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... John Chester. RICH AND POOR . WHEN the rich and noble suffer , Then the fame is spread abroad : When the poor and humble suffer , No man knoweth , -only God . NIGHT THOUGHTS . GAZING , gazing from the casement out RICH AND POOR.
... John Chester. RICH AND POOR . WHEN the rich and noble suffer , Then the fame is spread abroad : When the poor and humble suffer , No man knoweth , -only God . NIGHT THOUGHTS . GAZING , gazing from the casement out RICH AND POOR.
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Greville John Chester. NIGHT THOUGHTS . GAZING , gazing from the casement out into the murky night , Far away I hear the voice of seaward wending rills ; At that sound to times far distant do my wayward thoughts take flight , And a ...
Greville John Chester. NIGHT THOUGHTS . GAZING , gazing from the casement out into the murky night , Far away I hear the voice of seaward wending rills ; At that sound to times far distant do my wayward thoughts take flight , And a ...
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... glassy pool , Catching the smooth sea's cadence till my heart was full When , gazing downwards in the azure depths below , I saw a form so white it seemed a form of snow ; ; And then again the sea - weeds closed it round THE DROWNED MAIDEN.
... glassy pool , Catching the smooth sea's cadence till my heart was full When , gazing downwards in the azure depths below , I saw a form so white it seemed a form of snow ; ; And then again the sea - weeds closed it round THE DROWNED MAIDEN.
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... gazing forth from the lighthouse steep , Or if one spake , ' twas with bated breath , For all knew the hull , and that certain death Awaited the crew on the sharp rocks beneath . The merchant was there , —and his face was pale 46 THE ...
... gazing forth from the lighthouse steep , Or if one spake , ' twas with bated breath , For all knew the hull , and that certain death Awaited the crew on the sharp rocks beneath . The merchant was there , —and his face was pale 46 THE ...
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... prayer Through the dark watches of this mournful night ; I will be patient , yet , sweet nurse , prepare To lead me forth at earliest dawn of light . [ Sunrise . Gwendolene kneels at a casement gazing out 66 GWENDOLENE AND ARTHUR .
... prayer Through the dark watches of this mournful night ; I will be patient , yet , sweet nurse , prepare To lead me forth at earliest dawn of light . [ Sunrise . Gwendolene kneels at a casement gazing out 66 GWENDOLENE AND ARTHUR .
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