A Library of Poetry and Song: Being Choice Selections from the Best PoetsWilliam Cullen Bryant |
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... Earth's fragile idols ; like a tender flower , No strength in all thy freshness , prone to fade , And bending weakly to the thunder - shower ; Still , round the loved , thy heart found force to bind , And clung , like woodbine shaken in ...
... Earth's fragile idols ; like a tender flower , No strength in all thy freshness , prone to fade , And bending weakly to the thunder - shower ; Still , round the loved , thy heart found force to bind , And clung , like woodbine shaken in ...
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... Earth's music heavenward springing , Forest chirp , and village chime , Is there , of the sounds that float Unsighingly , a single note Half so sweet , and clear , and wild , As the laughter of a child ? Listen ! and be now delighted ...
... Earth's music heavenward springing , Forest chirp , and village chime , Is there , of the sounds that float Unsighingly , a single note Half so sweet , and clear , and wild , As the laughter of a child ? Listen ! and be now delighted ...
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... Earth's guerdon of regret . Earth saddens , never shall remove , Affections purely given 2 INFANCY . 17.
... Earth's guerdon of regret . Earth saddens , never shall remove , Affections purely given 2 INFANCY . 17.
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... earth ; But higher far my proud pretensions rise , The son of parents passed into the skies . And now , farewell ! — Time , unrevoked , has run His wonted course ; yet what I wished is done . By contemplation's help , not sought in vain ...
... earth ; But higher far my proud pretensions rise , The son of parents passed into the skies . And now , farewell ! — Time , unrevoked , has run His wonted course ; yet what I wished is done . By contemplation's help , not sought in vain ...
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... earth was never sown : This child I to myself will take ; She shall be mine , and I will make A lady of my own . " Myself will to my darling be Both law and impulse ; and with me The girl , in rock and plain , In earth and heaven , in ...
... earth was never sown : This child I to myself will take ; She shall be mine , and I will make A lady of my own . " Myself will to my darling be Both law and impulse ; and with me The girl , in rock and plain , In earth and heaven , in ...
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ALEXANDER POPE ALFRED TENNYSON beauty bells beneath bird blessed bosom brave breast breath bright brow cheek clouds cold dark dead dear death deep doth dream earth ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING eyes face fair fear flowers gentle gone grace grave green hand happy hast hath hear heard heart heaven HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW hill hour JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER king kiss lady land leaves light lips live look Lord moon morning mother ne'er never nevermore night 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 There's thine things THOMAS HOOD THOMAS MOORE thou art thought tree voice wave weary weep wild WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT WILLIAM WORDSWORTH wind wings