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... wonder is , thogh I walwe and winde . So wolde god myn herte wolde breste ! " " Is this , " quod she , " the cause of your un- reste ? " " Ye , certainly , " quod he , " no wonder is . " 209 grave , buried 210 But - if , unless 217 ...
... wonder is , thogh I walwe and winde . So wolde god myn herte wolde breste ! " " Is this , " quod she , " the cause of your un- reste ? " " Ye , certainly , " quod he , " no wonder is . " 209 grave , buried 210 But - if , unless 217 ...
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... wonder and love ; And said in courtly accents fine , " Sweet maid , Lord Roland's beauteous dove , With arms more strong than harp or song , 570 Thy sire and I will crush the snake ! " He kissed her forehead as he spake , And Geraldine ...
... wonder and love ; And said in courtly accents fine , " Sweet maid , Lord Roland's beauteous dove , With arms more strong than harp or song , 570 Thy sire and I will crush the snake ! " He kissed her forehead as he spake , And Geraldine ...
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... wonder of the moonstruck mor- tal- When she turns round , comes again in heaven , Opens out anew for worse or better ! Proves she like some portent of an iceberg Swimming full upon the ship it founders , 170 Hungry with huge teeth of ...
... wonder of the moonstruck mor- tal- When she turns round , comes again in heaven , Opens out anew for worse or better ! Proves she like some portent of an iceberg Swimming full upon the ship it founders , 170 Hungry with huge teeth of ...
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