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... thine infant eye . " Thy sports , thy wanderings , when a child , Were ever in the sylvan wild , And all the beauty of the place Is in thy heart and on thy face . ' The twilight of the trees and rocks Is in the light shade of thy locks ...
... thine infant eye . " Thy sports , thy wanderings , when a child , Were ever in the sylvan wild , And all the beauty of the place Is in thy heart and on thy face . ' The twilight of the trees and rocks Is in the light shade of thy locks ...
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... thine . Farewell , happy in thy life , happy in thy death , happier in the reward to which that death is the assured passage ; fortunate in attracting the admiration of the world to thy beautiful writings ; still more fortunate in ...
... thine . Farewell , happy in thy life , happy in thy death , happier in the reward to which that death is the assured passage ; fortunate in attracting the admiration of the world to thy beautiful writings ; still more fortunate in ...
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... thine Esther , to command Till thou shalt find thy queen - handmaiden , Philip , my king ! O , the day when thou goest a - wooing , Philip , my king ! When those beautiful lips ' gin suing , And , some gentle heart's bars undoing , Thou ...
... thine Esther , to command Till thou shalt find thy queen - handmaiden , Philip , my king ! O , the day when thou goest a - wooing , Philip , my king ! When those beautiful lips ' gin suing , And , some gentle heart's bars undoing , Thou ...
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... Thine was the shout , the song , the burst of joy , Which sweet from childhood's rosy lip re soundeth ; Thine was the eager spirit naught could cloy , And the glad heart from which all grief re boundeth ; And many a mirthful jest and ...
... Thine was the shout , the song , the burst of joy , Which sweet from childhood's rosy lip re soundeth ; Thine was the eager spirit naught could cloy , And the glad heart from which all grief re boundeth ; And many a mirthful jest and ...
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... thine , thy own sweet smile I see , The same that oft in childhood solaced me ; Voice only fails , else how distinct they say , " Grieve not , my child ; chase all thy fears away ! " The meek intelligence of those dear eyes ( Blest be ...
... thine , thy own sweet smile I see , The same that oft in childhood solaced me ; Voice only fails , else how distinct they say , " Grieve not , my child ; chase all thy fears away ! " The meek intelligence of those dear eyes ( Blest be ...
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ALFRED TENNYSON beauty bells beneath bird blessed bosom breast breath bright brow Bryant cheek clouds cold dark dead dear death deep doth dream earth ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING eyes face fair father fear flowers gentle glory gone grace grave green hair hand happy hast hath hear heard heart heaven HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW hill hour JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER king kiss land leaves light lips live look Lord moon morning mother ne'er never nevermore night numbers o'er PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY praise rest ROBERT BURNS rose round shine shore sigh silent sing sleep smile soft song sorrow soul sound spirit spring stars stood sweet tears tell thee thine THOMAS HOOD THOMAS MOORE thou art thought tree voice wave weary weep wild WILLIAM COWPER WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT WILLIAM WORDSWORTH wind wings