The Works of Mrs. Hemans: With a Memoir of Her Life, Volume 5Blackwood, 1839 - 326 pages |
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... doth make One conflict of his life . I know thy wrongs , And thine - and thine , -but if within your breasts There is no chord that vibrates to my voice , Then fare ye well . A Youth ( coming forward . ) No , no ! say on , say on ...
... doth make One conflict of his life . I know thy wrongs , And thine - and thine , -but if within your breasts There is no chord that vibrates to my voice , Then fare ye well . A Youth ( coming forward . ) No , no ! say on , say on ...
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... doth Heaven forget . Pea . Had we but arms and leaders , we are men Who might earn vengeance yet ; but wanting these , What wouldst thou have us do ? Pro . Be vigilant ; And when the signal wakes the land , arise ! The peasant's arm is ...
... doth Heaven forget . Pea . Had we but arms and leaders , we are men Who might earn vengeance yet ; but wanting these , What wouldst thou have us do ? Pro . Be vigilant ; And when the signal wakes the land , arise ! The peasant's arm is ...
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... Urge me no more . Eri . O lady ! doth the flower That sleeps entomb'd through the long wintry storms , Unfold its beauty to the breath of Spring And shall not woman's heart , from chill despair , 6 THE VESPERS OF PALERMO .
... Urge me no more . Eri . O lady ! doth the flower That sleeps entomb'd through the long wintry storms , Unfold its beauty to the breath of Spring And shall not woman's heart , from chill despair , 6 THE VESPERS OF PALERMO .
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... doth my soul , Far ' midst its darkness , nurse one soaring hope , Wherein is bright vitality .- ' Tis to see His blood avenged , and his fair heritage , My beautiful native land , in glory risen , Like a warrior from his slumbers ...
... doth my soul , Far ' midst its darkness , nurse one soaring hope , Wherein is bright vitality .- ' Tis to see His blood avenged , and his fair heritage , My beautiful native land , in glory risen , Like a warrior from his slumbers ...
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... doth oppress her . - But my thoughts Are wandering far ; there should be one to share This awful and majestic solitude Of sea and heaven with me . [ PROCIDA enters unobserved . It is the hour He named , and yet he comes not . Pro ...
... doth oppress her . - But my thoughts Are wandering far ; there should be one to share This awful and majestic solitude Of sea and heaven with me . [ PROCIDA enters unobserved . It is the hour He named , and yet he comes not . Pro ...
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The Works of Mrs. Hemans: With a Memoir of Her Life, Volume 6 Browne (Miss ),Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans No preview available - 2015 |
The Works Of Mrs. Hemans: With A Memoir Of Her Life;, Volume 6 Browne (Miss ).,Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans No preview available - 2019 |
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