English Lyrics Chaucer to Poe 1340-1809 |
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... wings of the wind : Who maketh his angels 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 ...
... wings of the wind : Who maketh his angels 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 ...
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... wings of the morning , And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea , Even there shall thy hand lead me , And thy right hand shall hold me . If I say , Surely the darkness shall cover me ; Even the night shall be light about me . Yea ...
... wings of the morning , And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea , Even there shall thy hand lead me , And thy right hand shall hold me . If I say , Surely the darkness shall cover me ; Even the night shall be light about me . Yea ...
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... wings unto the peacocks ? Or wings and feathers unto the ostrich ? Which leaveth her eggs in the earth , And warmeth them in dust , And forgetteth that the foot may crush them , Or that the wild beast may break them ? She is hardened ...
... wings unto the peacocks ? Or wings and feathers unto the ostrich ? Which leaveth her eggs in the earth , And warmeth them in dust , And forgetteth that the foot may crush them , Or that the wild beast may break them ? She is hardened ...
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... wings towards the south ? Doth the eagle mount up at thy command , And make her nest on high ? She dwelleth and abideth on the rock , Upon the crag of the rock , and the strong place . From thence she seeketh the prey , And her eyes ...
... wings towards the south ? Doth the eagle mount up at thy command , And make her nest on high ? She dwelleth and abideth on the rock , Upon the crag of the rock , and the strong place . From thence she seeketh the prey , And her eyes ...
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... one , and cancelled for aye ! Spread thy broad wing over my love and me , That no man may us see ; And in thy sable mantle us enwrap , From fear of peril and foul horror free . Let no false treason seek us to entrap , Nor SPENSER 95.
... one , and cancelled for aye ! Spread thy broad wing over my love and me , That no man may us see ; And in thy sable mantle us enwrap , From fear of peril and foul horror free . Let no false treason seek us to entrap , Nor SPENSER 95.
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English Lyrics: Chaucer to Poe; 1340 1809 (Classic Reprint) William Ernest Henley No preview available - 2018 |
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