The Book of Gems: Wordsworth to BayleySamuel Carter Hall H. G. Bohn, 1846 - English poetry |
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... turn of the tide that was to bear him into a crowd of devoted admirers . He knew it would come at last ; and went on writing , in spite of the sneers of those who either could not , or would not , understand him . He has lived to enjoy ...
... turn of the tide that was to bear him into a crowd of devoted admirers . He knew it would come at last ; and went on writing , in spite of the sneers of those who either could not , or would not , understand him . He has lived to enjoy ...
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... Turn wheresoe'er I may , By night or day , The things which I have seen I now can see no more . The rainbow comes and goes , And lovely is the rose ; The moon doth with delight Look round her when the heavens are bare : Waters on a ...
... Turn wheresoe'er I may , By night or day , The things which I have seen I now can see no more . The rainbow comes and goes , And lovely is the rose ; The moon doth with delight Look round her when the heavens are bare : Waters on a ...
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... turns his eye ; Remembering with an envious sigh The happy dreams of Youth . So reaches he the latter stage Of this our ... turn inward : hearing then Over the vale the heavy toll of death Sound slow , it made me think upon the dead ; I ...
... turns his eye ; Remembering with an envious sigh The happy dreams of Youth . So reaches he the latter stage Of this our ... turn inward : hearing then Over the vale the heavy toll of death Sound slow , it made me think upon the dead ; I ...
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... turn away From the fresh grave till grass should cover it ; Nature would do that office soon ; and none Who trod upon the senseless turf would think Of what a world of woes lay buried there ! THE EBB TIDE . SLOWLY thy flowing tide Came ...
... turn away From the fresh grave till grass should cover it ; Nature would do that office soon ; and none Who trod upon the senseless turf would think Of what a world of woes lay buried there ! THE EBB TIDE . SLOWLY thy flowing tide Came ...
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... turns them out ! " For many thousand men , " said he , " Were slain in that great victory . " " Now tell us what ' twas all about , " Young Peterkin he cries ; While little Wilhelmine looks up , With wonder - waiting eyes ; " Now tell ...
... turns them out ! " For many thousand men , " said he , " Were slain in that great victory . " " Now tell us what ' twas all about , " Young Peterkin he cries ; While little Wilhelmine looks up , With wonder - waiting eyes ; " Now tell ...
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