The Wreath1815 - 156 pages |
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... tomb , " Can smile at Fate , and wonder how they mourn . " Shall spring to these sad scenes no more return ? " Is yonder wave the sun's eternal bed ? — " Soon shall the orient with new lustre burn , " And spring shall soon her vital ...
... tomb , " Can smile at Fate , and wonder how they mourn . " Shall spring to these sad scenes no more return ? " Is yonder wave the sun's eternal bed ? — " Soon shall the orient with new lustre burn , " And spring shall soon her vital ...
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... tomb " With trophies , rhymes , and scutcheons of renown , " In the deep dungeon of some Gothic dome , " Where night and desolation ever frown . " Mine be the breezy bill that skirts the down ; Where a green grassy turf is all I crave ...
... tomb " With trophies , rhymes , and scutcheons of renown , " In the deep dungeon of some Gothic dome , " Where night and desolation ever frown . " Mine be the breezy bill that skirts the down ; Where a green grassy turf is all I crave ...
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... tomb ; The appointed place of rendezvous , where all These travellers meet . Thy succours I implore , Eternal King ! whose potent arm sustains The keys of hell and death . - The Grave , dread thing ! Men shiver when thou'rt nam'd ...
... tomb ; The appointed place of rendezvous , where all These travellers meet . Thy succours I implore , Eternal King ! whose potent arm sustains The keys of hell and death . - The Grave , dread thing ! Men shiver when thou'rt nam'd ...
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... tombs , Dead men have come again , and walk'd about ; And the great bell has toll'd , unrung , untouch'd . Such tales their cheer , at wake or gossiping , When it draws near to witching - time of night . Oft in the lone church - yard at ...
... tombs , Dead men have come again , and walk'd about ; And the great bell has toll'd , unrung , untouch'd . Such tales their cheer , at wake or gossiping , When it draws near to witching - time of night . Oft in the lone church - yard at ...
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... tomb With long flat narrative , or duller rhymes With heavy halting pace that drawl along : ' Enough to rouse a dead man into rage , And warm with red resentment the wan cheek . Here the great masters of the healing art , These mighty ...
... tomb With long flat narrative , or duller rhymes With heavy halting pace that drawl along : ' Enough to rouse a dead man into rage , And warm with red resentment the wan cheek . Here the great masters of the healing art , These mighty ...
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