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... breath hold out Against the wreckful siege of battering days , When rocks impregnable are not so stout , Nor gates of steel so strong , but Time decays ? O fearful meditation ! where , alack , Shall Time's best jewel from Time's chest ...
... breath hold out Against the wreckful siege of battering days , When rocks impregnable are not so stout , Nor gates of steel so strong , but Time decays ? O fearful meditation ! where , alack , Shall Time's best jewel from Time's chest ...
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... breath of eve that chanced to blow , Wafted the traveller to the beauteous West . Emblem , methought , of the departed soul , To whose white robe the gleam of bliss is given ; And by the breath of mercy made to roll Right onwards to the ...
... breath of eve that chanced to blow , Wafted the traveller to the beauteous West . Emblem , methought , of the departed soul , To whose white robe the gleam of bliss is given ; And by the breath of mercy made to roll Right onwards to the ...
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... my lost saints , -I love thee with the breath , Smiles , tears , of all my life ! —and , if God choose , I shall but love thee better after death . HENRY ALFORD . 1810-1871 . THE MASTER'S CALL . RISE ENGLISH SONNETS . 175.
... my lost saints , -I love thee with the breath , Smiles , tears , of all my life ! —and , if God choose , I shall but love thee better after death . HENRY ALFORD . 1810-1871 . THE MASTER'S CALL . RISE ENGLISH SONNETS . 175.
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beauty behold bird breath bright charm dark DAVID GRAY dear death delight divine dost doth dream earth EDMUND SPENSER ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING English Sonnets eternal eyes fade fair Faith fame fear feel flowers friends glory grace grief happy HARTLEY COLERIDGE hast hath heart heaven heavenly HEMANS HENRY CONSTABLE honour hope JOHN KEATS JOHN KEBLE JOHN MILTON JULIAN FANE Lady language light live look Lord love thee Love's Massey's mind Mistress morn Muse never night o'er passion Petrarch pleasure poems poet poet's poetical poetry praise pray SAMUEL DANIEL Shakespeare shine sight silent sing sleep song sonnet writer sorrow soul sound SPEARE spirit SURREY sweet tears thine things THOMAS WARTON thou art thought toil verse voice weary weep WILLIAM CALDWELL ROSCOE WILLIAM DRUMMOND WILLIAM LISLE BOWLES WILLIAM SHAKE WILLIAM WORDS Wordsworth WORTH youth