The Lyre: Fugitive Poetry of the Xixth CenturyJ. Sharpe, 1830 - 360 pages |
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... silence , by the hour spell - bound ; When e'en the rustling of the shadowy tree Is hush'd — the welkin bringeth forth a sound ; —- It is not in the sea , nor in the air ; It is not on the valley , nor the hill ; There comes no warning ...
... silence , by the hour spell - bound ; When e'en the rustling of the shadowy tree Is hush'd — the welkin bringeth forth a sound ; —- It is not in the sea , nor in the air ; It is not on the valley , nor the hill ; There comes no warning ...
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... silent glen Like words from the departing night , Hath stricken me , and I have press'd On the wet grass my fever'd brow , And pouring forth the earliest First prayer , with which I learn'd to bow , Have felt my mother's spirit rush ...
... silent glen Like words from the departing night , Hath stricken me , and I have press'd On the wet grass my fever'd brow , And pouring forth the earliest First prayer , with which I learn'd to bow , Have felt my mother's spirit rush ...
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... silent barren synod met Within these roofless walls , where yet The sever'd arch and carved fret Cling to the ruin , The brethren's skulls mourn , dewy wet , Their creed's undoing . The mitred ones of Nice and Trent Were not so ...
... silent barren synod met Within these roofless walls , where yet The sever'd arch and carved fret Cling to the ruin , The brethren's skulls mourn , dewy wet , Their creed's undoing . The mitred ones of Nice and Trent Were not so ...
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... she has learn'd the art To bleed in silence and conceal the smart , * From a volume of poems printed for private circulation . And thence , though quick of feeling , hath been 31 A Sketch from Real Life By Alaric A Watts.
... she has learn'd the art To bleed in silence and conceal the smart , * From a volume of poems printed for private circulation . And thence , though quick of feeling , hath been 31 A Sketch from Real Life By Alaric A Watts.
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... SILENCE o'er sea and earth With the veil of evening fell , Till the convent tower sent deeply forth The chime of its vesper bell . One moment , and that solemn sound Fell heavily on the ear ; But a sterner echo pass'd around ; Which the ...
... SILENCE o'er sea and earth With the veil of evening fell , Till the convent tower sent deeply forth The chime of its vesper bell . One moment , and that solemn sound Fell heavily on the ear ; But a sterner echo pass'd around ; Which the ...
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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