Broadstone Hall, and Other Poems, Issue 772Chatto & Windus, 1875 - 154 pages |
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... cried— The while the curate starts from off his chair- " I come to beg of you a very boon : But have no fear , I ask you not for gold- I flung that to the winds an hour ago , When yon proud duke drew forth his lingering purse- I crave a ...
... cried— The while the curate starts from off his chair- " I come to beg of you a very boon : But have no fear , I ask you not for gold- I flung that to the winds an hour ago , When yon proud duke drew forth his lingering purse- I crave a ...
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... cried , " And I demeaned myself by asking aid From one who grudges us the air we breathe , Because we claim his kinship . It is done , And cannot be recalled : so let it pass : But blame not him who holds my happiness That he refused my ...
... cried , " And I demeaned myself by asking aid From one who grudges us the air we breathe , Because we claim his kinship . It is done , And cannot be recalled : so let it pass : But blame not him who holds my happiness That he refused my ...
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... cries , Then writhing , as men writhe when some dire dream Unmans stout hearts with visions of despair , He pours his anguish to the heedless air . " O Ermengarde ! Is this the goal I gain ? — Far better had I died , when stunned and ...
... cries , Then writhing , as men writhe when some dire dream Unmans stout hearts with visions of despair , He pours his anguish to the heedless air . " O Ermengarde ! Is this the goal I gain ? — Far better had I died , when stunned and ...
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... cried , " O ship , that God has sent , Borne on His breath , that blew thee from thy course , Bear me again to home , to love , to life ! " And then the strong man faltered , and hot tears Poured from his eyes in agony of joy ; For ...
... cried , " O ship , that God has sent , Borne on His breath , that blew thee from thy course , Bear me again to home , to love , to life ! " And then the strong man faltered , and hot tears Poured from his eyes in agony of joy ; For ...
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... Cried Everard quickly , " of your village news ; Know you one Charles de Vigne , who keeps the shop Beside the smithy ? " - " No , " replied the boy , " Another word is painted on the door , I never knew him - never heard the name ; But ...
... Cried Everard quickly , " of your village news ; Know you one Charles de Vigne , who keeps the shop Beside the smithy ? " - " No , " replied the boy , " Another word is painted on the door , I never knew him - never heard the name ; But ...
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