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... trees are still , And twinkle in the smoky light the waters of the rill , The south wind searches for the flowers whose fra- grance late he bore , And sighs to find them in the wood and by the stream no more . And then I think of one ...
... trees are still , And twinkle in the smoky light the waters of the rill , The south wind searches for the flowers whose fra- grance late he bore , And sighs to find them in the wood and by the stream no more . And then I think of one ...
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... thy form shall tower ; And when thy sisters , elder born , Would brand thy name with words of scorn , Before thine eye Upon their lips the taunt shall die . THE PLANTING OF THE APPLE - TREE BY WILLIAM CULLEN [ 36 ] POETICAL FAVORITES.
... thy form shall tower ; And when thy sisters , elder born , Would brand thy name with words of scorn , Before thine eye Upon their lips the taunt shall die . THE PLANTING OF THE APPLE - TREE BY WILLIAM CULLEN [ 36 ] POETICAL FAVORITES.
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... tree . What plant we in this apple - tree ? Buds , which the breath of summer days Shall lengthen into leafy sprays ; Boughs where the thrush with crimson breast Shall haunt , and sing , and hide her nest ; We plant , upon the sunny lea ...
... tree . What plant we in this apple - tree ? Buds , which the breath of summer days Shall lengthen into leafy sprays ; Boughs where the thrush with crimson breast Shall haunt , and sing , and hide her nest ; We plant , upon the sunny lea ...
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... tree . The fruitage of this apple - tree Winds and our flag of stripe and star Shall bear to coasts that lie afar , Where men shall wonder at the view , And ask in what fair groves they grew ; And sojourners beyond the sea Shall think ...
... tree . The fruitage of this apple - tree Winds and our flag of stripe and star Shall bear to coasts that lie afar , Where men shall wonder at the view , And ask in what fair groves they grew ; And sojourners beyond the sea Shall think ...
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... tree . And time shall waste this apple - tree . O , when its aged branches throw Thin shadows on the ground below , Shall fraud and force and iron will Oppress the weak and helpless still ? What shall the tasks of mercy be , Amid the ...
... tree . And time shall waste this apple - tree . O , when its aged branches throw Thin shadows on the ground below , Shall fraud and force and iron will Oppress the weak and helpless still ? What shall the tasks of mercy be , Amid 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