 for Aix is in sight! "How they'll greet us!" — and all in a moment his roan Rolled neck and croup over, lay dead as a stone; And there was my Roland to bear the whole weight Of the news which alone could save Aix from her fate, With his nostrils like...  Class-book of English poetry - Page 289by English poetry - 1866Full view - About this book
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...cried Joris, ' for Aix is in sight !' ' How they '11 greet us !' and all in a moment his roan Rolled neck and croup over, lay dead as a stone ; And there...his nostrils like pits full of blood to the brim, nd with circles of red for his eye-sockets' rim. Then I cast my loose buff-coat, each holster let fall,... | |
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...gasped Joris, "for Aix is in sight ! " "How they'll greet us !" — and all in a moment his roan Rolled our Gubernator's chair. Jewels are bawbles ; *t is...Some, not so large, in rings, — A ruby, and a pearl tho brim, And with circles of red for his eye-sockets' rim. Then I cast loose my buff-coat, each holster... | |
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...foot broke the brittle bright stubble like chaff; And ' Gallop,' cried Joris, ' for Aix is in sight!' Of the news which alone could save Aix from her fate,...circles of red for his eye-sockets' rim. Then I cast loose my buff-coat, each holster let fall, Shook off both my jack-boots, let go belt and all, Stood... | |
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...lay dead as a stone ; a z X in "a X H And there was my Roland to bear the whole weight o o 1 E H M Of the news which alone could save Aix from her fate,...his nostrils like pits full of blood to the brim, in B $ 3 a And with circles of red for his eye-sockets' rim. J • < Ej s o o o Then I cast my loose... | |
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...Joris, " for Aix is in sight ! 8. " How they'll greet us !" — and all in a moment his roan Rolled neck and croup over, lay dead as a stone ; And there...And with circles of red for his eye-sockets' rim. 9. Then I cast loose my buff-coat, each holster let fall, Shook off both my jack-boots, let go belt... | |
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...THE RELIEF OF LEYDEN. " How they'll greet us !" — and all in a moment his roan Rolled neck and crop over, lay dead as a stone ; And there was my Roland...circles of red for his eye-sockets' rim. Then I cast loose my buff-coat, each 'holster let fall, Shook off both my jack-boots, let go belt and all ; Stood... | |
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...Joris, "FOR Aix is IN SIGHT!" " How they'1l greet us!" and all in a moment his roan Rolled neck and crop over, lay dead as a stone; And there was my Roland...blood to the brim, And with circles of red for his eye-socket's rim. Then I cast loose my Imff-coat, each holster let fall, Shook off both my jack-boots,... | |
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...cried Joris, ' for Aix is in sight ! ' ' How they'll greet us ! ' and all in a moment his roan Rolled neck and croup over, lay dead as a stone ; And there...circles of red for his eye-sockets' rim. Then I cast my loose buff-coat, each holster let fall, Shook off both my jack-boots, let go belt and all, Stood... | |
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...in sight ! " -e COWPEKS GRAVE. " How they '11 greet us ! " — and all in a moment his roan Rolled neck and croup over, lay dead as a stone ; And there...circles of red for his eye-sockets' rim. Then I cast loose my buff-coat, each holster let fall, Shook off both my jack-boots, let go belt and all, Stood... | |
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