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thy love is clay ! ” They smoothed her tresses of dark brown hair ; On her
forehead of marble they laid it fair : Over her eyes , which gazed too much , They
drew the lids with a gentle touch ; With a tender touch they closed up well The
sweet ...
thy love is clay ! ” They smoothed her tresses of dark brown hair ; On her
forehead of marble they laid it fair : Over her eyes , which gazed too much , They
drew the lids with a gentle touch ; With a tender touch they closed up well The
sweet ...
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Above thy deep and dreamless sleep The silent stars go by ; Yet in thy dark street
shineth The everlasting Light ; The hopes and fears of all the years Are met in
thee to - night . For Christ is born of Mary , And , gathered all above , While
mortals ...
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep The silent stars go by ; Yet in thy dark street
shineth The everlasting Light ; The hopes and fears of all the years Are met in
thee to - night . For Christ is born of Mary , And , gathered all above , While
mortals ...
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A COURT LADY BY ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING Her hair was tawny with
gold , her eyes with purple were dark , Her cheeks ' pale opal burnt with a red
and restless spark . Never was lady of Mílan nobler in name and in race ; Never ...
A COURT LADY BY ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING Her hair was tawny with
gold , her eyes with purple were dark , Her cheeks ' pale opal burnt with a red
and restless spark . Never was lady of Mílan nobler in name and in race ; Never ...
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Cleave the tough greensward with the spade ; Wide let its hollow bed be made ;
There gently lay the roots , and there Sift the dark mould with kindly care , And
press it o'er them tenderly , As round the sleeping infant's feet We softly fold the ...
Cleave the tough greensward with the spade ; Wide let its hollow bed be made ;
There gently lay the roots , and there Sift the dark mould with kindly care , And
press it o'er them tenderly , As round the sleeping infant's feet We softly fold the ...
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To him who , in the love of Nature , holds Communion with her visible forms , she
speaks A various language : for his gayer hours She has a voice of gladness ,
and a smile And eloquence of beauty ; and she glides Into his darker musings
with ...
To him who , in the love of Nature , holds Communion with her visible forms , she
speaks A various language : for his gayer hours She has a voice of gladness ,
and a smile And eloquence of beauty ; and she glides Into his darker musings
with ...
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