City PoemsMacmillan and Company, 1857 - 190 pages |
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... poor timorous voice Trembled beneath the burden of the oaths His bold heart made it bear . He sneered at love , Was not so weak as to believe the sex Cumbered with virtue . O he knew he knew ! He had himself adventured in that sea ...
... poor timorous voice Trembled beneath the burden of the oaths His bold heart made it bear . He sneered at love , Was not so weak as to believe the sex Cumbered with virtue . O he knew he knew ! He had himself adventured in that sea ...
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... poor heart , bewildered with its joy , Half fears that it is fooled ; this Pantomime , In which the speckled Clown wins every trick ; Astonished Pantaloon , the kicks and jeers ; Rich Harlequin , the glittering Columbine , Brave dress ...
... poor heart , bewildered with its joy , Half fears that it is fooled ; this Pantomime , In which the speckled Clown wins every trick ; Astonished Pantaloon , the kicks and jeers ; Rich Harlequin , the glittering Columbine , Brave dress ...
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... Poor Wat - once proud as Chanticleer that struts Among his dames ; faint challenged , claps his wings And crows defiance to the distant farms- Now meekly sits beneath a shrewish voice , With children round his knee . We spoke of him Who ...
... Poor Wat - once proud as Chanticleer that struts Among his dames ; faint challenged , claps his wings And crows defiance to the distant farms- Now meekly sits beneath a shrewish voice , With children round his knee . We spoke of him Who ...
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... poor face awful . Truest tears Will not seem wasted when they fall on them . O Father , what is Death ? We sport at eve , A playmate's lips grow pale , the game stands still , He goes away in silence ; as we gaze , A trembling sigh is ...
... poor face awful . Truest tears Will not seem wasted when they fall on them . O Father , what is Death ? We sport at eve , A playmate's lips grow pale , the game stands still , He goes away in silence ; as we gaze , A trembling sigh is ...
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... poor Horton died , who sat therein As constant as a saint within his niche . I saw him often , heard his glorious talk , But ere the midnight grew into the morn , He seemed a mighty angel sent from God Standing before us - drunk ; a ...
... poor Horton died , who sat therein As constant as a saint within his niche . I saw him often , heard his glorious talk , But ere the midnight grew into the morn , He seemed a mighty angel sent from God Standing before us - drunk ; a ...
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