A Thousand and One Gems of PoetryCharles Mackay |
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Page 69
... weep ; Be still , my babe ; sweet baby , sleep . Though thy conception was in sin , A sacred bathing thou hast had ; And though thy birth unclean hath been , A blameless babe thou now art made . Sweet baby , then forbear to weep ; Be ...
... weep ; Be still , my babe ; sweet baby , sleep . Though thy conception was in sin , A sacred bathing thou hast had ; And though thy birth unclean hath been , A blameless babe thou now art made . Sweet baby , then forbear to weep ; Be ...
Page 119
... Weep not , weep not , my bonny bonny bride , Weep not , weep not , my winsome marrow , Nor let thy heart lament to leave Pu'ing the birks on the braes of Yarrow . " " Why does she weep , thy bonny bonny bride ? Why does she weep , thy ...
... Weep not , weep not , my bonny bonny bride , Weep not , weep not , my winsome marrow , Nor let thy heart lament to leave Pu'ing the birks on the braes of Yarrow . " " Why does she weep , thy bonny bonny bride ? Why does she weep , thy ...
Page 424
... weep ! let them weep ! They look up , with their pale and sunken faces , And their look is dread to see , For they mind you of their angels in their places , With eyes turned on Deity ; - " How long , " they say , " how long , O cruel ...
... weep ! let them weep ! They look up , with their pale and sunken faces , And their look is dread to see , For they mind you of their angels in their places , With eyes turned on Deity ; - " How long , " they say , " how long , O cruel ...
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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