In War Time, and Other PoemsTicknor and Fields, 1864 - 152 pages |
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Page 82
... thou looked , when level sunset lay On the calm bosom of some Eastern bay , And all the spray - moist rocks and waves that rolled Up the white sand - slopes flashed with ruddygold . ) Something it has a flavor of the sea , And the sea's ...
... thou looked , when level sunset lay On the calm bosom of some Eastern bay , And all the spray - moist rocks and waves that rolled Up the white sand - slopes flashed with ruddygold . ) Something it has a flavor of the sea , And the sea's ...
Page 88
... Thou bearest up thy fourscore years and ten , Or , called at last , art now Heaven's citizen ; But , here or there , a pleasant thought of thee , Like an old friend , all day has been with me . The shy , still boy , for whom thy kindly ...
... Thou bearest up thy fourscore years and ten , Or , called at last , art now Heaven's citizen ; But , here or there , a pleasant thought of thee , Like an old friend , all day has been with me . The shy , still boy , for whom thy kindly ...
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... Thou knewest not the land was blest In giving thy beloved rest , Holding the fond hope closer to her breast That every sweet and saintly grave Was freedom's prophecy , and gave The pledge of Heaven to sanctify and save . That pledge is ...
... Thou knewest not the land was blest In giving thy beloved rest , Holding the fond hope closer to her breast That every sweet and saintly grave Was freedom's prophecy , and gave The pledge of Heaven to sanctify and save . That pledge is ...
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... and sun On good and ill bestowing . His pine - trees whisper , " Trust and wait ! " His flowers are prophesying That all we dread of change or fate His love is underlying . 1 And thou , O Mountain - born ! - OUR RIVER . 119.
... and sun On good and ill bestowing . His pine - trees whisper , " Trust and wait ! " His flowers are prophesying That all we dread of change or fate His love is underlying . 1 And thou , O Mountain - born ! - OUR RIVER . 119.
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John Greenleaf Whittier. 1 And thou , O Mountain - born ! - no more We ask the wise Allotter Than for the firmness of thy shore , The calmness of thy water , The cheerful lights that overlay Thy rugged slopes with beauty , To match our ...
John Greenleaf Whittier. 1 And thou , O Mountain - born ! - no more We ask the wise Allotter Than for the firmness of thy shore , The calmness of thy water , The cheerful lights that overlay Thy rugged slopes with beauty , To match our ...
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