Yale Book of American VerseThomas R. Lounsbury Yale University Press, 1912 - 570 pages |
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... bright stars through the perilous fight , O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly stream- ing ; And the rocket's red glare , the bombs bursting in air , Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there ; O say , does ...
... bright stars through the perilous fight , O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly stream- ing ; And the rocket's red glare , the bombs bursting in air , Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there ; O say , does ...
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... bright dream was his last ; He woke to hear his sentries shriek , " To arms ! they come ! the Greek ! the Greek ! " He woke to die midst flame , and smoke , [ 10 ] FITZ - GREENE HALLECK 1790-1867 " HALLECK, FITZ-GREENE.
... bright dream was his last ; He woke to hear his sentries shriek , " To arms ! they come ! the Greek ! the Greek ! " He woke to die midst flame , and smoke , [ 10 ] FITZ - GREENE HALLECK 1790-1867 " HALLECK, FITZ-GREENE.
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... bright and curling , Spoke nature's aristocracy ; And one , half groom , half seneschal , Who bowed me through court , bower , and hall , From donjon - keep to turret wall , For ten - and - sixpence sterling . Burns To a Rose , brought ...
... bright and curling , Spoke nature's aristocracy ; And one , half groom , half seneschal , Who bowed me through court , bower , and hall , From donjon - keep to turret wall , For ten - and - sixpence sterling . Burns To a Rose , brought ...
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... bright and warm , O'er Reason's dark , cold hours ; On fields where brave men " die or do , " In halls where rings the banquet's mirth , Where mourners weep , where lovers woo , From throne to cottage - hearth ? What sweet tears dim the ...
... bright and warm , O'er Reason's dark , cold hours ; On fields where brave men " die or do , " In halls where rings the banquet's mirth , Where mourners weep , where lovers woo , From throne to cottage - hearth ? What sweet tears dim the ...
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... bright swords sheathed , The mightiest of the hour ; And lowlier names , whose humble home Is lit by Fortune's dimmer star , Are there o'er wave and mountain come , From countries near and far ; Pilgrims whose wandering feet have ...
... bright swords sheathed , The mightiest of the hour ; And lowlier names , whose humble home Is lit by Fortune's dimmer star , Are there o'er wave and mountain come , From countries near and far ; Pilgrims whose wandering feet have ...
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