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Privateer. In Preparation , a Second Volume of Poems , entitled LEGENDS OF MANY LANDS ; Which will contain the following Humorous Poems , written after the manner of the " Ingoldsby Legends . " CALIPH CHASID : A LEGEND OF BAGDAD . THE ...
Privateer. In Preparation , a Second Volume of Poems , entitled LEGENDS OF MANY LANDS ; Which will contain the following Humorous Poems , written after the manner of the " Ingoldsby Legends . " CALIPH CHASID : A LEGEND OF BAGDAD . THE ...
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... LAND HO ! " - MOON- - LIGHT AT SEA . THE ISLAND . BERTRAND'S DEPARTURE . - ELLEN IN AZELA'S ISLAND HOME CANTO VI . - AZELA'S TALE . - BERTRAND'S RETURN.- THE DEPARTURE OF BERTRAND AND AZELA . 84 106 CANTO VII . - SUNRISE . - HAROLD ...
... LAND HO ! " - MOON- - LIGHT AT SEA . THE ISLAND . BERTRAND'S DEPARTURE . - ELLEN IN AZELA'S ISLAND HOME CANTO VI . - AZELA'S TALE . - BERTRAND'S RETURN.- THE DEPARTURE OF BERTRAND AND AZELA . 84 106 CANTO VII . - SUNRISE . - HAROLD ...
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... land and sea ; Tired with the labours of the day , All nature calmly seem'd to lay At rest in mighty majesty . 3 On a steep cliff , which , frowning o'er the main , Sloped inland , smooth and grassy as a plain , With measured step and ...
... land and sea ; Tired with the labours of the day , All nature calmly seem'd to lay At rest in mighty majesty . 3 On a steep cliff , which , frowning o'er the main , Sloped inland , smooth and grassy as a plain , With measured step and ...
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Privateer. The leader of a reckless band- The scum and dregs of every land— Who own'd no law , save his command . The sire interrogated me To learn the truth of these reports ; And I , with little hesitation , Replied that in my chief ...
Privateer. The leader of a reckless band- The scum and dregs of every land— Who own'd no law , save his command . The sire interrogated me To learn the truth of these reports ; And I , with little hesitation , Replied that in my chief ...
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... land Once thou did'st question what my mind had plann'd ! —— In public dared my actions to review , And gossip'd much of what thou little knew ! Though unsuccessful , all could see thy aim , And actions and intentions mean the same ...
... land Once thou did'st question what my mind had plann'd ! —— In public dared my actions to review , And gossip'd much of what thou little knew ! Though unsuccessful , all could see thy aim , And actions and intentions mean the same ...
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