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... the whirling world Which dances round the sun . That so they shall not be displaced By lapses or by wars , But for the love of happy souls Outlive the newest stars . EMERSON . THE POET . The poet in a golden clime was 5 The House.
... the whirling world Which dances round the sun . That so they shall not be displaced By lapses or by wars , But for the love of happy souls Outlive the newest stars . EMERSON . THE POET . The poet in a golden clime was 5 The House.
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... round about the circles of the globes Of her keen eyes And in her raiment's hem was traced in flame Wisdom , a name to shake - All evil dreams of power a sacred name . And when she spake , Her words did gather thunder as they ran , And ...
... round about the circles of the globes Of her keen eyes And in her raiment's hem was traced in flame Wisdom , a name to shake - All evil dreams of power a sacred name . And when she spake , Her words did gather thunder as they ran , And ...
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... round us lie Some random truths he can impart , The harvest of a quiet eye That broods and sleeps on his own heart . But he is weak ; both Man and Boy , Hath been an idler in the land ; Contented if he might enjoy The things which ...
... round us lie Some random truths he can impart , The harvest of a quiet eye That broods and sleeps on his own heart . But he is weak ; both Man and Boy , Hath been an idler in the land ; Contented if he might enjoy The things which ...
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... Sweet fancies round his tomb ; Its tears are what the wild flower weeps , Its record is that bloom ; Ah , surely Nature keeps with her The memory of her worshipper . One of her loveliest mysteries Such spirits blends at last 24.
... Sweet fancies round his tomb ; Its tears are what the wild flower weeps , Its record is that bloom ; Ah , surely Nature keeps with her The memory of her worshipper . One of her loveliest mysteries Such spirits blends at last 24.
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... round his grave . Not that , in sooth , o'er mortal urn Those things inanimate can mourn ; But that the stream , the wood , the gale , Is vocal with the plaintive wail Of those , who , else forgotten long , Lived in the poet's faithful ...
... round his grave . Not that , in sooth , o'er mortal urn Those things inanimate can mourn ; But that the stream , the wood , the gale , Is vocal with the plaintive wail Of those , who , else forgotten long , Lived in the poet's faithful ...
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The Rose, Thistle and Shamrock. a Book of English Poetry, Chiefly Modern Ferdinand Freiligrath No preview available - 2015 |
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