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Page 171
... head , dreamily , as one who has drunken , And flickered his tongue like a forked night on the air , so black , Seeming to lick his lips , And looked around like a god , unseeing , into the air , And slowly turned his head , And slowly ...
... head , dreamily , as one who has drunken , And flickered his tongue like a forked night on the air , so black , Seeming to lick his lips , And looked around like a god , unseeing , into the air , And slowly turned his head , And slowly ...
Page 187
... head . And the great Lord of Luna Fell at that deadly stroke , As falls on Mount Alvernus A thunder - smitten oak . Far o'er the crashing forest The giant arms lie spread ; And the pale augurs , muttering low , Gaze on the blasted head ...
... head . And the great Lord of Luna Fell at that deadly stroke , As falls on Mount Alvernus A thunder - smitten oak . Far o'er the crashing forest The giant arms lie spread ; And the pale augurs , muttering low , Gaze on the blasted head ...
Page 247
... head , And with a natural sigh , ' Tis some poor fellow's skull , said he , Who fell in the great victory . I find them in the garden , for There's many here about , And often when I go to plough The ploughshare turns them out ; For ...
... head , And with a natural sigh , ' Tis some poor fellow's skull , said he , Who fell in the great victory . I find them in the garden , for There's many here about , And often when I go to plough The ploughshare turns them out ; For ...
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ARNOLD Matthew | 19 |
AUDEN Wystan Hugh | 30 |
BELLOC Hilaire | 36 |
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