Gleanings from the Poets for Home and SchoolW. Crosby and H.P. Nichols, 1851 |
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... Sail with a dreary sound . There may we tread on depths of ice , That the hairy mammoth hide ; Perfect as when , in times of old , The mighty creature died . And while the unsetting sun shines on Through the still heaven's deep blue ...
... Sail with a dreary sound . There may we tread on depths of ice , That the hairy mammoth hide ; Perfect as when , in times of old , The mighty creature died . And while the unsetting sun shines on Through the still heaven's deep blue ...
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... sails warily , Tempests will come ; Steer thy course steadily , Christian , steer home ! Look to the weather bow , Breakers are round thee ; Let fall the plummet now , Shallows may ground thee . Reef in the foresail , there ! Hold the ...
... sails warily , Tempests will come ; Steer thy course steadily , Christian , steer home ! Look to the weather bow , Breakers are round thee ; Let fall the plummet now , Shallows may ground thee . Reef in the foresail , there ! Hold the ...
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... sail yet At inlet or island ; Straight for the beacon steer , Straight for the high land ; Crowd all thy canvass on , Cut through the foam ; Christian ! cast anchor now , - Heaven is thy home ! THE TWO ESTATES . — Mary Howitt . - THE ...
... sail yet At inlet or island ; Straight for the beacon steer , Straight for the high land ; Crowd all thy canvass on , Cut through the foam ; Christian ! cast anchor now , - Heaven is thy home ! THE TWO ESTATES . — Mary Howitt . - THE ...
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... sail , save what is stark . Fly from the town , sweet child ! for health Is happiness , and strength , and wealth . There is a lesson in each flower , A story in each stream and bower ; On every herb on which you tread Are written words ...
... sail , save what is stark . Fly from the town , sweet child ! for health Is happiness , and strength , and wealth . There is a lesson in each flower , A story in each stream and bower ; On every herb on which you tread Are written words ...
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... sails . Now all the reservoirs are shut , The crew on short allowance put . So small a drop is each man's share , Few leavings you may think there are To water these poor coffee plants ; But he supplies their gasping wants ; E'en from ...
... sails . Now all the reservoirs are shut , The crew on short allowance put . So small a drop is each man's share , Few leavings you may think there are To water these poor coffee plants ; But he supplies their gasping wants ; E'en from ...
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