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... face . Surely thy thoughts are humble and devout , Flower of the pensive gold ! for why should heav'n Deny to thee his noblest boon of thought , If to earth's demigods ' tis vainly given ? Answer me , sinless sister ! Thou hast speech ...
... face . Surely thy thoughts are humble and devout , Flower of the pensive gold ! for why should heav'n Deny to thee his noblest boon of thought , If to earth's demigods ' tis vainly given ? Answer me , sinless sister ! Thou hast speech ...
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... face to face . From earth a shadow brake , E'en where my feet had trode ; The shadow laugh'd and spake And shook his hand at God . Then up it rear'd its head , Beneath the lightning's blaze ; " Omnipotent ! " it said , " Bring back my ...
... face to face . From earth a shadow brake , E'en where my feet had trode ; The shadow laugh'd and spake And shook his hand at God . Then up it rear'd its head , Beneath the lightning's blaze ; " Omnipotent ! " it said , " Bring back my ...
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... faces the darkness grew pale . White demons beheld them , with curse and with frown , And cursed them , from morn till the darkness came down ; And knew not compassion , but laugh'd at their pray'r PRESTON MILLS . II Famine in a Slave ...
... faces the darkness grew pale . White demons beheld them , with curse and with frown , And cursed them , from morn till the darkness came down ; And knew not compassion , but laugh'd at their pray'r PRESTON MILLS . II Famine in a Slave ...
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... And the sun saw his face in a mirror of blood ; Till they fed on each other , and drank of the sea , And wildly cursed God in their madness of glee ! FAMINE IN A SLAVE SHIP . 13 What hand sweeps 12 MISCELLANEOUS POEMS .
... And the sun saw his face in a mirror of blood ; Till they fed on each other , and drank of the sea , And wildly cursed God in their madness of glee ! FAMINE IN A SLAVE SHIP . 13 What hand sweeps 12 MISCELLANEOUS POEMS .
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... face ; Will not believe that virtues are veil'd sins ; That bounty may be mean , and kindness base ; That fortune plays the game which wisdom wins ; That human worth still ends where it begins . Though man were wholly false , though ...
... face ; Will not believe that virtues are veil'd sins ; That bounty may be mean , and kindness base ; That fortune plays the game which wisdom wins ; That human worth still ends where it begins . Though man were wholly false , though ...
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Amid angels art thou bard beauty beneath birds bless bless'd bliss bloom blossom blow bosom bowers bright brow call'd cheek child clouds curse daisy darkness dead death deathless deeds deep despair dread dust E'en EARL FITZWILLIAM earth EPIGRAM Eyebright eyes fire flowers foam foes frown funeral pall gloom glow grace like rain grave hand hast hate hath hear heart heav'n homeless birds hope HYMN land light live lone look'd Lord love is strength man's morn mother mountains mourn nought o'er ocean Old Leaf pale Poland poor rill river rose rub than rust scarlet pimpernel scorn seem'd SHEFFIELD sigh sing sire skies slave sleep smiled song soul SPENSERIAN storm stream sweet tears thank'd thee thine thou art thought throne toil tree truth tyrants voice wake warbles flying wave weep wild WILLIAM COBBETT winds wings wood woodbine worm
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