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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... earth died , As cottage - lamps , expiring , one by one , In the dim glades , when midnight hath begun To hush all sound . - But silent on its height , The snow - mass , full of death , while ages run Their course , may slumber , bath'd ...
... earth died , As cottage - lamps , expiring , one by one , In the dim glades , when midnight hath begun To hush all sound . - But silent on its height , The snow - mass , full of death , while ages run Their course , may slumber , bath'd ...
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... earth more strong than the good peasant- spear ? XI . Sacred be Grütli's field ! —their vigil keeping Through many a blue and starry summer - night , There , while the sons of happier lands were sleeping , Had those brave Switzers met ...
... earth more strong than the good peasant- spear ? XI . Sacred be Grütli's field ! —their vigil keeping Through many a blue and starry summer - night , There , while the sons of happier lands were sleeping , Had those brave Switzers met ...
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... earth's oppressors .- ' Midst that throng , Of other mould he seem'd , and loftier daring , One whose blood swept high impulses along , One that should pass , and leave a name for warlike song , XIX . A memory on the mountains ! -one to ...
... earth's oppressors .- ' Midst that throng , Of other mould he seem'd , and loftier daring , One whose blood swept high impulses along , One that should pass , and leave a name for warlike song , XIX . A memory on the mountains ! -one to ...
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... 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 to the farewell moment , when the boy ...
... 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 to the farewell moment , when the boy ...
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... earth with shame . What marvel if the anguish of surprise , The dark remembrances , the alter'd guise , Awhile o'erpower'd her ? —from the weeper's touck She shrank - ' twas but a moment - yet too much For that all humbled one - its ...
... earth with shame . What marvel if the anguish of surprise , The dark remembrances , the alter'd guise , Awhile o'erpower'd her ? —from the weeper's touck She shrank - ' twas but a moment - yet too much For that all humbled one - its ...
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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