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... A loss I ne'er can know . Then let not what I cannot have My cheer of mind destroy ; Whilst thus I sing , I am a king , Although a poor blind boy , THE LAME BROTHER . - Miss Lamb . My parents THE BLIND BOY . 11 Colley Cibber.
... A loss I ne'er can know . Then let not what I cannot have My cheer of mind destroy ; Whilst thus I sing , I am a king , Although a poor blind boy , THE LAME BROTHER . - Miss Lamb . My parents THE BLIND BOY . 11 Colley Cibber.
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... sing to them . “ And often , after sunset , sir , When it is light and fair , I take my little porringer , And eat my supper there . " The first that died was little Jane ; In bed she moaning lay Till God released her from her pain ...
... sing to them . “ And often , after sunset , sir , When it is light and fair , I take my little porringer , And eat my supper there . " The first that died was little Jane ; In bed she moaning lay Till God released her from her pain ...
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... sings , and the wild bee's wings Make music all day long , And the cricket at night ( A dusky sprite ! ) Takes up the song . He loved to lie where his wakeful eye Could keep me still in sight , Whence a word or a sign , Or a look of ...
... sings , and the wild bee's wings Make music all day long , And the cricket at night ( A dusky sprite ! ) Takes up the song . He loved to lie where his wakeful eye Could keep me still in sight , Whence a word or a sign , Or a look of ...
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... that shady place I unobserved could see the workings of her face ; If nature to her tongue could measured numbers bring , Thus , thought I , to her lamb that little maid might sing : - " What ails thee , young one ? what ? 55 THE PET LAMB .
... that shady place I unobserved could see the workings of her face ; If nature to her tongue could measured numbers bring , Thus , thought I , to her lamb that little maid might sing : - " What ails thee , young one ? what ? 55 THE PET LAMB .
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... sing of thee ; - ' t is sweet to sing Of such a fair and gladsome thing . Child of the town ! for thee I sigh ; A gilded roof's thy golden sky , A carpet is thy daisied sod , A narrow street thy boundless road , Thy rushing deer ' s the ...
... sing of thee ; - ' t is sweet to sing Of such a fair and gladsome thing . Child of the town ! for thee I sigh ; A gilded roof's thy golden sky , A carpet is thy daisied sod , A narrow street thy boundless road , Thy rushing deer ' s 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