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... soul to trample down To crush , destroy , rend twain ? Is there no truth or honor To cause mankind to stay The all - consuming thirst for lust That lures them far away ? Does honest labor cheapen The mold wherein we're cast ; Is black ...
... soul to trample down To crush , destroy , rend twain ? Is there no truth or honor To cause mankind to stay The all - consuming thirst for lust That lures them far away ? Does honest labor cheapen The mold wherein we're cast ; Is black ...
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... soul to see ; And that my friendship prove as strong For him as his for me . I want the seals of power and place , The ensigns of command ; Charged by the People's unbought grace To rule my native land . Nor crown nor sceptre would I ...
... soul to see ; And that my friendship prove as strong For him as his for me . I want the seals of power and place , The ensigns of command ; Charged by the People's unbought grace To rule my native land . Nor crown nor sceptre would I ...
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... soul - wealth away ; Weary of sowing for others to reap ; - Rock me to sleep , mother , - rock me to sleep ! Tired of the hollow , the base , the untrue , Mother , O mother , my heart calls for you ! Many a summer the grass has grown ...
... soul - wealth away ; Weary of sowing for others to reap ; - Rock me to sleep , mother , - rock me to sleep ! Tired of the hollow , the base , the untrue , Mother , O mother , my heart calls for you ! Many a summer the grass has grown ...
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... soul it shall seem Womanhood's years have been only a dream . Clasped to your heart in a loving embrace , With your light lashes just sweeping my face , Never hereafter to wake or to weep ; - -- Rock me to sleep , mother , rock me to ...
... soul it shall seem Womanhood's years have been only a dream . Clasped to your heart in a loving embrace , With your light lashes just sweeping my face , Never hereafter to wake or to weep ; - -- Rock me to sleep , mother , rock me to ...
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... soul distinct , — intense ? - " See , now , -I listen with soul , not ear- What was the secret of dying , Dear ? " Was it the infinite wonder of all , That you ever could let life's flower fall ? " Or was it a greater marvel to feel The ...
... soul distinct , — intense ? - " See , now , -I listen with soul , not ear- What was the secret of dying , Dear ? " Was it the infinite wonder of all , That you ever could let life's flower fall ? " Or was it a greater marvel to feel The ...
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ALFRED TENNYSON ALICE CARY angels apple-tree auld lang syne beautiful bells Bingen bird blessed blue Blynken Born brave breast breath bright brother brow child dark dead dear death doth dream dying earth eyes face fair fame father flowers forever glad glory gone grave gray hand hath hear heard heart heaven HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW JOHN JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER kiss Lady land laugh light lips live look Lord morn mother ne'er never Nevermore night o'er old Kentucky home old oaken bucket poems poet Queen rest Rock rose round shine silence sing sleep smile soldier song sorrow soul star-spangled banner stars sweet tears tell thee There's thine THOMAS MOORE thought to-night tree verse VISIT FROM ST voice wave weary weep wild WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT wind word wrote young