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Page 111
... stood perplexed and still . But only a host of phantom listeners That dwelt in the lone house then Stood listening in the quiet of the moonlight To that voice from the world of men : Stood thronging the faint moonbeams on the dark stair ...
... stood perplexed and still . But only a host of phantom listeners That dwelt in the lone house then Stood listening in the quiet of the moonlight To that voice from the world of men : Stood thronging the faint moonbeams on the dark stair ...
Page 185
... stood the dauntless Three . The Three stood calm and silent , And looked upon the foes , And a great shout of laughter From all the vanguard rose : And forth three chiefs came spurring Before that deep array ; To earth they sprang ...
... stood the dauntless Three . The Three stood calm and silent , And looked upon the foes , And a great shout of laughter From all the vanguard rose : And forth three chiefs came spurring Before that deep array ; To earth they sprang ...
Page 216
... stood to attention , with the muzzle beneath her breast . She would not risk their hearing ; she would not strive again ; For the road lay bare in the moonlight ; Blank and bare in the moonlight ; And the blood of her veins , in the ...
... stood to attention , with the muzzle beneath her breast . She would not risk their hearing ; she would not strive again ; For the road lay bare in the moonlight ; Blank and bare in the moonlight ; And the blood of her veins , in the ...
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ARNOLD Matthew | 19 |
AUDEN Wystan Hugh | 30 |
BELLOC Hilaire | 36 |
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