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... born Salamis ; And ships , by thousands , lay below , And men in nations ; — all were his ! He counted them at break of day — And , when the Sun set , where were they ? V. And where are they ? and where art thou , My Country ? On thy ...
... born Salamis ; And ships , by thousands , lay below , And men in nations ; — all were his ! He counted them at break of day — And , when the Sun set , where were they ? V. And where are they ? and where art thou , My Country ? On thy ...
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... born to blush unseen , And waste its sweetness on the desert air . Some village - Hampden , that , with dauntless breast , The little tyrant of his fields withstood , Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest , Some Cromwell guiltless ...
... born to blush unseen , And waste its sweetness on the desert air . Some village - Hampden , that , with dauntless breast , The little tyrant of his fields withstood , Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest , Some Cromwell guiltless ...
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... born , The little window where the sun Came peeping in at morn ; He never came a wink too soon , Nor brought too long a day , But now , I often wish the night Had borne my breath away ! I remember , I remember , The roses , red and ...
... born , The little window where the sun Came peeping in at morn ; He never came a wink too soon , Nor brought too long a day , But now , I often wish the night Had borne my breath away ! I remember , I remember , The roses , red and ...
Page 79
... born for death , immortal Bird ! No hungry generations tread thee down ; The voice I hear this passing night was heard In ancient days by emperor and clown : Perhaps the self - same song that found a path Through the sad heart of Ruth ...
... born for death , immortal Bird ! No hungry generations tread thee down ; The voice I hear this passing night was heard In ancient days by emperor and clown : Perhaps the self - same song that found a path Through the sad heart of Ruth ...
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... born in my father's dwell- ing ? So might we talk of the old familiar faces . For some they have died , and some they have left me , And some are taken from me ; all are departed ; All , all are gone , the old familiar faces . 1798 ...
... born in my father's dwell- ing ? So might we talk of the old familiar faces . For some they have died , and some they have left me , And some are taken from me ; all are departed ; All , all are gone , the old familiar faces . 1798 ...
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