , If the kind , loving words we speak Of " Never mind it , " " We forgive , " If these in his short memory live , - Only perchance for half a day , Who minds a 16 THE BROKEN DOLL . Miss Lamb "Miss Lamb.
... followed instant on his cheek , If the kind , loving words we speak Of " Never mind it , " " We forgive , " If these in his short memory live , - Only perchance for half a day , Who minds a 16 THE BROKEN DOLL . Miss Lamb "Miss Lamb.
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... broke no living wood No live thing did affray ! " With that the smallest penny , Of the finest silver ore , Upon the dry and slippery path Lay Mabel's feet before . With joy she picked the penny up , The fairy 24 MABEL ON MIDSUMMER DAY .
... broke no living wood No live thing did affray ! " With that the smallest penny , Of the finest silver ore , Upon the dry and slippery path Lay Mabel's feet before . With joy she picked the penny up , The fairy 24 MABEL ON MIDSUMMER DAY .
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... live with my own kin , Than dance about like you , vain Pin . I'm taken care of every day ; You're used a while , then thrown away ; Or else you get all bent up double , And a snug crack for all your trouble . " ' True , " said the Pin ...
... live with my own kin , Than dance about like you , vain Pin . I'm taken care of every day ; You're used a while , then thrown away ; Or else you get all bent up double , And a snug crack for all your trouble . " ' True , " said the Pin ...
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THE GREAT - GRANDFATHER . - Miss Lamb . MOTHER'S grandfather lives still , His age is fourscore years and ten ; He looks a monument of time , The agedest of aged men . Though years lie on him like a load , A happier man you will not see ...
THE GREAT - GRANDFATHER . - Miss Lamb . MOTHER'S grandfather lives still , His age is fourscore years and ten ; He looks a monument of time , The agedest of aged men . Though years lie on him like a load , A happier man you will not see ...
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... lives ' decay . So that the pretty speech they had Made murderous hearts relent ; And they that undertook the deed , Full sore they did repent . Yet one of them , more hard of heart , Did vow to do his charge , Because the wretch that ...
... lives ' decay . So that the pretty speech they had Made murderous hearts relent ; And they that undertook the deed , Full sore they did repent . Yet one of them , more hard of heart , Did vow to do his charge , Because the wretch that ...
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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