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... bloom and green , We but renew our longing , and we 66 say : Oh , would that life might ever be all May ! " Would that the bloom of youth which is so brief , The bloom , the May , the fullness ripe and fair sire Above our lower thoughts ...
... bloom and green , We but renew our longing , and we 66 say : Oh , would that life might ever be all May ! " Would that the bloom of youth which is so brief , The bloom , the May , the fullness ripe and fair sire Above our lower thoughts ...
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... bloom or richer hue Never summer shone upon : O , the glories vanished hence ! O , the sad imperfect tense ! This is ... bloom ! Now the chill and scentless air , Sweeps the flower - plats brown and bare . Hearts have gardens sad as this ...
... bloom or richer hue Never summer shone upon : O , the glories vanished hence ! O , the sad imperfect tense ! This is ... bloom ! Now the chill and scentless air , Sweeps the flower - plats brown and bare . Hearts have gardens sad as this ...
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... bloom of his days ; Leaves no leisure to press , Slow and surely , the sweets Of a tranquil life in the shade- Fuller for him be the hours ! Give him emotion , though pain ! Let him live , let him feel : I have lived Heap up his moments ...
... bloom of his days ; Leaves no leisure to press , Slow and surely , the sweets Of a tranquil life in the shade- Fuller for him be the hours ! Give him emotion , though pain ! Let him live , let him feel : I have lived Heap up his moments ...
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... bloom and native smiles arrayed ; Her hat awry , divested of her gown , Her creaking stays of leather , stout and brown ; - Invidious barrier ! Why art thou so high , footed , come ; Here hold your revels , and make this your home ...
... bloom and native smiles arrayed ; Her hat awry , divested of her gown , Her creaking stays of leather , stout and brown ; - Invidious barrier ! Why art thou so high , footed , come ; Here hold your revels , and make this your home ...
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... bloom , Should keep them lingering by my tomb . These to their softened hearts should bear The thought of what has been , And speak of one who cannot share The gladness of the scene ; Whose part , in all the pomp that fills The circuit ...
... bloom , Should keep them lingering by my tomb . These to their softened hearts should bear The thought of what has been , And speak of one who cannot share The gladness of the scene ; Whose part , in all the pomp that fills The circuit ...
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