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" His hat was off, his vest apart, To catch heaven's blessed breeze; For a burning thought was in his brow, And his bosom ill at ease: So he leaned his head on his hands, and read The book between his knees. "
Poems - Page xiii
by Thomas Hood - 1857 - 388 pages
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Spirit of the English Magazines

1828 - 514 pages
...earth, As only boyhood can ; But the Usher sat remote from all, A melancholy man ! His hat was off, his vest apart, To catch heaven's blessed breeze ; For...read The book between his knees ! Leaf after leaf he turned it o'er, Nor ever glanced aside ; For the peace of his soul he read that book In the golden...
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The Dream of Eugene Aram: The Murderer

Thomas Hood - English poetry - 1831 - 80 pages
...earth, As only boyhood can ; But the Usher sat remote from all, A melancholy man ! His hat was off, his vest apart, To catch heaven's blessed breeze ; For...knees ! Leaf after leaf he turn'd it o'er, Nor ever glancM aside, For the peace of his soul he read that book In the golden eventide : Much study had made...
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American Monthly Knickerbocker, Volume 7

Periodicals - 1836 - 676 pages
...apart. To catch heaven's bles»cd hrcezr ; For a burning thought was on his brow, And his bosom il I at ease : So he lean'd his head on his hands, and...he turn'd it o'er. Nor ever glanced aside; For the pence of his soul ho read that book, In the golden eventide: Much study had made him very lean, And...
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American Monthly Knickerbocker, Volume 7

Periodicals - 1836 - 706 pages
...man! His hat was off, his vent apnrt, To catch heaven's blessed breeze ; For a burning thought was ou his brow, And his bosom ill at ease : So he lean'd his head on bis hands, and read The book between hit knees. Leaf after leaf he turn'd it o'er, Nor ever glanced...
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The Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art, Volume 8

American literature - 1846 - 608 pages
...As only boyhood can : But the Usher sat remote from all, A melancholy man ! " His bat was off, his vest apart, To catch heaven's blessed breeze : For...burning thought was in his brow, And his bosom ill at easo : So he lean'd his head on his hands, and read The book between his knees! 11 Leaf after leaf...
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The Poets and Poetry of England, in the Nineteenth Century

Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1845 - 558 pages
...only boyhood can ; But the Usher sat remote from all, A melancholy man ! His hat was off, his vest was apart, To catch heaven's blessed breeze ; For a burning thought was in his brow, And his bc&om ill at ease : * The late Admiral Hurney went to school at an establishment where the unhappy...
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The Prose and Poetry of Europe and America: Consisting of Literary Gems and ...

English literature - 1845 - 614 pages
...earth, As only boyhood can •, But the Us\№T sax тгокАя Ъадь «u, His hat was off, his eils ; — And brides, as delicate and fair As the white jasmine flow'rs they wear, Vml bis bosom 111 at ease : So "'T leaned his head on his hands, and rcai. 1 1 I book between his knees...
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Prose and Verse, Volume 1

Thomas Hood - English literature - 1845 - 434 pages
...about murder, in somewhat of the spirit which is attributed to him in this poem. His hat was off, his vest apart, To catch Heaven's blessed breeze ; For a burning thought was on his brow, And his bosom ill at ease : So he leaned his head on his hands, and read The book between...
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Prose and Verse, Volumes 1-2

Thomas Hood - 1845 - 442 pages
...about murder, in somewhat of the spirit which is attributed to him in this poem. His hat was off, his vest apart, To catch Heaven's blessed breeze ; For a burning thought was on his brow, And his bosom ill at ease : So he leaned his head on his hands, and read The book between...
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The Poets and Poetry of England: In the Nineteenth Century

Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1846 - 540 pages
...boyhood can ; But the Usher sat remote from all, A melancholy man ! His hat was off*, his vest w«s apart, To catch heaven's blessed breeze ; For a burning...thought was in his brow, And his bosom ill at ease : a The late Admiral Rurney went to scbool at an establishment where the unhappy Eugene Aram was usher,...
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