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Her song grew faint , — And as the rapids raised their whitening heads , Casting her light oar to the infuriate tide , She raised him in her arms , and clasped him close . Then as the boat with arrowy swiftness drove On toward the ...
Her song grew faint , — And as the rapids raised their whitening heads , Casting her light oar to the infuriate tide , She raised him in her arms , and clasped him close . Then as the boat with arrowy swiftness drove On toward the ...
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But , midway up the rugged steep , She found a chasm she could not leap , And , kneeling on its brink , she raised Her supplicating hands , and gazed . " Oh ! spare my child , my joy , my pride ; Oh ! give me back my child !
But , midway up the rugged steep , She found a chasm she could not leap , And , kneeling on its brink , she raised Her supplicating hands , and gazed . " Oh ! spare my child , my joy , my pride ; Oh ! give me back my child !
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... And sighs were heard from every breast , And bells were tolled from every steeple ; And loud was every public throng His brilliant character adorning , And poets raised a mourning song , And clothiers raised the price of mourning .
... And sighs were heard from every breast , And bells were tolled from every steeple ; And loud was every public throng His brilliant character adorning , And poets raised a mourning song , And clothiers raised the price of mourning .
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| Title | The New York Speaker: A Selection of Pieces Designed for Academic Exercises in Elocution |
| Author | Warren P. Edgarton |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Mason Brothers, 1860 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 30 May 2007 |
| Length | 502 pages |
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