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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... Strong hands in harvest , daring feet in chase , True hearts in fight , were gather'd on that place Of secret council . - Not for fame or spoil So met those men in Heaven's majestic face ; - To guard free hearths they rose , the sons of ...
... Strong hands in harvest , daring feet in chase , True hearts in fight , were gather'd on that place Of secret council . - Not for fame or spoil So met those men in Heaven's majestic face ; - To guard free hearths they rose , the sons of ...
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... 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 ; and in the ...
... 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 ; and in the ...
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... , Fearless of wrong ; -and now , at set of sun , He bow'd not to his years , for on the breast Of a still chainless land , he deem'd it much to rest . XVI . But for such holy rest strong hands must 12 LEAGUE OF THE ALPS .
... , Fearless of wrong ; -and now , at set of sun , He bow'd not to his years , for on the breast Of a still chainless land , he deem'd it much to rest . XVI . But for such holy rest strong hands must 12 LEAGUE OF THE ALPS .
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... strong hands must toil , Strong hearts endure ! -By that pale elder's side , Stood one that seem'd a monarch of the soil , Serene and stately in his manhood's pride , Werner , the brave and true ! -If men have died , Their hearths and ...
... strong hands must toil , Strong hearts endure ! -By that pale elder's side , Stood one that seem'd a monarch of the soil , Serene and stately in his manhood's pride , Werner , the brave and true ! -If men have died , Their hearths and ...
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... strong passion in its gushing mood , Knelt at her feet , and bath'd them with such tears As rain the hoarded agonies of years From the heart's urn - and with her white lips prest The ground they trod - then , burying in her vest Her ...
... strong passion in its gushing mood , Knelt at her feet , and bath'd them with such tears As rain the hoarded agonies of years From the heart's urn - and with her white lips prest The ground they trod - then , burying in her vest Her ...
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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