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... head : But when he caught the measure wild , The old man raised his face , and smiled ; And lightened up his faded eye , With all a poet's ecstacy ! In varying cadence , soft or strong , He swept the sounding chords along : The present ...
... head : But when he caught the measure wild , The old man raised his face , and smiled ; And lightened up his faded eye , With all a poet's ecstacy ! In varying cadence , soft or strong , He swept the sounding chords along : The present ...
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... head , And beneath their feet were the bones of the dead . VIII . Spreading herbs , and flowerets bright , Glistened with the dew of night ; Nor herb , nor floweret , glistened there , But was carved in the cloister - arches as fair ...
... head , And beneath their feet were the bones of the dead . VIII . Spreading herbs , and flowerets bright , Glistened with the dew of night ; Nor herb , nor floweret , glistened there , But was carved in the cloister - arches as fair ...
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... head . XVII . " Lo , Warrior ! now , the Cross of Red Points to the grave of the mighty dead ; Within it burns a wondrous light , To chase the spirits that love the night : That lamp shall burn unquenchably , Until the eternal doomshall ...
... head . XVII . " Lo , Warrior ! now , the Cross of Red Points to the grave of the mighty dead ; Within it burns a wondrous light , To chase the spirits that love the night : That lamp shall burn unquenchably , Until the eternal doomshall ...
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... head swam round When this strange scene of death he saw . Bewildered and unnerved he stood , And the priest prayed fervently , and loud : With eyes avorted prayed he ; He might not endure the sight to see , Of the man he had loved so ...
... head swam round When this strange scene of death he saw . Bewildered and unnerved he stood , And the priest prayed fervently , and loud : With eyes avorted prayed he ; He might not endure the sight to see , Of the man he had loved so ...
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... head , and couched his spear And spurred his steed to full career The meeting of these champions proud Seemed like the bursting thunder - cloud . VL Stern was the dint the Borderer lent ! The stately Baron backwards bent ; Bent ...
... head , and couched his spear And spurred his steed to full career The meeting of these champions proud Seemed like the bursting thunder - cloud . VL Stern was the dint the Borderer lent ! The stately Baron backwards bent ; Bent ...
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