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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... wild horn , Like a wind's voice , had pour'd its last long tone , Whose pealing echoes , through the larch - woods borne , To the low cabins of the glens made known That welcome steps were nigh . The flocks had gone , By cliff and pine ...
... wild horn , Like a wind's voice , had pour'd its last long tone , Whose pealing echoes , through the larch - woods borne , To the low cabins of the glens made known That welcome steps were nigh . The flocks had gone , By cliff and pine ...
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... wild falcon's wing was heard to soar In startled haste - and by that moonlight - flood , A band of patriot men on Grütli's verdure stood . VII . They stood in arms - the wolf - spear and the bow Had wag'd their war on things of mountain ...
... wild falcon's wing was heard to soar In startled haste - and by that moonlight - flood , A band of patriot men on Grütli's verdure stood . VII . They stood in arms - the wolf - spear and the bow Had wag'd their war on things of mountain ...
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... Wild Grandeur's impress ? -In the storm's free way , How dared she lift her pageant crest before Th ' enduring and magnificent array Of sovereign Alps , that wing'd their eagles with the day ? X. This might not long be borne - the ...
... Wild Grandeur's impress ? -In the storm's free way , How dared she lift her pageant crest before Th ' enduring and magnificent array Of sovereign Alps , that wing'd their eagles with the day ? X. This might not long be borne - the ...
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... wild splendor seeming . XXVII . And the winds toss'd each summit's blazing crest , As a host's plumage ; and the giant pines , Fell'd where they wav'd o'er crag and eagle's nest , Heap'd up the flames . The clouds grew fiery signs , As ...
... wild splendor seeming . XXVII . And the winds toss'd each summit's blazing crest , As a host's plumage ; and the giant pines , Fell'd where they wav'd o'er crag and eagle's nest , Heap'd up the flames . The clouds grew fiery signs , As ...
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... wild horn . SENN , the name given to a herdsman among the Swiss Alps . Note 2 . -Against the Föhnwind's blast . Föhnwind , the South - east wind , which frequently lays waste the country before it . Note 3 . -A father of the land ...
... wild horn . SENN , the name given to a herdsman among the Swiss Alps . Note 2 . -Against the Föhnwind's blast . Föhnwind , the South - east wind , which frequently lays waste the country before it . Note 3 . -A father of the land ...
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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