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... of worth ; a charge thou couldst not hear From other lips , without a blush of shame , Or pride indignant ; then be thine the blame , And make thyself of worth ; and thus enlist The 18 COMMON - PLACE BOOK OF POETRY .
... of worth ; a charge thou couldst not hear From other lips , without a blush of shame , Or pride indignant ; then be thine the blame , And make thyself of worth ; and thus enlist The 18 COMMON - PLACE BOOK OF POETRY .
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... thine ? Unwrap its folds , and clear its wings to go ! Would I could quit earth , sin , and care , and wo ! Nay , rather let me usc the world aright : Thus make me ready for my upward flight . A Demon's false Description of his Race of ...
... thine ? Unwrap its folds , and clear its wings to go ! Would I could quit earth , sin , and care , and wo ! Nay , rather let me usc the world aright : Thus make me ready for my upward flight . A Demon's false Description of his Race of ...
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... Thine eyes are fixed again upon Arcturus . Thus ever , when thy drooping spirits ebb , Thou gazest on that star . Hath it the power To cause or cure thy melancholy mood ? - [ He appears lost in thought . ] Tell me , ascrib'st thou ...
... Thine eyes are fixed again upon Arcturus . Thus ever , when thy drooping spirits ebb , Thou gazest on that star . Hath it the power To cause or cure thy melancholy mood ? - [ He appears lost in thought . ] Tell me , ascrib'st thou ...
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... thine ample curtains . Here , Where saints and prophets teach , where the stern law Still speaks in thunder , where chief angels watch , And where the Glory hovers , here I war . The Song at Twilight . - LUCRETIA MARIA DAVIDSON . WHEN ...
... thine ample curtains . Here , Where saints and prophets teach , where the stern law Still speaks in thunder , where chief angels watch , And where the Glory hovers , here I war . The Song at Twilight . - LUCRETIA MARIA DAVIDSON . WHEN ...
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... thine agony , my boy ; I cannot see thee die ; I cannot brook Upon thy brow to look , And see death settle on my cradle joy . How have I drunk the light of thy blue eye ! And could I see thee die ? ' I did not dream of this when thou ...
... thine agony , my boy ; I cannot see thee die ; I cannot brook Upon thy brow to look , And see death settle on my cradle joy . How have I drunk the light of thy blue eye ! And could I see thee die ? ' I did not dream of this when thou ...
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