Masterpieces of the World's Best Literature, Volume 5Jeannette Leonard Gilder O.T. Harris, 1910 |
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... wave the red lightning is gleaming , Nor hope lends a ray , the poor seaman to cherish , We fly to our Maker : " Help , Lord , or we perish . " O Jesus ! once tossed on the breast of the billow , Aroused by the shriek of despair from ...
... wave the red lightning is gleaming , Nor hope lends a ray , the poor seaman to cherish , We fly to our Maker : " Help , Lord , or we perish . " O Jesus ! once tossed on the breast of the billow , Aroused by the shriek of despair from ...
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... waves were white below , No more shall feel the victor's tread , Or know the conquered knee ; — The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea ! Oh , better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath the wave ; Her thunders ...
... waves were white below , No more shall feel the victor's tread , Or know the conquered knee ; — The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea ! Oh , better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath the wave ; Her thunders ...
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... wave her handkerchief , as much as if to say , " I'm wide awake , young oysterman , and all the folks away . " Then ... waves , and crossed the shining stream , And he has clambered up the bank , all in the moon- light gleam ; Oh , there ...
... wave her handkerchief , as much as if to say , " I'm wide awake , young oysterman , and all the folks away . " Then ... waves , and crossed the shining stream , And he has clambered up the bank , all in the moon- light gleam ; Oh , there ...
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... waves was drowned ; But Fate has metamorphosed them , in pity of their woe , And now they keep an oyster shop for mermaids down below . THE AUTOCRAT OF THE BREAKFAST- TABLE ( From " The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table , " Houghton ...
... waves was drowned ; But Fate has metamorphosed them , in pity of their woe , And now they keep an oyster shop for mermaids down below . THE AUTOCRAT OF THE BREAKFAST- TABLE ( From " The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table , " Houghton ...
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... wave has left them as its monument , -if they have gardens with elbowed apple - trees that push their branches over the high board - fence and drop their fruit on the side - walk , -if they have a little grass in the side - streets ...
... wave has left them as its monument , -if they have gardens with elbowed apple - trees that push their branches over the high board - fence and drop their fruit on the side - walk , -if they have a little grass in the side - streets ...
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