The Lyre: Fugitive Poetry of the Xixth CenturyJ. Sharpe, 1830 - 360 pages |
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... BIRDS ; and will together form the most beautiful Speci- mens of Natural History ever submitted to the patronage of the Public . The Proprietors are happy to state that , at the request of the Council , the Secretary of the Society ...
... BIRDS ; and will together form the most beautiful Speci- mens of Natural History ever submitted to the patronage of the Public . The Proprietors are happy to state that , at the request of the Council , the Secretary of the Society ...
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... bird sang all night long , Till broke the day - star's beam on Bethlehem ; His red uprising stay'd the fearful song , Blazing on dewy morning's diadem . Is it the rushing sound of years to come , Thrown from the bosom of the endless sea ...
... bird sang all night long , Till broke the day - star's beam on Bethlehem ; His red uprising stay'd the fearful song , Blazing on dewy morning's diadem . Is it the rushing sound of years to come , Thrown from the bosom of the endless sea ...
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... birds among the bowers , Rich as a rainbow with its hues of light , Pure as the moonshine of an autumn night : Weep not for her ! Weep not for her ! There is no cause of woe , But rather nerve the spirit that it walk Unshrinking o'er ...
... birds among the bowers , Rich as a rainbow with its hues of light , Pure as the moonshine of an autumn night : Weep not for her ! Weep not for her ! There is no cause of woe , But rather nerve the spirit that it walk Unshrinking o'er ...
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... birds were waking With a low murmur in the trees , A melody by fits was breaking Upon the whisper of the breeze , And this when I was forth , perchance As a worn reveller from the dance- And when the sun sprang gloriously And freely up ...
... birds were waking With a low murmur in the trees , A melody by fits was breaking Upon the whisper of the breeze , And this when I was forth , perchance As a worn reveller from the dance- And when the sun sprang gloriously And freely up ...
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... birds Ceasing their song of joyfulness , with mute And quick and tremulous flight , for shelter sought ! Fear was on every living thing : the earth Trembled as she presaged some coming ill ; The voice of thunder spake ; and in the midst ...
... birds Ceasing their song of joyfulness , with mute And quick and tremulous flight , for shelter sought ! Fear was on every living thing : the earth Trembled as she presaged some coming ill ; The voice of thunder spake ; and in the midst ...
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ALARIC art thou beauty beneath billows bird blue bosom bower breast breath bright brow calm cheek cloud cold dark dead death deep doth dream e'en earth fair fame fancy crown feel fled flowers gaze gentle gleam glory glow gone grave green grief hath hear heard heart heaven helmet of Navarre Henry of Navarre hope hour JOHN MOULTRIE leaves life's light lips lonely look look'd LORD BYRON lute LYRE mirth moon morning mountain murmur N. P. WILLIS ne'er NELL GWYN never night o'er pale pass'd rest rose round Sappho Scottish lassie seem'd shade shine shore sigh silent skies sleep smile soft song sorrow soul sound spirit stars storm stream summer sweet tears tempest thine thou art thou hast thou wert thought tree Twas Valentine's day voice waking eye wave weep wild wind wings young youth