National LyricsTicknor and Fields, 1865 - 104 pages |
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... lip ? Yoke in with marked and branded slaves , And tremble at the driver's whip ? Bend to the earth our pliant knees , And speak but as our masters please ? Shall outraged Nature cease to feel ? Shall Mercy's tears no longer flow ...
... lip ? Yoke in with marked and branded slaves , And tremble at the driver's whip ? Bend to the earth our pliant knees , And speak but as our masters please ? Shall outraged Nature cease to feel ? Shall Mercy's tears no longer flow ...
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... lip is still free - unbending one knee ! Like the oak of the mountain , deep - rooted and firm , Erect , when the multitude ... lips Of the forgers of fetters , and wielders of whips ! Where " chivalric " honor means really no more Than ...
... lip is still free - unbending one knee ! Like the oak of the mountain , deep - rooted and firm , Erect , when the multitude ... lips Of the forgers of fetters , and wielders of whips ! Where " chivalric " honor means really no more Than ...
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... lips whereon the coal from Freedom's shrine hath been , Thrilled , as but yesterday , the hearts of Berkshire's mountain men : The echoes of that solemn voice are sadly lingering still In all our sunny valleys , on every wind - swept ...
... lips whereon the coal from Freedom's shrine hath been , Thrilled , as but yesterday , the hearts of Berkshire's mountain men : The echoes of that solemn voice are sadly lingering still In all our sunny valleys , on every wind - swept ...
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... lip is thrilling With the mighty words " BE FREE ! " Tarrieth long the land's Good Angel , but his advent is to be ! Meanwhile , turning from the reve ' To the prison - cell my sight , For intenser hate of evil , For a keener sense of ...
... lip is thrilling With the mighty words " BE FREE ! " Tarrieth long the land's Good Angel , but his advent is to be ! Meanwhile , turning from the reve ' To the prison - cell my sight , For intenser hate of evil , For a keener sense of ...
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... lips of blessing , not command , Leaned , weeping , on her olive wand . The other's brows were scarred and knit , His restless eyes were watch - fires lit , His hands for battle - gauntlets fit . " How long ! ' " " - I knew the voice of ...
... lips of blessing , not command , Leaned , weeping , on her olive wand . The other's brows were scarred and knit , His restless eyes were watch - fires lit , His hands for battle - gauntlets fit . " How long ! ' " " - I knew the voice of ...
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50 cents ALFRED TENNYSON altars angels BARBARA FRIETCHIE beneath blazing blessed blood bondman's brand brave breath brow calm chain CHIOS curse dank and lone dark dead dumb earth evil eyes fall Faneuil Hall fathers fear fetters fire flag Freedom's God's gold gone sold grave gray hand hate hath heard heart Heaven hills and waters holy hope human land Liberty light lips look Lord Massachusetts mercy MITHRIDATES Moloch Mother mountain mountain men NATIONAL LYRICS nebber you hear night Northern o'er pain Pilgrim Poems poor PORT ROYAL prayer rice-swamp dank round Saxon scorn shadow shadow fall shame slave slavery Slavery's sold and gone song soul stand stars stolen daughters storm strong sunny valleys tears thee thine thou TICKNOR AND FIELDS To-day toiling tread trod truth unto Virginia Virginia's hills voice wave wild winds words wrong Ximena