The American Common-place Book of Poetry: With Occasional Notes |
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Page 22
... falling leaf but fades to bear Its hues and odors to some fresher air ; Some passing sound floats by to yonder sphere , That softly answers to thy listening ear . In one eternal round they go and come ; And where they travel , there ...
... falling leaf but fades to bear Its hues and odors to some fresher air ; Some passing sound floats by to yonder sphere , That softly answers to thy listening ear . In one eternal round they go and come ; And where they travel , there ...
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... falling where they lie ; but the cold November rain Calls not , from out the gloomy earth , the lovely ones again . The wind - flower and the violet , they perish'd long ago , And the wild - rose and the orchis died amid the summer glow ...
... falling where they lie ; but the cold November rain Calls not , from out the gloomy earth , the lovely ones again . The wind - flower and the violet , they perish'd long ago , And the wild - rose and the orchis died amid the summer glow ...
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... falling prize . The flippant blackbird , with light yellow crown , Hangs fluttering in the air , and chatters thick Till her breath fail , when , breaking off , she drops On the next tree , and on its highest limb , Or some tall flag ...
... falling prize . The flippant blackbird , with light yellow crown , Hangs fluttering in the air , and chatters thick Till her breath fail , when , breaking off , she drops On the next tree , and on its highest limb , Or some tall flag ...
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... falling dew , But in bright and changeful beauty shine , Far down in the green and glassy brine . The floor is of sand , like the mountain drift , And the pearl shells spangle the flinty snow ; From coral rocks the sea plants lift Their ...
... falling dew , But in bright and changeful beauty shine , Far down in the green and glassy brine . The floor is of sand , like the mountain drift , And the pearl shells spangle the flinty snow ; From coral rocks the sea plants lift Their ...
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... falling dew , While glow the heavens with the last steps of day . Far , through their rosy depths , dost thou pursue Thy solitary way ? Vainly the fowler's eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong , As , darkly painted on the ...
... falling dew , While glow the heavens with the last steps of day . Far , through their rosy depths , dost thou pursue Thy solitary way ? Vainly the fowler's eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong , As , darkly painted on the ...
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