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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... O'er cliffs , the very birth - place of the day— Oh ! who would dream that Tyranny could dare To lay her withering hand on God's bright works e'en there ? IV . Yet thus it was - amidst the fleet 6 LEAGUE OF THE ALPS .
... O'er cliffs , the very birth - place of the day— Oh ! who would dream that Tyranny could dare To lay her withering hand on God's bright works e'en there ? IV . Yet thus it was - amidst the fleet 6 LEAGUE OF THE ALPS .
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... bright hearth - fires , ' midst the twilight - glooms , From bowery lattice through the fir - woods shining ; A land of legends and wild songs , entwining Their memory with all memories lov'd and blest- In such a land there dwells a ...
... bright hearth - fires , ' midst the twilight - glooms , From bowery lattice through the fir - woods shining ; A land of legends and wild songs , entwining Their memory with all memories lov'd and blest- In such a land there dwells a ...
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... bright earnest eye , The day , the signal , and the hour to name , When they should gather on their hills to die , Or shake the Glaciers with their joyous cry For the land's freedom .- ' Twas a scene , combining All glory in itself ...
... bright earnest eye , The day , the signal , and the hour to name , When they should gather on their hills to die , Or shake the Glaciers with their joyous cry For the land's freedom .- ' Twas a scene , combining All glory in itself ...
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... bright , And proud , and tameless , laughing Fear to scorn ! It well might be ! -Young Erni's step had worn The mantling snows on their most regal steeps , And track'd the lynx above the clouds of morn , And follow'd where the flying ...
... bright , And proud , and tameless , laughing Fear to scorn ! It well might be ! -Young Erni's step had worn The mantling snows on their most regal steeps , And track'd the lynx above the clouds of morn , And follow'd where the flying ...
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... bright and fast , As the clear waters , joyously and free , Burst from the desert - rock , it rush'd , at last , Through the far valleys ; till the patriot - three Thus with their brethren stood , beside the Forest Sea . XXIV . They ...
... bright and fast , As the clear waters , joyously and free , Burst from the desert - rock , it rush'd , at last , Through the far valleys ; till the patriot - three Thus with their brethren stood , beside the Forest Sea . XXIV . They ...
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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