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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... should e'en Joy but a trembler be , Beautiful dust ! when we look on thee ? * A butterfly , as if fluttering on a flower , is sculptured on the monument . THE LADY OF THE CASTLE . 66 FROM THE PORTRAIT THE CHILD'S LAST SLEEP . 35.
... should e'en Joy but a trembler be , Beautiful dust ! when we look on thee ? * A butterfly , as if fluttering on a flower , is sculptured on the monument . THE LADY OF THE CASTLE . 66 FROM THE PORTRAIT THE CHILD'S LAST SLEEP . 35.
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... look Met hers ; a gaze that all her spirit shook ; And that pale woman , suddenly subdued By some 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 ...
... look Met hers ; a gaze that all her spirit shook ; And that pale woman , suddenly subdued By some 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 ...
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... look down Those eyries of a vanish'd race , Homes of the mighty , whose renown Hath pass'd and left no trace . But thou art there - thy foliage bright , Unchang'd , the mountain - storm can brave- Thou that wilt climb the loftiest ...
... look down Those eyries of a vanish'd race , Homes of the mighty , whose renown Hath pass'd and left no trace . But thou art there - thy foliage bright , Unchang'd , the mountain - storm can brave- Thou that wilt climb the loftiest ...
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... Look where he is , ' replied the cruel king , and now go greet him whom you have so long desired to see . ' " - The re- mainder of the story will be found related in the ballad . The chronicles and romances leave us nearly in the dark ...
... Look where he is , ' replied the cruel king , and now go greet him whom you have so long desired to see . ' " - The re- mainder of the story will be found related in the ballad . The chronicles and romances leave us nearly in the dark ...
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... look'd up to the face above , the face was of the dead- A plume wav'd o'er the noble brow - the brow was fix'd and white- He met at last his father's eyes - but in them was no sight ! Up from the ground he sprang and gaz'd - but who ...
... look'd up to the face above , the face was of the dead- A plume wav'd o'er the noble brow - the brow was fix'd and white- He met at last his father's eyes - but in them was no sight ! Up from the ground he sprang and gaz'd - but who ...
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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