The Book of DiversionFranklin Pierce Adams, Deems Taylor |
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... Earl Percy took his way ; The child may rue that is unborn The hunting of that day . The stout Earl of Northumberland A vow to God did VERSE 15.
... Earl Percy took his way ; The child may rue that is unborn The hunting of that day . The stout Earl of Northumberland A vow to God did VERSE 15.
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... Earl Percy present word He would prevent his sport . The English earl , not fearing that , Did to the woods resort , With fifteen hundred bowmen bold , All chosen men of might , Who knew full well in time of need To aim their shafts ...
... Earl Percy present word He would prevent his sport . The English earl , not fearing that , Did to the woods resort , With fifteen hundred bowmen bold , All chosen men of might , Who knew full well in time of need To aim their shafts ...
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... Earl Percy said , " And take your bows with speed ; " And now with me , my countrymen , Your courage forth advance ; For never was there champion yet , In Scotland or in France " That ever did on horseback come , But if mayhap it were ...
... Earl Percy said , " And take your bows with speed ; " And now with me , my countrymen , Your courage forth advance ; For never was there champion yet , In Scotland or in France " That ever did on horseback come , But if mayhap it were ...
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... earl thou art , - Lord Percy , so am I. " But trust me , Percy , pity it were , And great offence , to kill Any of these our guiltless men , For they have done no ill . " Let you and I the battle try , And set our men aside ...
... earl thou art , - Lord Percy , so am I. " But trust me , Percy , pity it were , And great offence , to kill Any of these our guiltless men , For they have done no ill . " Let you and I the battle try , And set our men aside ...
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... Earl Percy then , " Thy proffer I do scorn ; I will not yield to any Scot That ever yet was born . " With that there came an arrow keen Out of an English bow , Which struck Earl Douglas to the heart , — A deep and deadly blow ; Who ...
... Earl Percy then , " Thy proffer I do scorn ; I will not yield to any Scot That ever yet was born . " With that there came an arrow keen Out of an English bow , Which struck Earl Douglas to the heart , — A deep and deadly blow ; Who ...
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Page 15 - With thee conversing I forget all time ; All seasons and their change, all please alike. Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds...
Page 47 - I WANDERED lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host of golden daffodils, Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the Milky Way, They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
Page 41 - I wish I were where Helen lies ! Night and day on me she cries ; And I am weary of the skies, For her sake that died for me.
Page 36 - When the stars threw down their spears, And water'd heaven with their tears, Did He smile His work to see? Did He who made the lamb make thee...
Page 38 - Homer ruled as his demesne ; Yet did I never breathe its pure serene Till I heard Chapman speak out loud and bold : Then felt I like some watcher of the skies When a new planet swims into his ken ; Or like stout Cortez when with eagle eyes He...
Page 53 - I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.
Page 29 - I remember, I remember Where I was used to swing, And thought the air must rush as fresh To swallows on the wing ; My spirit flew in feathers then That is so heavy now, And summer pools could hardly cool The fever on my brow. I remember, I remember The fir-trees dark and high ; I used to think their slender tops Were close against the sky. It was a childish ignorance, — But now 'tis little joy: To know I'm farther off from heaven Than when I was a boy ! THOMAS HOOD.
Page 50 - I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, By the roes and by the hinds of the field, That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, Till he please.
Page 32 - Sleepless! and soon the small birds' melodies Must hear, first uttered from my orchard trees; And the first cuckoo's melancholy cry. Even thus last night, and two nights more, I lay, And could not win thee, Sleep! by any stealth: So do not let me wear to-night away: Without Thee what is all the morning's wealth ? Come, blessed barrier between day and day, Dear mother of fresh thoughts and joyous health!
Page 13 - I die, I faint, I fail! Let thy love in kisses rain On my lips and eyelids pale. My cheek is cold and white, alas ! My heart beats loud and fast: Oh! press it close to thine again, Where it will break at last ! Very few, perhaps, are familiar with these lines — yet no less a poet than Shelley is their author.