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... o'er , the tempest past , And mercy's voice has hushed the blast . The wind is heard in whispers low ; The white man far away must go ; But ever in his heart will bear Remembrance of the negro's care . CHORUS . Go , white man , go ; but ...
... o'er , the tempest past , And mercy's voice has hushed the blast . The wind is heard in whispers low ; The white man far away must go ; But ever in his heart will bear Remembrance of the negro's care . CHORUS . Go , white man , go ; but ...
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... o'er , As punished for the sin ; Fool ! had that bough a pumpkin bore Thy whimsies would have worked no more , Nor skull have kept them in . THE PIN , NEEDLE , AND SCISSORS.- Mrs. Follen . T ' is true , although ' t is sad to say ...
... o'er , As punished for the sin ; Fool ! had that bough a pumpkin bore Thy whimsies would have worked no more , Nor skull have kept them in . THE PIN , NEEDLE , AND SCISSORS.- Mrs. Follen . T ' is true , although ' t is sad to say ...
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... o'er and o'er . They filled up a darksome pit With water to the brim , They heaved in John Barleycorn , There let him sink or swim . They laid him out upon the floor , To work him further woe , And still , as signs of life appeared ...
... o'er and o'er . They filled up a darksome pit With water to the brim , They heaved in John Barleycorn , There let him sink or swim . They laid him out upon the floor , To work him further woe , And still , as signs of life appeared ...
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... o'er cottage and farın , Striking their inmates with sudden alarm ; And they ran out like bees in a midsummer swarm . There were dames with their kerchiefs tied over their caps , To see if their poultry were free from mishaps ; The ...
... o'er cottage and farın , Striking their inmates with sudden alarm ; And they ran out like bees in a midsummer swarm . There were dames with their kerchiefs tied over their caps , To see if their poultry were free from mishaps ; The ...
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... o'er the wondrous sky . I long to see those icebergs vast , With heads all crowned with snow ; Whose green roots sleep in the awful deep , Two hundred fathoms low . I long to hear the thundering crash Of their terrific fall ; And the ...
... o'er the wondrous sky . I long to see those icebergs vast , With heads all crowned with snow ; Whose green roots sleep in the awful deep , Two hundred fathoms low . I long to hear the thundering crash Of their terrific fall ; And the ...
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Page 391 - And now the storm-blast came, and he Was tyrannous and strong: He struck with his o'ertaking wings, And chased us south along. With sloping masts and dipping prow, As who pursued with yell and blow Still treads the shadow of his foe, And forward bends his head, The ship drove fast, loud roared the blast, And southward aye we fled. And now there came both mist and snow, And it grew wondrous cold; And ice, mast-high, came floating by, As green as emerald...
Page 135 - Why had they come to wither there, Away from their childhood's land? There was woman's fearless eye, Lit by her deep love's truth; There was manhood's brow serenely high, And the fiery heart of youth. What sought they thus afar? Bright jewels of the mine? The wealth of seas, the spoils of war? — They sought a faith's pure shrine ! Ay, call it holy ground, The soil where first they trod; They have left unstained what there they found, — Freedom to worship God.
Page 174 - Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright, The bridal of the earth and sky, The dew shall weep thy fall to-night ; For thou must die. " Sweet rose, whose hue angry and brave, Bids the rash gazer wipe his eye, Thy root is ever in its grave, And thou must die. " Sweet spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie, My music shows ye have your closes, And all must die. "Only a sweet and virtuous soul, Like season'd timber, never gives ; But though the whole world turn to coal, Then...
Page 357 - Sport that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides. Come, and trip it as you go On the light fantastic toe, And in thy right hand lead with thee The mountain nymph, sweet Liberty ; And if I give thee honour due, Mirth, admit me of thy crew To live with her, and live with thee In unreproved pleasures free...
Page 406 - The harbour-bay was clear as glass, So smoothly it was strewn! And on the bay the moonlight lay, And the shadow of the Moon. The rock shone bright, the kirk no less, That stands above the rock: The moonlight steeped in silentness The steady weathercock. And the bay was white with silent light, Till rising from the same, Full many shapes, that shadows were, In crimson colours came.
Page 375 - Teach us, sprite or bird, What sweet thoughts are thine: I have never heard Praise of love or wine That panted forth a flood of rapture so divine.
Page 311 - Clothe you with rainbows? Who, with living flowers Of loveliest blue, spread garlands at your feet?— God! let the torrents, like a shout of nations, Answer! and let the ice-plains echo, God!
Page 278 - Over earth and ocean with gentle motion, This pilot is guiding me, Lured by the love of the genii that move In the depths of the purple sea ; Over the rills, and the crags, and the hills, Over the lakes and the plains, Wherever he dream, under mountain or stream, The spirit he loves remains ; And I all the while bask in heaven's blue smile, Whilst he is dissolving in rains.
Page 359 - Sometimes with secure delight The upland hamlets will invite, When the merry bells ring round, And the jocund rebecks sound To many a youth and many a maid, Dancing in the chequered shade, And young and old come forth to play On a sunshine holiday...
Page 228 - ABOU BEN ADHEM (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich and like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold: Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence in the room he said, "What writest thou?" The vision raised its head, And, with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered, "The names of those who love the Lord.