The Privateer: A Metrical RomanceGriffith and Farran, 1874 - 160 pages |
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... thoughts to her I will reveal When lips to lips confidingly we press ; Oh ! when I gaze upon her form , I feel I ne'er can love her any more or less ! I may not doubt her , for oh ! without her I would be in the world alone ; I'll ne'er ...
... thoughts to her I will reveal When lips to lips confidingly we press ; Oh ! when I gaze upon her form , I feel I ne'er can love her any more or less ! I may not doubt her , for oh ! without her I would be in the world alone ; I'll ne'er ...
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... thought thee true ; but find , alas , Thou courtest yonder silv'ry sphere : If thus thou serenad'st the moon , I'll surely die of jealousy ! And deem thy boasted love for me Declining ere it reach its noon . " As playfully these accents ...
... thought thee true ; but find , alas , Thou courtest yonder silv'ry sphere : If thus thou serenad'st the moon , I'll surely die of jealousy ! And deem thy boasted love for me Declining ere it reach its noon . " As playfully these accents ...
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... Thought follows thought , line follows line With great rapidity : anon He pauses ; -it is to gaze upon The form he almost deems divine ; That not a single charm pass by Unmarked by his 8 CANTO I , THE PRIVATEER .
... Thought follows thought , line follows line With great rapidity : anon He pauses ; -it is to gaze upon The form he almost deems divine ; That not a single charm pass by Unmarked by his 8 CANTO I , THE PRIVATEER .
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... thought and feeling warm , Again he pauses , to compare The creature of his trembling care With fruitful Fancy's faultless form , - Oh ! what a difference is there ; It may be very beautiful , But still to Fancy's form ' tis dull : He ...
... thought and feeling warm , Again he pauses , to compare The creature of his trembling care With fruitful Fancy's faultless form , - Oh ! what a difference is there ; It may be very beautiful , But still to Fancy's form ' tis dull : He ...
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... thoughts could hold A place within . Her eyes were blue , and nothing could enhance The tender depth of their confiding glance , As on his face she gazed with earnest truth , In all the charming innocence of youth . In those fair orbs ...
... thoughts could hold A place within . Her eyes were blue , and nothing could enhance The tender depth of their confiding glance , As on his face she gazed with earnest truth , In all the charming innocence of youth . In those fair orbs ...
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