The elocutionist, a collection of pieces in prose and verse [by various authors, ed.] by J.S. KnowlesJames Sheridan Knowles 1825 |
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... o'er the waves of the north . ” Ossian . On the Psalms . Besides the figures supplied by the history of Israel , and by the law , there is another set of images often employed in the Psalms , to describe the blessings of redemption ...
... o'er the waves of the north . ” Ossian . On the Psalms . Besides the figures supplied by the history of Israel , and by the law , there is another set of images often employed in the Psalms , to describe the blessings of redemption ...
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... o'er their child , Then paints the ruin'd maid , and their distraction wild ? Burns . The Soldier's Dream . OUR bugles sang truce - for the night - cloud had lower'd , And the sentinel stars set their watch in the sky ; And thousands ...
... o'er their child , Then paints the ruin'd maid , and their distraction wild ? Burns . The Soldier's Dream . OUR bugles sang truce - for the night - cloud had lower'd , And the sentinel stars set their watch in the sky ; And thousands ...
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... o'er , 66 And my wife sobb'd aloud in her fulness of heart- ' Stay , stay with us - rest , thou art weary and worn ! " And fain was their war - broken soldier to stay- But sorrow return'd with the dawning of morn , And the voice in my ...
... o'er , 66 And my wife sobb'd aloud in her fulness of heart- ' Stay , stay with us - rest , thou art weary and worn ! " And fain was their war - broken soldier to stay- But sorrow return'd with the dawning of morn , And the voice in my ...
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... ! Sir Walter Scott . The Burial of Sir John Moore , Not a drum was heard , not a funeral note , As his corse to the ramparts we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave RHYME . 177 Sir Walter Scott, Wolfe,
... ! Sir Walter Scott . The Burial of Sir John Moore , Not a drum was heard , not a funeral note , As his corse to the ramparts we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave RHYME . 177 Sir Walter Scott, Wolfe,
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... o'er his head , And we far away on the billow ! " " ' Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone , And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him ; But nothing he'll reck , if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him ...
... o'er his head , And we far away on the billow ! " " ' Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone , And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him ; But nothing he'll reck , if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him ...
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