A Thousand and One Gems of PoetryCharles Mackay |
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Page 441
... stars ! clear gleaming stars ! Emblem of God's protecting love , Ye watch us from your realms above . Your light is on the Northern snow Where never trod the foot of man ; Ye shine where lonely rivers flow On white wings of the sleeping ...
... stars ! clear gleaming stars ! Emblem of God's protecting love , Ye watch us from your realms above . Your light is on the Northern snow Where never trod the foot of man ; Ye shine where lonely rivers flow On white wings of the sleeping ...
Page 492
... stars of glory there . She mingled with its gorgeous dyes The milky baldrick of the skies ; And striped its pure , celestial white , With streakings of the morning light . Then from his mansion in the sun She called her eagle - bearer ...
... stars of glory there . She mingled with its gorgeous dyes The milky baldrick of the skies ; And striped its pure , celestial white , With streakings of the morning light . Then from his mansion in the sun She called her eagle - bearer ...
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... star . O star of strength ! I see thee stand And smile upon my pain ; Thou beckonest with thy mailed hand , And I am strong again . Within my breast there is no light , But the cold light of stars ; I give the first watch of the night ...
... star . O star of strength ! I see thee stand And smile upon my pain ; Thou beckonest with thy mailed hand , And I am strong again . Within my breast there is no light , But the cold light of stars ; I give the first watch of the night ...
Common terms and phrases
ANTISTROPHE art thou beauty beneath bless blest bliss bloom bosom bower breast breath bright brow busk charms cheek clouds cold dark dead dear death deep delight doth dream earth eternal eyes fair fear fire flowers frae gaze gentle glory grave green grief hand happy harp hast hath hear heart heaven hill hope hour king leaves light lips live lonely look Lord Lycidas lyre maid moon morn mourn murmur muse ne'er never night Nut-brown Maid nymph o'er pale pride rapture rill rose round Rule Britannia Samian wine shade shine shore sigh silent sing sleep smile soft song sorrow soul sound spirit spring stars stream sweet tears tell tempest thee thine thou art thought tree Twas vale voice wave weary ween weep wild winds wings wood Yarrow youth