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... never tell . Still the dream grew clear and clearer , softer still that music's tone , And she saw she was not kneeling in that glorious light alone : For beside her were two spirits ( well she knew them ) , I and thou ; Life and light ...
... never tell . Still the dream grew clear and clearer , softer still that music's tone , And she saw she was not kneeling in that glorious light alone : For beside her were two spirits ( well she knew them ) , I and thou ; Life and light ...
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... never read my feelings right , To the world of thought and fancy - that , my country- books , my friends ; Fool ... Never pausing , resting never on its flight intensely keen , Deeming it would touch the boundary of that dark - blue ...
... never read my feelings right , To the world of thought and fancy - that , my country- books , my friends ; Fool ... Never pausing , resting never on its flight intensely keen , Deeming it would touch the boundary of that dark - blue ...
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... , I knew not that , though earthborn lamps might never mount so high , There are meteors that deceive , and stars1 that wander in the sky . 1 ἀστέρες πλανῆται . — Jude 13 . Ah , I saw not that the pole - star 10 THE TWO BROTHERS .
... , I knew not that , though earthborn lamps might never mount so high , There are meteors that deceive , and stars1 that wander in the sky . 1 ἀστέρες πλανῆται . — Jude 13 . Ah , I saw not that the pole - star 10 THE TWO BROTHERS .
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... never tell thee - hence ! See ! the embers all have smoulder'd - see their faint light dying wanes : Brother , look , a star is trembling through the tearful win- dow - panes . I can tell thee now , -for blessed are to THE TWO BROTHERS .
... never tell thee - hence ! See ! the embers all have smoulder'd - see their faint light dying wanes : Brother , look , a star is trembling through the tearful win- dow - panes . I can tell thee now , -for blessed are to THE TWO BROTHERS .
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... like waves beneath the wind . Often did I wrench the thought from out my bosom's core and cry , Never should my cloud - tost being cross that blue trans- parent sky . But again she pass'd , and sighing - Jesus , 14 THE TWO BROTHERS .
... like waves beneath the wind . Often did I wrench the thought from out my bosom's core and cry , Never should my cloud - tost being cross that blue trans- parent sky . But again she pass'd , and sighing - Jesus , 14 THE TWO BROTHERS .
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angel ask'd Asshur Banningham beauty beneath blessed blue blue heavens bow'd bright brother calm CAMBRIDGE cast Cheltenham College child clouds College Crown 8vo dark death deep dreams dying earth Edition Edward Meyrick Goulburn eternal everlasting Ezek faith Father fear fell fill'd flow'd gazed gloom glory grew grief Hark harp hath heard heart heaven HENRY BICKERSTETH Henry Parry Liddon Hinton Martell holy hour Israel Jesus John Henry Blunt land light lingering lips lonely look'd Lord Merton College morning mother mountains mused night Nineveh o'er OXFORD pass'd peace prayer prophet rise rose Sackville College Samson seem'd shatter'd shore silent skies sleep Small 8vo smile song sorrow soul spake spirit stars stood storm strange sweet tears tell tempest thine things Thou hast thought throne trembling Trinity College unto voice waters Watton waves weary weep wild winds words
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Page 253 - I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying: Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.
Page 294 - After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful, and terrible, and strong exceedingly, and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it; and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns.