A collection of poems from various authors, fo young persons1856 - 102 pages |
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... nest , The beast is laid down in his lair , Even here is a season of rest , And I to my cavern repair . There's mercy in every place ; And mercy ( encouraging thought ! ) Gives even affliction a grace , And reconciles man to his lot ...
... nest , The beast is laid down in his lair , Even here is a season of rest , And I to my cavern repair . There's mercy in every place ; And mercy ( encouraging thought ! ) Gives even affliction a grace , And reconciles man to his lot ...
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... nest - loving Turtle - Dove sent an excuse ; Dame Partlet lay in , as did good Mrs. Goose . The Turkey , poor soul ! was confined to the rip ; For all her young brood had just fail'd with the pip . The Partridge was ask'd ; but a ...
... nest - loving Turtle - Dove sent an excuse ; Dame Partlet lay in , as did good Mrs. Goose . The Turkey , poor soul ! was confined to the rip ; For all her young brood had just fail'd with the pip . The Partridge was ask'd ; but a ...
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... nests . But the rest all accepted the kind invitation , And much bustle it caused in the plumed creation . Such ruffling of feathers , such pruning of coats , Such chirping , such whistling , such clearing of throats , Such polishing ...
... nests . But the rest all accepted the kind invitation , And much bustle it caused in the plumed creation . Such ruffling of feathers , such pruning of coats , Such chirping , such whistling , such clearing of throats , Such polishing ...
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... nest in the reeds ; And the Widow - Bird came , though she still wore her weeds : Sir John Heron , of the Lakes , strutted in a grand pas , But no card had been sent to the pilfering Daw , As the Peacock kept up his progenitors ...
... nest in the reeds ; And the Widow - Bird came , though she still wore her weeds : Sir John Heron , of the Lakes , strutted in a grand pas , But no card had been sent to the pilfering Daw , As the Peacock kept up his progenitors ...
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... nest The ant may care discard ; And plenty find and sweetest rest , Brave industry's reward . ΑΝΟΝ . Elegy written in a Country Church - yard . The curfew tolls the knell of parting day , The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea , The ...
... nest The ant may care discard ; And plenty find and sweetest rest , Brave industry's reward . ΑΝΟΝ . Elegy written in a Country Church - yard . The curfew tolls the knell of parting day , The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea , The ...
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ANON beautiful beneath biped bird breast breath bright Butterfly Cassowary cell charms Chough Cimmerian clouds coral strand COWPER cried dancing dark death delight door doth dwell earth Edmonton Ev'n Excelsior eyes fair fame FAVERSHAM flew flowers gleam glow grave Guillemot haste hath head hear heard heart heave heaven horse hour Il Penseroso John Gilpin L'Allegro light live look'd loud maid melancholy Milton mirth morn mournfully musing native ne'er nest never night numbers Nymph o'er passion peace Pelops pensive pity Pixies pleasure poems Ptarmigan rebecs rest Rose round Seven Sisters shade shine sing skies smiling Snail soft solitude of Binnorie song soon sorrow soul sound spirit star stormy winds story stream Superior Planets sweet tale Thebes thee thou Twas unseen vale voice wave wild winds do blow wings WORDSWORTH young youth ΑΝΟΝ