American Poems: Longfellow: Whittier: Bryant: Holmes: Lowell: Emerson: with Biographical Sketches and NotesHorace Elisha Scudder Houghton, Osgood, 1881 - 455 pages |
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... Youth , The Chil dren's Hour , Weariness , and other poems ; not that we are to take all sentiments and statements made in the first person as the poet's , for often the form of the poem is so far dramatic that the poet is as- suming a ...
... Youth , The Chil dren's Hour , Weariness , and other poems ; not that we are to take all sentiments and statements made in the first person as the poet's , for often the form of the poem is so far dramatic that the poet is as- suming a ...
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... youth , as he knelt in the church and opened his missal , Fixed his eyes upon her as the saint of his deep- est devotion ; Happy was he who might touch her hand or the hem of her garment ! Many a suitor came to her door , by the ...
... youth , as he knelt in the church and opened his missal , Fixed his eyes upon her as the saint of his deep- est devotion ; Happy was he who might touch her hand or the hem of her garment ! Many a suitor came to her door , by the ...
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... youth , and his face , like the face of the morning , Gladdened the earth with its light , and ripened thought into action . She was a woman now , with the heart and hopes of a woman . 133. The French have another saying similar to this ...
... youth , and his face , like the face of the morning , Gladdened the earth with its light , and ripened thought into action . She was a woman now , with the heart and hopes of a woman . 133. The French have another saying similar to this ...
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... youths was Gabriel , son of the blacksmith ! So passed the morning away . And lo ! with a summons sonorous Sounded the bell from its tower , and over the meadows a drum beat . Thronged ere long was the church with men . Without , in the ...
... youths was Gabriel , son of the blacksmith ! So passed the morning away . And lo ! with a summons sonorous Sounded the bell from its tower , and over the meadows a drum beat . Thronged ere long was the church with men . Without , in the ...
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... youths as fair as Gabriel ? others 710 Who have hearts as tender and true , and spirits as loyal ? Here is Baptiste Leblanc , the notary's son , who has loved thee Many a tedious year ; come , give him thy hand and be happy ! Thou art ...
... youths as fair as Gabriel ? others 710 Who have hearts as tender and true , and spirits as loyal ? Here is Baptiste Leblanc , the notary's son , who has loved thee Many a tedious year ; come , give him thy hand and be happy ! Thou art ...
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