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... we lay , Through the surf and through the swell , The far - off sound of a silver bell ? Sand - strewn caverns , cool and deep , Where the winds are all asleep ; Where the spent lights quiver and gleam ; Where the MATTHEW ARNOLD . 3.
... we lay , Through the surf and through the swell , The far - off sound of a silver bell ? Sand - strewn caverns , cool and deep , Where the winds are all asleep ; Where the spent lights quiver and gleam ; Where the MATTHEW ARNOLD . 3.
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... sound of the far - off bell . She sigh'd , she look'd up through the clear green sea . She said ; " I must go , for my kinsfolk pray In the little grey church on the shore to - day . ' Twill be Easter - time in the world - 4 MATTHEW ...
... sound of the far - off bell . She sigh'd , she look'd up through the clear green sea . She said ; " I must go , for my kinsfolk pray In the little grey church on the shore to - day . ' Twill be Easter - time in the world - 4 MATTHEW ...
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... sound bitter As one at first believes ? Hark , ' tis the sparrows ' good - night twitter About your cottage eaves ! II . And the leaf - buds on the vine are woolly , I noticed that , to - day ; One day more bursts them open fully -You ...
... sound bitter As one at first believes ? Hark , ' tis the sparrows ' good - night twitter About your cottage eaves ! II . And the leaf - buds on the vine are woolly , I noticed that , to - day ; One day more bursts them open fully -You ...
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... sound , the banners fly , The glittering spears are ranked ready , The shouts o ' war are heard afar , The battle closes deep and bloody . It's not the roar o ' sea or shore Wad mak me langer wish to tarry , Nor shouts o ' war that's ...
... sound , the banners fly , The glittering spears are ranked ready , The shouts o ' war are heard afar , The battle closes deep and bloody . It's not the roar o ' sea or shore Wad mak me langer wish to tarry , Nor shouts o ' war that's ...
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... found the fame your shores refuse : Their place of birth alone is mute To sounds which echo further west Sires ' " Islands of the Blest . " Than your III . The mountains look on Marathon - - And LORD BYRON . 29 Song from "Don Juan"
... found the fame your shores refuse : Their place of birth alone is mute To sounds which echo further west Sires ' " Islands of the Blest . " Than your III . The mountains look on Marathon - - And LORD BYRON . 29 Song from "Don Juan"
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The Hundred Best English Poems Adam L. Gowans,Thomas Y. Crowell and Company No preview available - 2019 |
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