The Book of Gems: Wordsworth to BayleySamuel Carter Hall H. G. Bohn, 1846 - English poetry |
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... pale . " She adds , that , " although slightly lame , the deformity of his foot is but little remarkable . " The biographies of Lord Byron are almost as numerous as his Works . The wonder- ful genius of the Poet procured for him an ...
... pale . " She adds , that , " although slightly lame , the deformity of his foot is but little remarkable . " The biographies of Lord Byron are almost as numerous as his Works . The wonder- ful genius of the Poet procured for him an ...
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... pale , and pacing to and fro : anon He sate him down , and seized a pen , and traced Words which I could not guess of ; then he lean'd His bow'd head on his hands , and shook as ' twere With a convulsion , -then arose again , And , with ...
... pale , and pacing to and fro : anon He sate him down , and seized a pen , and traced Words which I could not guess of ; then he lean'd His bow'd head on his hands , and shook as ' twere With a convulsion , -then arose again , And , with ...
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... And in the dread of death to think of her , Who , as she listens , sleepless , to the gale , Puts up a silent prayer and waxes pale ? O God ! have mercy on the mariner ! THOMAS MOORE was born in Dublin , on the 28th SOUTHEY . 31.
... And in the dread of death to think of her , Who , as she listens , sleepless , to the gale , Puts up a silent prayer and waxes pale ? O God ! have mercy on the mariner ! THOMAS MOORE was born in Dublin , on the 28th SOUTHEY . 31.
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... pale decay Would steal before the steps of time , And waste its bloom away , Mary ! Yet still thy features wore that light Which fleets not with the breath ; And life ne'er looked more truly bright Than in thy smile of death , Mary ! As ...
... pale decay Would steal before the steps of time , And waste its bloom away , Mary ! Yet still thy features wore that light Which fleets not with the breath ; And life ne'er looked more truly bright Than in thy smile of death , Mary ! As ...
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... pale looks of her I love ; Or if , at times , a light be there , Its beam is kindled from above . I chose not her , my soul's elect , From those who seek their Maker's shrine In gems and garlands proudly deck'd , As if themselves were ...
... pale looks of her I love ; Or if , at times , a light be there , Its beam is kindled from above . I chose not her , my soul's elect , From those who seek their Maker's shrine In gems and garlands proudly deck'd , As if themselves were ...
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