Songs of Three CenturiesJohn Greenleaf Whittier Houghton, Osgood and Company, 1875 - 352 pages |
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... heart to him doth tie ; And ' t is a firmer conquest truly said , To win the heart , than overthrow the head . If we a worthy enemy do find , To yield to worth it must be nobly done ; But if of baser metal be his mind , In base revenge ...
... heart to him doth tie ; And ' t is a firmer conquest truly said , To win the heart , than overthrow the head . If we a worthy enemy do find , To yield to worth it must be nobly done ; But if of baser metal be his mind , In base revenge ...
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... heart slave - like to bind . But if for wrongs we needs revenge must have , Then be our vengeance of the noblest kind . Do we his body from our fury save , And let our hate prevail against his mind ? What can ' gainst him a greater ...
... heart slave - like to bind . But if for wrongs we needs revenge must have , Then be our vengeance of the noblest kind . Do we his body from our fury save , And let our hate prevail against his mind ? What can ' gainst him a greater ...
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... heart , And only razed his knee . " Set fire to the house ! " quo ' fause Gordon , Wud wi ' dule and ire : " Fause ... heart's blude He's wroken his fair ladye . UNKNOWN . TAKE THY AULD CLOAK ABOUT THEE . IN.
... heart , And only razed his knee . " Set fire to the house ! " quo ' fause Gordon , Wud wi ' dule and ire : " Fause ... heart's blude He's wroken his fair ladye . UNKNOWN . TAKE THY AULD CLOAK ABOUT THEE . IN.
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... heart keeps empty in thy tomb . Stay for me there ! I will not fail To meet thee in that hollow vale . And think not much of my delay : I am already on the way , And follow thee with all the speed Desire can make , or sorrow breed ...
... heart keeps empty in thy tomb . Stay for me there ! I will not fail To meet thee in that hollow vale . And think not much of my delay : I am already on the way , And follow thee with all the speed Desire can make , or sorrow breed ...
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... heart grief - rent ; To starve thy sin , Not bin : And that's to keep thy Lent . 31 TO BLOSSOMS . FAIR pledges of a fruitful tree , Why do ye fall so fast ? Your date is not so past , But you may stay yet here awhile , To blush and ...
... heart grief - rent ; To starve thy sin , Not bin : And that's to keep thy Lent . 31 TO BLOSSOMS . FAIR pledges of a fruitful tree , Why do ye fall so fast ? Your date is not so past , But you may stay yet here awhile , To blush and ...
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angel beauty bells beneath Bingen bird blessed bliss bonny Braes breast breath bright brow busk calm cheek Christabel clouds dark dead dear death deep doth dream earth Edom eternal evermore eyes face fair fear flowers frae Glenlogie glory golden grace grave green Grongar Hill hand hast hath hear heard heart heaven hill holy hope hour Inchcape Rock JOHN BYROM Kilmeny kissed lady land lassie light live Lochaber lonely look Lord maun morning never night o'er pale praise prayer rest rill rose round Saint Agnes SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE scorn shade shine shore sigh silent sing sleep smile soft song sorrow soul sound spirit spring stars sweet tears tell thee thine things thou art thought tree unto vale voice wandering waves weary ween weep wild WILLIAM WORDSWORTH wind wings Yarrow youth