English Lyrics Chaucer to Poe 1340-1809 |
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... ) . And , to pass to an extreme instance , what is more lyrical in sound and substance and spirit than the passages which I have excerpted from the English Bible ( 27-69 ) ? But ( and this is my contention ) the result PREFACE ix.
... ) . And , to pass to an extreme instance , what is more lyrical in sound and substance and spirit than the passages which I have excerpted from the English Bible ( 27-69 ) ? But ( and this is my contention ) the result PREFACE ix.
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... wilderness and wildsome way- Alace ! this woful day We should depart ! My spirit does quake for dreid , My thirled heart does bleed , My panës does exceed : What should I say ? I , woful wight , alone , Makand ane piteous SCOTT 21.
... wilderness and wildsome way- Alace ! this woful day We should depart ! My spirit does quake for dreid , My thirled heart does bleed , My panës does exceed : What should I say ? I , woful wight , alone , Makand ane piteous SCOTT 21.
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... spirits ; His ministers a flaming fire ; Who laid the foundations of the earth , That it should not be removed for ever . Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment : The waters stood above the mountains . At thy rebuke they fled ...
... spirits ; His ministers a flaming fire ; Who laid the foundations of the earth , That it should not be removed for ever . Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment : The waters stood above the mountains . At thy rebuke they fled ...
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... spirit , they are created : And thou renewest the face of the earth . The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever : The Lord shall rejoice in his works . He looketh on the earth , and it trembleth : He toucheth the hills , and they ...
... spirit , they are created : And thou renewest the face of the earth . The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever : The Lord shall rejoice in his works . He looketh on the earth , and it trembleth : He toucheth the hills , and they ...
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... spirit ? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence ? If I ascend up into heaven , thou art there : If I make my bed in hell , behold thou art there . If I take the wings of the morning , And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea ...
... spirit ? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence ? If I ascend up into heaven , thou art there : If I make my bed in hell , behold thou art there . If I take the wings of the morning , And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea ...
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English Lyrics: Chaucer to Poe; 1340 1809 (Classic Reprint) William Ernest Henley No preview available - 2018 |
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