Olrig GrangeJ. Maclehose, 1879 - 206 pages |
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... or the grave . So stood he , in the twilight , near his home , And waiting for his sister , smote the weeds ; Impetuous , humorous , bright , and mystical , The wonder and the glory of the place , Scarce 8 EDITORIAL .
... or the grave . So stood he , in the twilight , near his home , And waiting for his sister , smote the weeds ; Impetuous , humorous , bright , and mystical , The wonder and the glory of the place , Scarce 8 EDITORIAL .
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Walter Chalmers Smith Hermann Kunst. The wonder and the glory of the place , Scarce out of boyhood , yet the pride of all . Trained for a priest , for that is still the pride And high ambition of the Scottish mother , There was a kind of ...
Walter Chalmers Smith Hermann Kunst. The wonder and the glory of the place , Scarce out of boyhood , yet the pride of all . Trained for a priest , for that is still the pride And high ambition of the Scottish mother , There was a kind of ...
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... behind ; the hope of Glory Became pursuit of Fame ; and yet a light From heaven kept hovering always over him , Like twilight from a sun that had gone down . II Loquitur Thorold . QUICK , Hester , quick ! ΙΟ EDITORIAL .
... behind ; the hope of Glory Became pursuit of Fame ; and yet a light From heaven kept hovering always over him , Like twilight from a sun that had gone down . II Loquitur Thorold . QUICK , Hester , quick ! ΙΟ EDITORIAL .
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... glory of youth back again . Then by - and - bye great thoughts were ours Of triumph and high enterprise , As knowledge broadened with our powers , And Science oped our wondering eyes To Nature's fruitful mysteries . No life of vulgar ...
... glory of youth back again . Then by - and - bye great thoughts were ours Of triumph and high enterprise , As knowledge broadened with our powers , And Science oped our wondering eyes To Nature's fruitful mysteries . No life of vulgar ...
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... glory . So it seems ; But who can tell ? The things that press On our dream - life's half - consciousness , Though real as the hills and streams , Are the stuff dreams are made of nevertheless . O days of Faith ! when earth appeared A ...
... glory . So it seems ; But who can tell ? The things that press On our dream - life's half - consciousness , Though real as the hills and streams , Are the stuff dreams are made of nevertheless . O days of Faith ! when earth appeared A ...
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