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... storm veered off afar ) , though drenched to very skin . XVIII . Soon comes the welcome hour , When , housed in tent or bower ,. They share the Hockey Feast and supper spread ; The workmen , with their wives And children , -each 60 THE ...
... storm veered off afar ) , though drenched to very skin . XVIII . Soon comes the welcome hour , When , housed in tent or bower ,. They share the Hockey Feast and supper spread ; The workmen , with their wives And children , -each 60 THE ...
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... quicksands sweeps the ocean wave , - Beneath the briny foam prepared the grave For shipwrecked mariners who dare the storm , 10 Whom mighty winds and waves could ne'er alarm . Thus one of courage born , the ocean's son ,
... quicksands sweeps the ocean wave , - Beneath the briny foam prepared the grave For shipwrecked mariners who dare the storm , 10 Whom mighty winds and waves could ne'er alarm . Thus one of courage born , the ocean's son ,
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... storm which earth and heaven now tears ; Contrast to her , alone , bereaved , forlorn , Of earthly joys and hope and ... storms that rave Within her breast , who mourns , but cannot save . The pelting showers of dense and rattling hail ...
... storm which earth and heaven now tears ; Contrast to her , alone , bereaved , forlorn , Of earthly joys and hope and ... storms that rave Within her breast , who mourns , but cannot save . The pelting showers of dense and rattling hail ...
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... storm's career along the plain . The northern blast and eastern winds that blow , High o'er the mountain top and vale below , Bespeak in hollow groans their deadly stroke , 50 Nor spare the spreading elm nor monarch oak . The timbered ...
... storm's career along the plain . The northern blast and eastern winds that blow , High o'er the mountain top and vale below , Bespeak in hollow groans their deadly stroke , 50 Nor spare the spreading elm nor monarch oak . The timbered ...
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... storm alike , no dangers shun ; 95 Their sports pursue , nor heed the driving snow . Dogs frisk in play , and gambol to and fro ; In thickets , copse , and grove , ' mid thorns and briars , They rouse the birds , the conies , and the ...
... storm alike , no dangers shun ; 95 Their sports pursue , nor heed the driving snow . Dogs frisk in play , and gambol to and fro ; In thickets , copse , and grove , ' mid thorns and briars , They rouse the birds , the conies , and the ...
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