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Page 12
... Your love's protracted growing : June reared that bunch of flowers you carry , From seeds of April's sowing . I plant a heartful now : some seed At least 12 BROWNING (1812-1889) Song from "Pippa Passes" Song from "Pippa Passes"
... Your love's protracted growing : June reared that bunch of flowers you carry , From seeds of April's sowing . I plant a heartful now : some seed At least 12 BROWNING (1812-1889) Song from "Pippa Passes" Song from "Pippa Passes"
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... flowers- I see her sweet and fair . I hear her in the tunefu ' birds I hear her charm the air . There's not a bonie flower that springs By fountain , shaw , or green , There's not a bonie bird that sings , But minds me o ' my Jean . II ...
... flowers- I see her sweet and fair . I hear her in the tunefu ' birds I hear her charm the air . There's not a bonie flower that springs By fountain , shaw , or green , There's not a bonie bird that sings , But minds me o ' my Jean . II ...
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... rivers wide , That ask no aid of sail or oar , That fear no spite of wind or tide ! Nought cared this body for wind or weather When Youth and I liv'd in't together . Flowers are lovely ; Love is flower - like ; 38 Youth and.
... rivers wide , That ask no aid of sail or oar , That fear no spite of wind or tide ! Nought cared this body for wind or weather When Youth and I liv'd in't together . Flowers are lovely ; Love is flower - like ; 38 Youth and.
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Flowers are lovely ; Love is flower - like ; Friendship is a sheltering tree ; O ! the joys , that came down shower - like , Of Friendship , Love , and Liberty , Ere I was old . Ere I was old ? Ah woful Ere , Which tells me , Youth's no ...
Flowers are lovely ; Love is flower - like ; Friendship is a sheltering tree ; O ! the joys , that came down shower - like , Of Friendship , Love , and Liberty , Ere I was old . Ere I was old ? Ah woful Ere , Which tells me , Youth's no ...
Page 54
... flower is 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 ...
... flower is 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 ...
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AE fond kiss ALEXANDER POPE beauty behold beneath birds blest bonie breast breath bright brow canst clouds cold dark darling buds dead death deep dost doth dream dust earth edge of doom Edition eyes fade fair fear flowers glory golden grave happy hast hath hear heard heart heaven hill John John Anderson kisses LADY NAIRNE land leal leaves light lips live live twice look loud luve Lycidas Messrs moan moon morn Muse ne'er never night nonny Nurslings o'er old familiar faces pale peace PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY Pippa Passes praise rose Samian wine shade shine shore sigh silent sing sleep smiles soft Song sorrow soul sound spirit star stream summer's lease sweet SWEET day tears Text thee thine thou art thought trees unseen voice waves weary weep wild winds wings youth