Poetry of America: Selections from One Hundred American Poets from 1776 to 1876 |
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... born ? Or thousand since thou brak'st thy shell of horn ? If so , all these as nought eternity doth scorn . Then higher on the glistering sun I gaz'd , Whose beams were shaded by the leavie tree ; The more I look'd the more I grew amaz ...
... born ? Or thousand since thou brak'st thy shell of horn ? If so , all these as nought eternity doth scorn . Then higher on the glistering sun I gaz'd , Whose beams were shaded by the leavie tree ; The more I look'd the more I grew amaz ...
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... born Been in an instant from the mother torn : Even thus thine infant cheeks begin to pale , And thy supporters through great losses fail . This is the Prologue to thy future woe , The Epilogue no mortal yet can know . Notable , if only ...
... born Been in an instant from the mother torn : Even thus thine infant cheeks begin to pale , And thy supporters through great losses fail . This is the Prologue to thy future woe , The Epilogue no mortal yet can know . Notable , if only ...
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... Born at Philadelphia 1770 - died 1842 . HAIL , COLUMBIA ! ( 1798. ) HAIL , Columbia ! happy land ! Hail , ye heroes ! heaven - born band ! Who fought and bled in Freedom's cause ; Who fought and bled in Freedom's cause , And when the ...
... Born at Philadelphia 1770 - died 1842 . HAIL , COLUMBIA ! ( 1798. ) HAIL , Columbia ! happy land ! Hail , ye heroes ! heaven - born band ! Who fought and bled in Freedom's cause ; Who fought and bled in Freedom's cause , And when the ...
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... . When Hope was sinking in dismay , And glooms obscured Columbia's day , His steady mind , from changes free , Resolved on death or Liberty . Firm , united , & c . ROBERT TREAT PAINE . Born at Taunton , Massachusetts , POETRY OF AMERICA .
... . When Hope was sinking in dismay , And glooms obscured Columbia's day , His steady mind , from changes free , Resolved on death or Liberty . Firm , united , & c . ROBERT TREAT PAINE . Born at Taunton , Massachusetts , POETRY OF AMERICA .
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... , Our joint communion breaking with the sun : Yet , still , from either beach , The voice of blood shall reach , More audible than speech , " We are One ! JAMES KIRKE PAULDING . * Born in Duchess County , WASHINGTON ALLSTON . 9.
... , Our joint communion breaking with the sun : Yet , still , from either beach , The voice of blood shall reach , More audible than speech , " We are One ! JAMES KIRKE PAULDING . * Born in Duchess County , WASHINGTON ALLSTON . 9.
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