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... gallant crew Of my second ne'er returned ; By my treach'rous first men deemed them curst , And her for my whole they burned . 12 Where the proud eagle makes her nest , My first lies pure on mountain crest , Yet shelters valley flowers ...
... gallant crew Of my second ne'er returned ; By my treach'rous first men deemed them curst , And her for my whole they burned . 12 Where the proud eagle makes her nest , My first lies pure on mountain crest , Yet shelters valley flowers ...
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... gallant and true , Who , in days passed away , held a viceregal sway , In the land of the swarthy Hindoo . 19 With eager bound into my first he sprang , F. A. G. With courteous grace received by proffered second ; Clear as a bell his ...
... gallant and true , Who , in days passed away , held a viceregal sway , In the land of the swarthy Hindoo . 19 With eager bound into my first he sprang , F. A. G. With courteous grace received by proffered second ; Clear as a bell his ...
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... gallant as true ! 33 F. E. A. Having stowed my strong second , I sailed o'er the deep , For though true English born , fate compelled me to roam ; And through many a trial by land and by sea , On the west coast of France I at last found ...
... gallant as true ! 33 F. E. A. Having stowed my strong second , I sailed o'er the deep , For though true English born , fate compelled me to roam ; And through many a trial by land and by sea , On the west coast of France I at last found ...
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... mountain valleys nurst The Switzer's gallant champion - my first ! Who loves not on my second's charms to dwell— My thrilling next - the tale of William Tell ? Who knows not of the brave devoted band , Who 14 THE HARPSDEN RIDDLE BOOK .
... mountain valleys nurst The Switzer's gallant champion - my first ! Who loves not on my second's charms to dwell— My thrilling next - the tale of William Tell ? Who knows not of the brave devoted band , Who 14 THE HARPSDEN RIDDLE BOOK .
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... gallant patriot sons so nobly trod ! And often will my loving thoughts return , To thy blue waters - beautiful Lucerne ! 38 F. A. G. Name the country which , when transposed , becomes part of the human face ? 39 S. F. G. My first is a ...
... gallant patriot sons so nobly trod ! And often will my loving thoughts return , To thy blue waters - beautiful Lucerne ! 38 F. A. G. Name the country which , when transposed , becomes part of the human face ? 39 S. F. G. My first is a ...
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