A Library of Poetry and Song: Being Choice Selections from the Best PoetsWilliam Cullen Bryant |
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... thou art she . - My mother ! when I learned that thou wast dead , Say , wast thou conscious of the tears I shed ? Hovered thy spirit o'er thy sorrowing son , Wretch even then , life's journey just begun ? Perhaps thou gavest me , though ...
... thou art she . - My mother ! when I learned that thou wast dead , Say , wast thou conscious of the tears I shed ? Hovered thy spirit o'er thy sorrowing son , Wretch even then , life's journey just begun ? Perhaps thou gavest me , though ...
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... thou art , I bless thee with a human heart : God shield thee to thy latest years ! I neither know thee nor thy peers ... thou dost not need The embarrassed look of shy distress , And maidenly shamefacedness : Thou wear'st upon thy ...
... thou art , I bless thee with a human heart : God shield thee to thy latest years ! I neither know thee nor thy peers ... thou dost not need The embarrassed look of shy distress , And maidenly shamefacedness : Thou wear'st upon thy ...
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... thee , Friend of my better days ! None knew thee but to love thee , Nor named thee but to praise . Tears fell , when thou wert dying , From eyes unused to weep , And long , where thou art lying , Will tears the cold turf steep . When ...
... thee , Friend of my better days ! None knew thee but to love thee , Nor named thee but to praise . Tears fell , when thou wert dying , From eyes unused to weep , And long , where thou art lying , Will tears the cold turf steep . When ...
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... thou be'st a Roman , take it forth ; I , that denied thee gold , will give my heart . Strike as thou didst at Cæsar ... thou art bidden , I would clothe my heart With holiest purpose , as for God himself . For them I while the hours ...
... thou be'st a Roman , take it forth ; I , that denied thee gold , will give my heart . Strike as thou didst at Cæsar ... thou art bidden , I would clothe my heart With holiest purpose , as for God himself . For them I while the hours ...
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... thee and me to part ? Thou art immortal ; so am I : I feel- I feel my immortality o'ersweep All pains , all tears , all time , all fears , and peal , Like the eternal thunders of the deep , Into my ears this truth , " Thou liv'st ...
... thee and me to part ? Thou art immortal ; so am I : I feel- I feel my immortality o'ersweep All pains , all tears , all time , all fears , and peal , Like the eternal thunders of the deep , Into my ears this truth , " Thou liv'st ...
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