The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth LongfellowRoutledge and Sons, 1865 - 367 pages |
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... prayer I stood . Before me rose an avenue Of tall and sombrous pines ; Abroad their fan - like branches grew , And ... prayer ! Descend with broad - winged flight , The welcome , the thrice - prayed - for , the most fair , The best ...
... prayer I stood . Before me rose an avenue Of tall and sombrous pines ; Abroad their fan - like branches grew , And ... prayer ! Descend with broad - winged flight , The welcome , the thrice - prayed - for , the most fair , The best ...
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... Pray for this poor soul , Pray , -Pray ! " And the hooded clouds , like friars , Tell their beads in drops of rain , And patter their doleful prayers ; - But their prayers are all in vain , All in vain ! There he stands in the foul ...
... Pray for this poor soul , Pray , -Pray ! " And the hooded clouds , like friars , Tell their beads in drops of rain , And patter their doleful prayers ; - But their prayers are all in vain , All in vain ! There he stands in the foul ...
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... prayer Had been consecrated there . And the nun's sweet hymn was heard the while , Sung low in the dim , mysterious aisle . " Take thy banner ! May it wave ! Proudly o'er the good and brave ; When the battle's distant wail Breaks the ...
... prayer Had been consecrated there . And the nun's sweet hymn was heard the while , Sung low in the dim , mysterious aisle . " Take thy banner ! May it wave ! Proudly o'er the good and brave ; When the battle's distant wail Breaks the ...
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... prayers and tears ; And the brave knight , whose arm en- dures Fierce battle , and against the Moors His standard rears . " And thou , brave knight , whose hand has poured The life - blood of the Pagan horde O'er all the land , In ...
... prayers and tears ; And the brave knight , whose arm en- dures Fierce battle , and against the Moors His standard rears . " And thou , brave knight , whose hand has poured The life - blood of the Pagan horde O'er all the land , In ...
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... pray for hospitality . " How many are you ? " asks the bride's father . " At least three hundred , " is the answer ; and to this the host replies , " Were you seven times as many , you should all be welcome ; and in token thereof ...
... pray for hospitality . " How many are you ? " asks the bride's father . " At least three hundred , " is the answer ; and to this the host replies , " Were you seven times as many , you should all be welcome ; and in token thereof ...
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