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... Moon of the summer night ! Far down yon western steeps , Sink , sink in silver light ! She sleeps ! My lady sleeps ! Sleeps ! Wind of the summer night ! Where yonder woodbine creeps , Fold , fold thy pinions light ! She sleeps ! My lady ...
... Moon of the summer night ! Far down yon western steeps , Sink , sink in silver light ! She sleeps ! My lady sleeps ! Sleeps ! Wind of the summer night ! Where yonder woodbine creeps , Fold , fold thy pinions light ! She sleeps ! My lady ...
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... moon goes down in silver state , As here alone I watch and wait . Though far from thee , my lips repeat , In ... moons drop adown the west , My lone heart , turning to its rest , Beneath the stars shall whisper clear , Good night , my ...
... moon goes down in silver state , As here alone I watch and wait . Though far from thee , my lips repeat , In ... moons drop adown the west , My lone heart , turning to its rest , Beneath the stars shall whisper clear , Good night , my ...
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... moon comes out above the tide And quiets all the billows wide Her pathway bright surrounding : Thus on the shore , the dreary shore , I walk with weak endeavor : I have thy love's light ever more , Forever and forever . DINAH MARIA ...
... moon comes out above the tide And quiets all the billows wide Her pathway bright surrounding : Thus on the shore , the dreary shore , I walk with weak endeavor : I have thy love's light ever more , Forever and forever . DINAH MARIA ...
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... moon was full , the fields were gleaming ; By hood and tippet sheltered sweet , Her face with youth and health was beaming . The little hand outside her muff- O sculptor , if you could but mold it ! So lightly touched my jacket - cuff ...
... moon was full , the fields were gleaming ; By hood and tippet sheltered sweet , Her face with youth and health was beaming . The little hand outside her muff- O sculptor , if you could but mold it ! So lightly touched my jacket - cuff ...
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... moon was slyly peeping through it , Yet hid its face , as if it said , " Come , now or never ! do it ! do it ! " My lips till then had only known The kiss of mother and of sister , But somehow , full upon her own Sweet , rosy , darling ...
... moon was slyly peeping through it , Yet hid its face , as if it said , " Come , now or never ! do it ! do it ! " My lips till then had only known The kiss of mother and of sister , But somehow , full upon her own Sweet , rosy , darling ...
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ALFRED TENNYSON Alma River ARTHUR HUGH CLOUGH beauty beneath bird bloom boys brave breast breath bright brow captain's gig cold dark dead dear death doth dream earth EDMUND CLARENCE STEDMAN ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING eyes face fair fall fear flowers forever FREDERICK WILLIAM FABER glory gone grave green grow hand happy hath hear heard heart heaven HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW hill Karaman kiss land light lips live look Lord lover moon morning never night o'er OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES Osawatomie Osawatomie Brown Owen Roe O'Neill rest river rose round sail shadow shine shore sigh silent sing sleep smile song sorrow soul sound stars steed stream summer sweet tears tell There's thine things thou thought tide-top tree voice wave weary weep whisht thee wild WILLIAM MOTHERWELL Willie wind