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... sweet as the strains of the min- strel . It is observed that under the warm skies of the West Indies , the causes which produce a musical effect operate so strongly as to lead the creole to vitiate almost every word in pronunciation ...
... sweet as the strains of the min- strel . It is observed that under the warm skies of the West Indies , the causes which produce a musical effect operate so strongly as to lead the creole to vitiate almost every word in pronunciation ...
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... sweet and swelling , and lengthen out into varieties of modula- tion ; " and all that is gained by the exchange , is the melody of these sonorous words ; and on the other hand there is the sacrifice of simplicity , with the nerve and ...
... sweet and swelling , and lengthen out into varieties of modula- tion ; " and all that is gained by the exchange , is the melody of these sonorous words ; and on the other hand there is the sacrifice of simplicity , with the nerve and ...
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... sweet , Mild in the breast , And this bright messenger God's angel good ; I by his habit see That he is the envoy Of our Lord Heaven's King . His favor it is for us Better to gain Than his aversion , If thou to him this day Spake aught ...
... sweet , Mild in the breast , And this bright messenger God's angel good ; I by his habit see That he is the envoy Of our Lord Heaven's King . His favor it is for us Better to gain Than his aversion , If thou to him this day Spake aught ...
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... sweet springs of intellectual pleasures . They touch some of the finest chords of melodious sensibility that the soul possesses ; and this grateful beauty , this delightful enchantment , is silently enjoyed without any audible sound ...
... sweet springs of intellectual pleasures . They touch some of the finest chords of melodious sensibility that the soul possesses ; and this grateful beauty , this delightful enchantment , is silently enjoyed without any audible sound ...
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... sweet Of thine own spirit ( which doth in me survive ) I follow here the footing of thy feet , That with thy meaning so I may the rather meet . FAIRY QUEEN -L . 4. Canto 2 . Old CHAUCER , like the morning star , To us discovers day from ...
... sweet Of thine own spirit ( which doth in me survive ) I follow here the footing of thy feet , That with thy meaning so I may the rather meet . FAIRY QUEEN -L . 4. Canto 2 . Old CHAUCER , like the morning star , To us discovers day from ...
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