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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... Tell ) , Werner Stauffacher , and Erni ( or Arnold ) Melchthal , as their place of meeting , to deliberate on the accomplishment of their projects . " Hither came Fürst and Melchthal , along secret paths over the heights , and ...
... Tell ) , Werner Stauffacher , and Erni ( or Arnold ) Melchthal , as their place of meeting , to deliberate on the accomplishment of their projects . " Hither came Fürst and Melchthal , along secret paths over the heights , and ...
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... tell Save in the hour of shadows and of dread , And hollow sounds that wake to Guilt's dull , stealthy tread . V. But in a land of happy shepherd - homes , On its green hills in quiet joy reclining With their bright hearth - fires ...
... tell Save in the hour of shadows and of dread , And hollow sounds that wake to Guilt's dull , stealthy tread . V. But in a land of happy shepherd - homes , On its green hills in quiet joy reclining With their bright hearth - fires ...
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... telling That He hath made man free ! -and they whose dwelling Was in those ancient fastnesses , gave ear ; The weight of sufferance from their hearts repelling , They rose the forester , the mountaineer— - Oh ! what hath earth more ...
... telling That He hath made man free ! -and they whose dwelling Was in those ancient fastnesses , gave ear ; The weight of sufferance from their hearts repelling , They rose the forester , the mountaineer— - Oh ! what hath earth more ...
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... tell How life may task the spirit ? -He was one , Who from its morn a freeman's work had done , And reap'd his harvest , and his vintage press'd , Fearless of wrong ; -and now , at set of sun , He bow'd not to his years , for on the ...
... tell How life may task the spirit ? -He was one , Who from its morn a freeman's work had done , And reap'd his harvest , and his vintage press'd , Fearless of wrong ; -and now , at set of sun , He bow'd not to his years , for on the ...
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... Föhnwind's blast . Föhnwind , the South - east wind , which frequently lays waste the country before it . Note 3 . -A father of the land . Walter Fürst , the father - in - law of Tell . Note 4 . Werner , the brave and true !
... Föhnwind's blast . Föhnwind , the South - east wind , which frequently lays waste the country before it . Note 3 . -A father of the land . Walter Fürst , the father - in - law of Tell . Note 4 . Werner , the brave and true !
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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