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Page 188
... wandering springs ! . . .19 Repeatedly he prophesies for himself an early death - too truly , as the event proved , although disappointed love may not have been responsible for it . There are no pas- toral trappings in these outpourings ...
... wandering springs ! . . .19 Repeatedly he prophesies for himself an early death - too truly , as the event proved , although disappointed love may not have been responsible for it . There are no pas- toral trappings in these outpourings ...
Page 234
... wandering . Motherwell has a rather at- tractive lament or " mad - song " of such a woman.206 Often- est of all , the deserted one dies heart - broken from grief and shame . Her story is told in ballad , song , and poetic tale . In no ...
... wandering . Motherwell has a rather at- tractive lament or " mad - song " of such a woman.206 Often- est of all , the deserted one dies heart - broken from grief and shame . Her story is told in ballad , song , and poetic tale . In no ...
Page 257
... wandering inconsolably through the grove , which she calls " haunt of my youth , " and in which she drops her " blighted garlands " as she roves . " 1 On page 11 she is already talking about the " trembling light " of " mild Sensibility ...
... wandering inconsolably through the grove , which she calls " haunt of my youth , " and in which she drops her " blighted garlands " as she roves . " 1 On page 11 she is already talking about the " trembling light " of " mild Sensibility ...
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COMPOUNDED OF MANY SIMPLES | 1 |
INVOCATION TO MELANCHOLY | 39 |
SIC TRANSIT GLORIA MUNDI | 91 |
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