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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... wind bears down , that grows against the wind , And grasps it with great hands , and wins its way , And wins its will , and triumphs ; so shall I Let loose the fire of all my heart to feed On those that would have quenched it . I will ...
... wind bears down , that grows against the wind , And grasps it with great hands , and wins its way , And wins its will , and triumphs ; so shall I Let loose the fire of all my heart to feed On those that would have quenched it . I will ...
Page 169
... wind , I 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 ...
... wind , I 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 ...
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... wind were driving up volumes and flying rags of cloud , and sweeping onward at the same time the gathering waves that fell hissing and thundering on the shore . Far as the eye could reach , the sea and the air and the sky seemed to be ...
... wind were driving up volumes and flying rags of cloud , and sweeping onward at the same time the gathering waves that fell hissing and thundering on the shore . Far as the eye could reach , the sea and the air and the sky seemed to be ...
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