In War Time, and Other PoemsTicknor and Fields, 1864 - 152 pages |
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... winds that blow down from the free North- west , Ruffling the Gulf ; or like a scroll roll back The Mississippi to its upper springs . Such words fulfil their prophecy , and lack But the full time to harden into things . THE WATCHERS ...
... winds that blow down from the free North- west , Ruffling the Gulf ; or like a scroll roll back The Mississippi to its upper springs . Such words fulfil their prophecy , and lack But the full time to harden into things . THE WATCHERS ...
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... more than any parchment scroll , Or any flag thy winds unroll . " What price was Ellsworth's , young and brave ? How weigh the gift that Lyon gave , Or count the cost of Winthrop's grave " O brother ! if thine eye can see , 22 IN WAR TIME .
... more than any parchment scroll , Or any flag thy winds unroll . " What price was Ellsworth's , young and brave ? How weigh the gift that Lyon gave , Or count the cost of Winthrop's grave " O brother ! if thine eye can see , 22 IN WAR TIME .
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... wind smooths with drifting sand Our track on lone Tybee . At last our grating keels outslide , Our good boats forward swing ; And while we ride the land - locked tide , Our negroes row and sing . For dear the bondman holds his gifts Of ...
... wind smooths with drifting sand Our track on lone Tybee . At last our grating keels outslide , Our good boats forward swing ; And while we ride the land - locked tide , Our negroes row and sing . For dear the bondman holds his gifts Of ...
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... wind . We own de hoe , we own de plough , We own de hands dat hold ; We sell de pig , we sell de cow , But nebber chile be sold . De yam will grow , de cotton blow , We'll hab de rice an ' corn : O nebber you fear , if nebber you hear ...
... wind . We own de hoe , we own de plough , We own de hands dat hold ; We sell de pig , we sell de cow , But nebber chile be sold . De yam will grow , de cotton blow , We'll hab de rice an ' corn : O nebber you fear , if nebber you hear ...
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... wind tell it to de pines , De wild - duck to de sea ; We tink it when de church - bell ring , We dream it in de dream ; De rice - bird mean it when he sing , De eagle when he scream . De yam will grow , de cotton blow , We'll hab de ...
... wind tell it to de pines , De wild - duck to de sea ; We tink it when de church - bell ring , We dream it in de dream ; De rice - bird mean it when he sing , De eagle when he scream . De yam will grow , de cotton blow , We'll hab de ...
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