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... earth and of air ; Who bearest the sighs of a lover , And bringest him news from his fair . Bend hither thy light - waving pinion , And show me the gloss of thy neck ; O perch on my hand , dearest minion , And turn up thy bright eye and ...
... earth and of air ; Who bearest the sighs of a lover , And bringest him news from his fair . Bend hither thy light - waving pinion , And show me the gloss of thy neck ; O perch on my hand , dearest minion , And turn up thy bright eye and ...
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... earth and of air ; Who bearest the sighs of a lover , And bringest him news from his fair . Bend hither thy light - waving pinion , And show me the gloss of thy neck ; O perch on my hand , dearest minion , And turn up thy bright eye and ...
... earth and of air ; Who bearest the sighs of a lover , And bringest him news from his fair . Bend hither thy light - waving pinion , And show me the gloss of thy neck ; O perch on my hand , dearest minion , And turn up thy bright eye and ...
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... earth , and air are torn ; Roses bloom upon thy cheek , On thy breath their fragrance borne . Guard thy bosom from the day , Lest thy snows should melt away . But one charm remains behind , Which mute earth can ne'er impart ; Nor in ...
... earth , and air are torn ; Roses bloom upon thy cheek , On thy breath their fragrance borne . Guard thy bosom from the day , Lest thy snows should melt away . But one charm remains behind , Which mute earth can ne'er impart ; Nor in ...
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... earth and sea , love , And to their homes night spirits glide , Oh , then I'll think of thee , love . And every mirrored orb that glides Across the summer sea , love , Like silvery glances on our dreams , Shall wake a thought of thee ...
... earth and sea , love , And to their homes night spirits glide , Oh , then I'll think of thee , love . And every mirrored orb that glides Across the summer sea , love , Like silvery glances on our dreams , Shall wake a thought of thee ...
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... quiet in the deep : - Above , let tides and tempests rave , And earth - born whirlwinds wake the wave ; Above , let care and fear contend , With sin AMERICAN MELODIES . 63 There's beauty in the deep, There's beauty in the deep,
... quiet in the deep : - Above , let tides and tempests rave , And earth - born whirlwinds wake the wave ; Above , let care and fear contend , With sin AMERICAN MELODIES . 63 There's beauty in the deep, There's beauty in the deep,
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aloft beams beauty bird bliss bloom blushing bosom bower brave breast breath bright brow charm Charter Oak cheek dark dark waves dear death deep Deserting hearts dream earth faded fair fathers fill high flow flowers gale gentle gleam gloom glow God bless America golden perch hath heart heaven hope IANTHE lady life's light lonely look love thee love's maiden Mary mermaid's hair mountain home ne'er night o'er ocean old oaken bucket pleasure rest roam rose round Sambo SEBA SMITH shade shine shore sigh sing skies sleep slumbers smile soft song sorrow sparkling spirit star-spangled banner stars stream sweet tears tempests There's thine eye think of thee thou art thou hast thought Tom Moore tree Twill voice wake wandering wave weep wild winds wing yankee crew yankee ship youth zephyrs
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Page 72 - There is a Power whose care Teaches thy way along that pathless coast — The desert and illimitable air — Lone wandering, but not lost. All day thy wings have fanned, At' that far height, the cold, thin atmosphere, Yet stoop not, weary, to the welcome land, Though the dark night is near.
Page 36 - That moss-covered vessel I hail as a treasure ; For often, at noon, when returned from the field, I found it the source of an exquisite pleasure, The purest and sweetest that nature can yield. How ardent I seized it, with hands that were glowing ! And quick to the white-pebbled bottom it fell ; Then soon, with the emblem of truth overflowing, And dripping with coolness, it rose from the well; The old oaken bucket, the iron-bound bucket, The moss-covered bucket, arose from the well.
Page 77 - But now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin Like a staff, And a crook is in his back, And a melancholy crack In his laugh. I know it is a sin For me to sit and grin At him here ; But the old three-cornered hat, And the breeches, and all that, Are so queer...
Page 53 - Of her bright face one glance will trace A picture on the brain, And of her voice in echoing hearts A sound must long remain; But memory, such as mine of her, So very much endears, When death is nigh my latest sigh Will not be life's, but hers. I fill this cup to one made up Of loveliness alone, A woman, of her gentle sex The seeming paragon — Her health! and would on earth there stood Some more of such a frame, That life might be all poetry, And weariness a name.
Page 200 - O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep, Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes, What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep, As it fitfully blows, now conceals, now discloses?
Page 201 - Blest with victory and peace, may the heaven-rescued land Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation. Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto: "In God is our trust...
Page 35 - How dear to this heart are the scenes of my childhood, When fond recollection presents them to view...
Page 61 - Woodman, spare that tree! Touch not a single bough; In youth it sheltered me, And I'll protect it now. 'Twas my forefather's hand That placed it near his cot; There, woodman, let it stand, Thy ax shall harm it not.
Page 201 - Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution. No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave: And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave...
Page 2 - The pilgrim spirit has not fled : It walks in noon's broad light; And it watches the bed of the glorious dead, With the holy stars, by night.