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... of purest ray serene " ; that none can be too often read or too often repeated to one's self ; that every one of them should be known by heart by every lover of good literature , so that each may become , as it were , a vii.
... of purest ray serene " ; that none can be too often read or too often repeated to one's self ; that every one of them should be known by heart by every lover of good literature , so that each may become , as it were , a vii.
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... heart : For those may fail or turn to ill , So thou and I shall sever : Keep therefore a true woman's eye , And love me still , but know not why ; So hast thou the same reason still % To doat upon me ever . 1609 Edition . 2 . MATTHEW ...
... heart : For those may fail or turn to ill , So thou and I shall sever : Keep therefore a true woman's eye , And love me still , but know not why ; So hast thou the same reason still % To doat upon me ever . 1609 Edition . 2 . MATTHEW ...
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... heart of the sea , And the youngest sate on her knee . She comb'd its bright hair , and she tended it well , When down swung the sound of the far - off bell . She sigh'd , she look'd up through the clear green sea . She said ; " I must ...
... heart of the sea , And the youngest sate on her knee . She comb'd its bright hair , and she tended it well , When down swung the sound of the far - off bell . She sigh'd , she look'd up through the clear green sea . She said ; " I must ...
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... heart , through the waves . Say thy prayer , and come back to the kind sea- caves . " She smil'd , she went up through the surf in the bay . Children dear , was it yesterday ? Children dear , were we long alone ? " The sea grows stormy ...
... heart , through the waves . Say thy prayer , and come back to the kind sea- caves . " She smil'd , she went up through the surf in the bay . Children dear , was it yesterday ? Children dear , were we long alone ? " The sea grows stormy ...
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... heart , " I said , " we are long alone . The sea grows stormy , the little ones moan . " But , ah , she gave me never a look , For her eyes were seal'd to the holy book . " Loud prays the priest ; shut stands the door . " Come away ...
... heart , " I said , " we are long alone . The sea grows stormy , the little ones moan . " But , ah , she gave me never a look , For her eyes were seal'd to the holy book . " Loud prays the priest ; shut stands the door . " Come away ...
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