The League of the Alps: The Siege of Valencia, the Vespers of Palermo, and Other PoemsHilliard, Gray, Little, and Wilkins, 1826 - 480 pages |
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... fair child ? -When the fawn awakes ' midst the forest wild ? When the lark's wing mounts with the breeze of morn ... brow yet ; Love with sad kisses unfelt hath prest Thy meek dropt eyelids and quiet breast ; And the glad Spring ...
... fair child ? -When the fawn awakes ' midst the forest wild ? When the lark's wing mounts with the breeze of morn ... brow yet ; Love with sad kisses unfelt hath prest Thy meek dropt eyelids and quiet breast ; And the glad Spring ...
Page 36
... fair Let loose , and pouring sunny waves along Her gorgeous vest . — A child's light hand is roving ' Midst the rich ... brow Something too much there sits of native scorn , And her smile kindles with a conscious glow , As from the thought of ...
... fair Let loose , and pouring sunny waves along Her gorgeous vest . — A child's light hand is roving ' Midst the rich ... brow Something too much there sits of native scorn , And her smile kindles with a conscious glow , As from the thought of ...
Page 38
... brow , and Age has done with tears , But Youth bows down to misery , in amaze At the dark cloud o'ermantling its fresh days ; And thus it was with her . - A mournful sight In one so fair ; for she indeed was fair- Not with her mother's ...
... brow , and Age has done with tears , But Youth bows down to misery , in amaze At the dark cloud o'ermantling its fresh days ; And thus it was with her . - A mournful sight In one so fair ; for she indeed was fair- Not with her mother's ...
Page 66
... brow , Not without strife he died . And near him on the sea - weed lay- Till then we had not wept , But well our ... fair child's form , Where still their wet long streamers clung , All tangled by the storm . And beautiful ' midst that ...
... brow , Not without strife he died . And near him on the sea - weed lay- Till then we had not wept , But well our ... fair child's form , Where still their wet long streamers clung , All tangled by the storm . And beautiful ' midst that ...
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... beauty , side by side , They fill'd one home with glee- Their graves are sever'd far and wide , By mount , and stream , and sea . The same fond mother bent at night O'er each fair sleeping brow ; She had each folded flower in sight ...
... beauty , side by side , They fill'd one home with glee- Their graves are sever'd far and wide , By mount , and stream , and sea . The same fond mother bent at night O'er each fair sleeping brow ; She had each folded flower in sight ...
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ANSELMO art thou banner bear beneath blood brave breast breath breeze bright bright land brow burst call'd cloud Conradin CONSTANCE dark dead death deep didst doth dreams e'en earth ELMINA ERIBERT Ev'n faded faint fair fair brow falchion father fearful flowers fount gaze glance gleam gloom glorious glory GONZALEZ grave hath hear heard heart Heaven HERNANDEZ hour hush'd joyous Lake of Lucerne land light lone look look'd midst mighty mirth MONTALBA Moorish night noble o'er pale pass'd pour'd PROCIDA proud Provençal RAIMOND rest Rio verde round scene seem'd shades shadows shining SICILIANS Sicily silent sleep slumber smile soft song soul sound Spain speak spears spirit stars storm streams strong sweet sword tears thee thine things thou art Thou hast thought tomb tone unto Valencia VITTORIA voice wave weep wild wind wouldst XIMENA young youth