The League of the Alps: The Seige of Valencia, The Vespers of Palermo, and Other PoemsHilliard, Gray, Little, and Wilkins, 1826 - 480 pages |
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... eye ; Check'd on her lip the flow of song , which fain Would there have linger'd ; flush'd her cheek to pain , If met by sudden glance ; and gave a tone Of sorrow , as for something lovely gone , Ev'n THE LADY OF THE CASTLE . 37.
... eye ; Check'd on her lip the flow of song , which fain Would there have linger'd ; flush'd her cheek to pain , If met by sudden glance ; and gave a tone Of sorrow , as for something lovely gone , Ev'n THE LADY OF THE CASTLE . 37.
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... Ev'n to the Spring's glad voice . - Her own was low , And plaintive - oh ! there lie such depths of woe In a young blighted spirit . — Manhood rears A haughty brow , and Age has done with tears , But Youth bows down to misery , in amaze ...
... Ev'n to the Spring's glad voice . - Her own was low , And plaintive - oh ! there lie such depths of woe In a young blighted spirit . — Manhood rears A haughty brow , and Age has done with tears , But Youth bows down to misery , in amaze ...
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... greets them on his mountains free ; And from the silvery sea To them the sailor's wakeful eye is turning- Unchang'd they rise , they have not mourn'd for thee . Couldst thou be shaken from thy radiant place Ev'n as 48 The Lost Pleiad.
... greets them on his mountains free ; And from the silvery sea To them the sailor's wakeful eye is turning- Unchang'd they rise , they have not mourn'd for thee . Couldst thou be shaken from thy radiant place Ev'n as 48 The Lost Pleiad.
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... Ev'n as a dew - drop from the myrtle spray , Swept by the wind away ? Wert thou not peopled by some glorious race , And was there power to smite them with decay ? Why , who shall talk of thrones , of sceptres riven ? -Bow'd be our ...
... Ev'n as a dew - drop from the myrtle spray , Swept by the wind away ? Wert thou not peopled by some glorious race , And was there power to smite them with decay ? Why , who shall talk of thrones , of sceptres riven ? -Bow'd be our ...
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... ev'n now thy father comes , a ransom'd man this day ; Mount thy good horse , and thou and I will meet him on his way . " - Then lightly rose that loyal son , and bounded on his steed , And urg'd , as if with lance in rest , the ...
... ev'n now thy father comes , a ransom'd man this day ; Mount thy good horse , and thou and I will meet him on his way . " - Then lightly rose that loyal son , and bounded on his steed , And urg'd , as if with lance in rest , the ...
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ABDULLAH agony ALPHONSO ANSELMO arms art thou aught banner bear beneath blood brave breast breath bright brow call'd Castile CITIZEN clouds Conradin CONSTANCE dark dead death deep doth dreams e'en earth ELMINA ERIBERT Ev'n fair father fear flowers GARCIAS glorious glory gone GONZALEZ grave grief hast thou hath hear heard Heaven HERNANDEZ holy hope hour hush'd know'st lance wards land light lone look look'd midst mighty MONTALBA mother Mozambic ne'er night noble o'er pale pass'd peasant pour'd PROCIDA proud Provençal RAIMOND rest Roncesvalles round scene scorn SICILIANS Sicily silent singing bee sleep smile song sons soul sound speak spirit storm strong sweet sword tell thee thine things thou art Thou hast thou shouldst thought thy heart Twas Twill unto Valencia VITTORIA voice warriors wave wild wilt winds wouldst thou XIMENA young youth ΧΙΜΕΝΑ