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Page 14
... father thought a king a king ; He held his sceptre like a pedant's wand To lash offence , and with long arms and hands Reach'd out , and pick'd offenders from the mass For judgment . Now it chanced that I had been , While life was yet ...
... father thought a king a king ; He held his sceptre like a pedant's wand To lash offence , and with long arms and hands Reach'd out , and pick'd offenders from the mass For judgment . Now it chanced that I had been , While life was yet ...
Page 15
... father sent ambassadors with furs And jewels , gifts , to fetch her : these brought back A present , a great labour of the loom ; And therewithal an answer vague as wind : Besides , they saw the king ; he took the gifts ; He said there ...
... father sent ambassadors with furs And jewels , gifts , to fetch her : these brought back A present , a great labour of the loom ; And therewithal an answer vague as wind : Besides , they saw the king ; he took the gifts ; He said there ...
Page 16
... father's fault ) but given to starts and bursts Of revel ; and the last , my other heart , My shadow , my half - self , for still we moved Together , kin as horse's ear and eye . Now , while they spake , I saw my father's face Grow long ...
... father's fault ) but given to starts and bursts Of revel ; and the last , my other heart , My shadow , my half - self , for still we moved Together , kin as horse's ear and eye . Now , while they spake , I saw my father's face Grow long ...
Page 20
... father's frontier : I said no , Yet being an easy man , gave it ; and there , All wild to found an University For maidens , on the spur she fled ; and more We know not , -only this : they see no men , Not ev'n her brother Arac , nor the ...
... father's frontier : I said no , Yet being an easy man , gave it ; and there , All wild to found an University For maidens , on the spur she fled ; and more We know not , -only this : they see no men , Not ev'n her brother Arac , nor the ...
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... father's court . We sent mine host to purchase female gear ; He brought it , and himself , a sight to shake The midriff of despair with laughter , holp To lace us up , till , each , in maiden plumes We rustled him we gave a costly bribe ...
... father's court . We sent mine host to purchase female gear ; He brought it , and himself , a sight to shake The midriff of despair with laughter , holp To lace us up , till , each , in maiden plumes We rustled him we gave a costly bribe ...
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ALFRED TENNYSON answer'd Arac arms ask'd babe betwixt Blow bound in morocco boys breathe brows call'd cheek child cloth cried Cyril dark dash'd daughter dead dear death dipt DOVER STREET dream dropt EDITION EDWARD MOXON elegantly bound enemies have fall'n enter'd eyes face fair father Florian flying gain'd girl glowworm half hall hand head hear heard heart Heaven king kiss'd knew Lady Blanche Lady Psyche land LEIGH HUNT light Lilia lips lives look'd maiden maids Melissa morning mother moved night noble o'er ourselves peace POEMS POETICAL Portrait and Vignette price 16s Prince Princess Psyche's rapt roll'd rose sang seem'd shame shook song soul spake speak spoke star stept stood sweet Sweet and low talk'd tears tender thee thou thought thro True woman trumpet turn'd vext voice volume 8vo wild winter's tale woman women Woodcuts