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... round about me were , and bless'd the Hand That had such wonders made , and then I thought Of home and distant friends ; yes , one by one , Old scenes , old friends did pass before my mind Sad and in slow procession , and mine eyes Were ...
... round about me were , and bless'd the Hand That had such wonders made , and then I thought Of home and distant friends ; yes , one by one , Old scenes , old friends did pass before my mind Sad and in slow procession , and mine eyes Were ...
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... Round gilded domes , and in the silent streets , I have beheld , like flakes of driven foam , The sea - birds glancing in the lazy air , Deeming almost those sound - hush'd haunts of men As great a solitude as those lone eyots That ...
... Round gilded domes , and in the silent streets , I have beheld , like flakes of driven foam , The sea - birds glancing in the lazy air , Deeming almost those sound - hush'd haunts of men As great a solitude as those lone eyots That ...
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... round the cot , As wildly as could be , Old Elspie to her William cried , - 66 Oh , pray for those at sea ! " And chiefly pray for our dear son Who left his happy home , Unmindful of thy grief and mine , O'er the wild waves to roam ...
... round the cot , As wildly as could be , Old Elspie to her William cried , - 66 Oh , pray for those at sea ! " And chiefly pray for our dear son Who left his happy home , Unmindful of thy grief and mine , O'er the wild waves to roam ...
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... 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.
... 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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Greville John Chester. And then again the sea - weeds closed it round In shroud of green with gold and purple bound : Long , long I linger'd , full at heart of wonder What thing so white lay in the depths below : Long , long I linger'd ...
Greville John Chester. And then again the sea - weeds closed it round In shroud of green with gold and purple bound : Long , long I linger'd , full at heart of wonder What thing so white lay in the depths below : Long , long I linger'd ...
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