Cyclopaedia of American Literature: Embracing Personal and Critical Notices of Authors, and Selections from Their Writings. From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; with Portraits, Autographs, and Other Illustrations, Volume 1C. Scribner, 1855 - American literature |
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... eyes ; Those watery villagers , with thousands more , Do pass and repass near the verdant shore . KINDS OF SHELLFISH . The luscious lobster , with the crabfish raw , The brinish oyster , muscel , periwig , And tortoise sought by the ...
... eyes ; Those watery villagers , with thousands more , Do pass and repass near the verdant shore . KINDS OF SHELLFISH . The luscious lobster , with the crabfish raw , The brinish oyster , muscel , periwig , And tortoise sought by the ...
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... eyes ? Up to thy watch - tower , what descriest thou ? Ah , Lord ! what end or number is there of the vani- ties which mine eyes are weary of beholding ? But what seest thou ? I see men walking like the tops of trees shaken with the ...
... eyes ? Up to thy watch - tower , what descriest thou ? Ah , Lord ! what end or number is there of the vani- ties which mine eyes are weary of beholding ? But what seest thou ? I see men walking like the tops of trees shaken with the ...
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... eye to a glance on it , please you to know , that at my last being in Eng- land , I wrote a discourse entitled ... eyes , -but what became of that , the sacred story will tell you . Thus entreating you to trouble me no more in this ...
... eye to a glance on it , please you to know , that at my last being in Eng- land , I wrote a discourse entitled ... eyes , -but what became of that , the sacred story will tell you . Thus entreating you to trouble me no more in this ...
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... eyes with tears . Where can I better vent my full oppressed bosom , than into thine , whose faithful lips may for these few hours revive my drooping , wandering spirits , and here begin to wipe tears from mine eyes , and the eyes of my ...
... eyes with tears . Where can I better vent my full oppressed bosom , than into thine , whose faithful lips may for these few hours revive my drooping , wandering spirits , and here begin to wipe tears from mine eyes , and the eyes of my ...
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... eyes , deaf ears , cold stomach shew My dissolution is in view ; Eleven times seven near lived have I , And now God calls , I willing die : My shuttle's shot , my race is run , My sun is set , my deed is done ; My span is measured ...
... eyes , deaf ears , cold stomach shew My dissolution is in view ; Eleven times seven near lived have I , And now God calls , I willing die : My shuttle's shot , my race is run , My sun is set , my deed is done ; My span is measured ...
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