In War Time, and Other PoemsTicknor and Fields, 1864 - 152 pages |
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... Lord , how long ! - One human soul Is more than any parchment scroll , Or any flag thy winds unroll . " What price was Ellsworth's , young and brave ? How weigh the gift that Lyon gave , Or count the cost of Winthrop's grave ? " O ...
... Lord , how long ! - One human soul Is more than any parchment scroll , Or any flag thy winds unroll . " What price was Ellsworth's , young and brave ? How weigh the gift that Lyon gave , Or count the cost of Winthrop's grave ? " O ...
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... : The priestess rent her hair and cried , " Woe ! woe ! The gods are sleepless- eyed ! " " And , chained and scourged , the slaves of slaves , The lords of Chios into exile went . " The gods at last pay well , " So MITHRIDATES AT CHIOS .
... : The priestess rent her hair and cried , " Woe ! woe ! The gods are sleepless- eyed ! " " And , chained and scourged , the slaves of slaves , The lords of Chios into exile went . " The gods at last pay well , " So MITHRIDATES AT CHIOS .
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... Lord The rigid lines of law shall curve Το spare us ; from our heads shall swerve Its smiting sword . And light is mingled with the gloom , And joy with grief ; Divinest compensations come , Through thorns of judgment mercies bloom In ...
... Lord The rigid lines of law shall curve Το spare us ; from our heads shall swerve Its smiting sword . And light is mingled with the gloom , And joy with grief ; Divinest compensations come , Through thorns of judgment mercies bloom In ...
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... Lord he come To set de people free ; An ' massa tink it day ob doom , An ' we ob jubilee . De Lord dat heap de Red Sea waves He jus ' as ' trong as den ; He say de word : we las ' night slaves AT PORT ROYAL . 53.
... Lord he come To set de people free ; An ' massa tink it day ob doom , An ' we ob jubilee . De Lord dat heap de Red Sea waves He jus ' as ' trong as den ; He say de word : we las ' night slaves AT PORT ROYAL . 53.
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... Lord's freemen . De yam will grow , de cotton blow , We'll hab de rice an ' corn ; O nebber you fear , if nebber you hear De driver blow his horn ! Ole massa on he trabbels gone ; He leaf de land behind : De Lord's breff blow him furder ...
... Lord's freemen . De yam will grow , de cotton blow , We'll hab de rice an ' corn ; O nebber you fear , if nebber you hear De driver blow his horn ! Ole massa on he trabbels gone ; He leaf de land behind : De Lord's breff blow him furder ...
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BARBARA FRIETCHIE beauty beneath blazon blessed blood bloom Blue and gold breath calm CHARLES Chian Chios cobbler corn cotton blow dark dear dreams driver blow Edition Essays eternal eyes faith feet flag flowers forever freedom Gascon golden grace green hand hear De driver heart Heaven HENRY hills human Illustrated Italy Ivanhoe Jameson's JOHN JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER Keezar land lapstone light LONGFELLOW'S Lord LOWELL'S Memoir memory mourning nebber you fear nebber you hear night o'er pain Papers peace pines Poems Poetical praise prayer Rhine river rolled Romance round secret sense shadow shame shore silver bell sing Sketches skies Slavery slaves Small 4to smiles song sound Steel Portrait Story stream summer sunset sweet sword tears thee THEODORE MARTIN Thine tints to-day tread trod voice wait wave wild WILLIAM wind woods words yam will grow