Double acrostics by amateurs, ed. by I.S.A.1868 |
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... foremost still in war . ' 6. Ne'er in that eye had tear - drop quenched The flash severe of swarthy glow , That mocked at pain , and knew not woe . ' 7. Never heard he an adventure , But himself had ACROSTICS BY AMATEURS . 11.
... foremost still in war . ' 6. Ne'er in that eye had tear - drop quenched The flash severe of swarthy glow , That mocked at pain , and knew not woe . ' 7. Never heard he an adventure , But himself had ACROSTICS BY AMATEURS . 11.
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... tears , At last evacuated . 1. In church maintaining order with his wand . 2. The storytellers of a Southern land . 3. A fabled bird of size and strength gigantic . 4. The sleeping beauty of a tale romantic . 5. The creed that in the ...
... tears , At last evacuated . 1. In church maintaining order with his wand . 2. The storytellers of a Southern land . 3. A fabled bird of size and strength gigantic . 4. The sleeping beauty of a tale romantic . 5. The creed that in the ...
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... tears , my heart of love , My heart is breaking , and my eyes are dim , And I am all aweary of my life . ' 6 Weary of his life , He flew to Venice , and forthwith Flung it away in battle with the Turk . ' 2. ' I wish the snow would melt ...
... tears , my heart of love , My heart is breaking , and my eyes are dim , And I am all aweary of my life . ' 6 Weary of his life , He flew to Venice , and forthwith Flung it away in battle with the Turk . ' 2. ' I wish the snow would melt ...
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... tears . 2. I flower but once in a hundred years . 3. A liquor which the Irish love . 4. A carriage light and swift to move . 5. A sound in lonely caverns heard . 6. A fiction frequently absurd . 7. A great promiscuous multitude . 8 ...
... tears . 2. I flower but once in a hundred years . 3. A liquor which the Irish love . 4. A carriage light and swift to move . 5. A sound in lonely caverns heard . 6. A fiction frequently absurd . 7. A great promiscuous multitude . 8 ...
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... tear ! 2. A man whom the children of Israel revere . 3. A poet , who wrote in an elegant style . 4. A talker whose sayings oft call up a smile . 5. A blessing which all men should strive to retain . 6. A weapon we use when we wish to ...
... tear ! 2. A man whom the children of Israel revere . 3. A poet , who wrote in an elegant style . 4. A talker whose sayings oft call up a smile . 5. A blessing which all men should strive to retain . 6. A weapon we use when we wish to ...
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ACROSTICS admire ancient ancient Britain art thou beast beautiful bell beneath bird blow brave breath bright cheek child colour crinoline dark darter dear death dress earth England evermore eyes fair faithless fall fame fear First's flower French friends Gaul give gold grandam Greece hair hand happy days haste hath head hear heard heart heaven hope horse Italy king kiss lady land Last leave light look maid maiden mighty monarch ne'er never night noble o'er pain passion PERSIA pleasant poet poor pray queen reckoned repose rinderpest river Roman rose round Scotland Second sing smile sometimes song Spain Spanish river strange strife sure sweet sword tears tell thee there's thing thou thro town twas twill ween well-known wife wild wish woes word young youth
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Page 50 - Their dearest action in the tented field, And little of this great world can I speak, More than pertains to feats of broil and battle, And therefore little shall I grace my cause In speaking for myself. Yet, by your gracious patience, I will a round...
Page 6 - I have pass'da miserable night, So full of fearful dreams, of ugly sights, That, as I am a Christian faithful man, I would not spend another such a night, Though 'twere to buy a world of happy days : So full of dismal terror was the time.
Page 12 - So let the change which comes be free To ingroove itself with that which flies, And work, a joint of state, that plies Its office, moved with sympathy.
Page 124 - Farewell, sweet sister,' parted all in tears. Then rose the dumb old servitor, and the dead, Oar'd by the dumb, went upward with the flood— In her right hand the lily, in her left The letter — all her bright hair streaming down — And all the coverlid was cloth of gold Drawn to her waist, and she herself in white All but her face, and that clear-featured face Was lovely, for she did not seem as dead, But fast asleep, and lay as tho
Page 24 - It was. Where thou art gone Adieus and farewells are a sound unknown. May I but meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting word shall pass my lips no more...
Page 26 - A NIGHTINGALE, that all day long Had cheer'd the village with his song, Nor yet at eve his note suspended, Nor yet when eventide was ended, • Began to feel, as well he might. The keen demands of appetite ; When, looking eagerly around, He spied far...
Page 138 - Who, trimm'd in forms and visages of duty, Keep yet their hearts attending on themselves; And, throwing but shows of service on their lords, Do well thrive by them, and when they have lin'd their coats, Do themselves homage: these fellows have some soul; And such a one do I profess myself.
Page 153 - He felt the cheering power of spring; It made him whistle, it made him sing: His heart was mirthful to excess. But the Rover's mirth was wickedness. His eye was on the Inchcape float; Quoth he, " My men, put out the boat, And row me to the Inchcape Rock, And I'll plague the Abbot of Aberbrothok.
Page 125 - She looks a sea Cybele, fresh from ocean, Rising with her tiara of proud towers At airy distance, with majestic motion, A ruler of the waters and their powers...
Page 90 - Thee Phoebus loves, and does inspire Phoebus is himself thy sire. To thee, of all things upon earth, Life is no longer than thy mirth. Happy insect! happy thou, Dost neither age nor winter know; But when thou'st drunk, and danced, and sung Thy fill, the flowery leaves among, (Voluptuous and wise withal, Epicurean animal!) Sated with thy summer feast, Thou retir'st to endless rest.