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... seemed the same ! And round about the keel with faces pale , Dark faces pale against that rosy flame , The mild - eyed melancholy Lotos - eaters came . 20 25 134 Branches they bore of that enchanted stem , Laden with flower and fruit ...
... seemed the same ! And round about the keel with faces pale , Dark faces pale against that rosy flame , The mild - eyed melancholy Lotos - eaters came . 20 25 134 Branches they bore of that enchanted stem , Laden with flower and fruit ...
Page 421
... seemed not so far to seek And all the world and I seemed much less cold , And at the rainbow's foot lay surely gold , And hope felt strong and life itself not weak . WHEN I AM DEAD , MY DEAREST When I am dead , my dearest , Sing no sad ...
... seemed not so far to seek And all the world and I seemed much less cold , And at the rainbow's foot lay surely gold , And hope felt strong and life itself not weak . WHEN I AM DEAD , MY DEAREST When I am dead , my dearest , Sing no sad ...
Page 471
... seemed to be The Century's corpse outleant ; His crypt the cloudy canopy , The wind his death - lament . The ancient pulse of germ and birth Was shrunken hard and dry , And every spirit upon earth Seemed fervorless as I. At once a voice ...
... seemed to be The Century's corpse outleant ; His crypt the cloudy canopy , The wind his death - lament . The ancient pulse of germ and birth Was shrunken hard and dry , And every spirit upon earth Seemed fervorless as I. At once a voice ...
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OLD ENGLISH BALLADS | 3 |
OR THE TWO SISTERS | 10 |
THE WIFE OF USHERS WELL | 16 |
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