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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... brow the silent record wore Of many days , whose shadows had pass'd o'er His path amongst the hills , and quench'd the dreams Of youth with sorrow . - Yet from memory's lore Still his life's evening drew its loveliest gleams , For he ...
... brow the silent record wore Of many days , whose shadows had pass'd o'er His path amongst the hills , and quench'd the dreams Of youth with sorrow . - Yet from memory's lore Still his life's evening drew its loveliest gleams , For he ...
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... brow for tyrant - hearts to fear , Within the shadow of its dark locks wearing That which they may not tame - a soul declaring War against earth's oppressors .- ' Midst that throng , Of other mould he seem'd , and loftier daring , One ...
... brow for tyrant - hearts to fear , Within the shadow of its dark locks wearing That which they may not tame - a soul declaring War against earth's oppressors .- ' Midst that throng , Of other mould he seem'd , and loftier daring , One ...
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... Away from their childhood's land ? There was woman's fearless eye , Lit by her deep love's truth ; There was manhood's brow serenely high , And the fiery heart of youth . LANDING OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS . What sought they thus.
... Away from their childhood's land ? There was woman's fearless eye , Lit by her deep love's truth ; There was manhood's brow serenely high , And the fiery heart of youth . LANDING OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS . What sought they thus.
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... brow . At last the Fane was reach'd , The Earth's One Sanctuary - and rapture hush'd Her bosom , as before her , through the day , It rose , a mountain of white marble , steep'd In light , like floating gold . But when that hour Wan'd ...
... brow . At last the Fane was reach'd , The Earth's One Sanctuary - and rapture hush'd Her bosom , as before her , through the day , It rose , a mountain of white marble , steep'd In light , like floating gold . But when that hour Wan'd ...
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... brow ; Yet something it is , in our hearts to shrine A memory of beauty undimm'd as thine . To have met the joy of thy speaking face , To have felt the spell of thy breezy grace , To have linger'd before thee , and turn'd , and borne ...
... brow ; Yet something it is , in our hearts to shrine A memory of beauty undimm'd as thine . To have met the joy of thy speaking face , To have felt the spell of thy breezy grace , To have linger'd before thee , and turn'd , and borne ...
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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