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Page 153
Starting and shivering in th ' inconstant wind , Meagre and pale , the ghost of
what I was , Beneath some blasted tree I lie reclined , And count the silent
moments as they pass : The winged moments , whose unstaying speed No art
can stop , or ...
Starting and shivering in th ' inconstant wind , Meagre and pale , the ghost of
what I was , Beneath some blasted tree I lie reclined , And count the silent
moments as they pass : The winged moments , whose unstaying speed No art
can stop , or ...
Page 210
... Pale her parched lips , her heavy eyes sunk low , And tears unnoticed from
their channels flow ; Serene her manner , till some sudden pain Frets the meek
soul , and then she's calm again Her broken pitcher to the pool she takes , And
every ...
... Pale her parched lips , her heavy eyes sunk low , And tears unnoticed from
their channels flow ; Serene her manner , till some sudden pain Frets the meek
soul , and then she's calm again Her broken pitcher to the pool she takes , And
every ...
Page 222
In the midst there stood A female form , one hand upon the cross , The other
raised in menacing act : below Loose flowed her raiment , but her breast was
armed , And helmeted her head . The Moor turned pale ; For on the walls of Auria
he ...
In the midst there stood A female form , one hand upon the cross , The other
raised in menacing act : below Loose flowed her raiment , but her breast was
armed , And helmeted her head . The Moor turned pale ; For on the walls of Auria
he ...
Page 247
Full many a scutcheon and banner , riven , Shook to the cold night - wind of
heaven , Around the screened altar's pale ; And there the dying lamps did burn ,
Before thy low and lonely urn , O gallant chief of Otterburne , And thine , dark
knight of ...
Full many a scutcheon and banner , riven , Shook to the cold night - wind of
heaven , Around the screened altar's pale ; And there the dying lamps did burn ,
Before thy low and lonely urn , O gallant chief of Otterburne , And thine , dark
knight of ...
Page 256
... ( Although so pallid was her hue , It did a ghastly contrast bear To those bright
ringlets glistering fair , ) Her look composed , and steady eye , Bespoke a
matchless constancy ; And there she stood , so calm and pale , That , but her
breathing ...
... ( Although so pallid was her hue , It did a ghastly contrast bear To those bright
ringlets glistering fair , ) Her look composed , and steady eye , Bespoke a
matchless constancy ; And there she stood , so calm and pale , That , but her
breathing ...
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| Title | The Beauties of the British Poets: With a Few Introductory Observations |
| Author | George Croly |
| Editor | George Croly |
| Publisher | R.B. Seeley and W. Burnside ; and sold by L.B. Seeley and Sons, 1828 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 4 Feb 2015 |
| Length | 367 pages |
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