American Quarterly Review, Volume 17Robert Walsh Carey, Lea & Carey, 1835 - American literature |
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Page 43
... passing tone Of fugitive wave , that murmuring on its course Expires in wailing on the sloping shore ! Alas ! be ours at least the boon to hear The voice of fleeting breath ! Speak ! since a sound , A vain sound , by eternal silence ...
... passing tone Of fugitive wave , that murmuring on its course Expires in wailing on the sloping shore ! Alas ! be ours at least the boon to hear The voice of fleeting breath ! Speak ! since a sound , A vain sound , by eternal silence ...
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... passing orb , And in the burning veil , the shining fleece By breath of evening poised - the deepened hues Of living purple , seek the sun himself ! We deem those tints of glowing gold are his- " Tis he - betrayed by streams of light ...
... passing orb , And in the burning veil , the shining fleece By breath of evening poised - the deepened hues Of living purple , seek the sun himself ! We deem those tints of glowing gold are his- " Tis he - betrayed by streams of light ...
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... passing on from clime to clime , Hath left engraved so deep his steps sublime ! Where glory , emblemed once in thy fair name , Hides with a shining veil , thy present shame ! Lo ! the most speaking of the wrecks of years ! Weep ! pity's ...
... passing on from clime to clime , Hath left engraved so deep his steps sublime ! Where glory , emblemed once in thy fair name , Hides with a shining veil , thy present shame ! Lo ! the most speaking of the wrecks of years ! Weep ! pity's ...
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... passing day . The twilight freshness of this calm retreat Longer preserves to violets pale and sweet Their fleeting , timid hues ; Deep in the green recess a plaintive rill Seems drop by drop its music to distil Ever with mournful dews ...
... passing day . The twilight freshness of this calm retreat Longer preserves to violets pale and sweet Their fleeting , timid hues ; Deep in the green recess a plaintive rill Seems drop by drop its music to distil Ever with mournful dews ...
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... passing from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean . A distinguished American naval commander says , " the passage around Cape Horn , I assert , from my own experience , is the most difficult , and attended with more hardships , than that ...
... passing from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean . A distinguished American naval commander says , " the passage around Cape Horn , I assert , from my own experience , is the most difficult , and attended with more hardships , than that ...
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