Cyclopędia of English Literature: A History, Critical and Biographical, of British and American Authors, with Specimens of Their Writings, Volume 7Robert Chambers Amer. Book Exchange, 1879 - English literature |
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... heard- The low , sweet , solemn voice Of the deep woods , Its mystical murmuring Now swelling into choral harmony , Rich , full , exultant ; In tremulous whispers next , Sinking away , A spiritual undertone . Till the cooing of the wood ...
... heard- The low , sweet , solemn voice Of the deep woods , Its mystical murmuring Now swelling into choral harmony , Rich , full , exultant ; In tremulous whispers next , Sinking away , A spiritual undertone . Till the cooing of the wood ...
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... heard as if an army muttered ; And the muttering grew to a grumbling ; And the grumbling grew to a mighty rumbling And out of the house the rats came tumbling . Great rats , small rats , lean rats , brawny rats , Brown rats , black rats ...
... heard as if an army muttered ; And the muttering grew to a grumbling ; And the grumbling grew to a mighty rumbling And out of the house the rats came tumbling . Great rats , small rats , lean rats , brawny rats , Brown rats , black rats ...
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... heard the welcome rain- A fusilade upon the roof , A tattoo on the pane : The key - hole piped ; the chimney - top A warlike trumpet blew ; Yet , mingling with these sounds of strife A softer voice stole through . ' Give thanks , O ...
... heard the welcome rain- A fusilade upon the roof , A tattoo on the pane : The key - hole piped ; the chimney - top A warlike trumpet blew ; Yet , mingling with these sounds of strife A softer voice stole through . ' Give thanks , O ...
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