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... heard the honest mountaineers relate their dismal tales , As round the cotter's blazing hearth , when their daily work was o'er , They spake of those who disappeared , and ne'er were heard of more . And there , I , from a shepherd , heard ...
... heard the honest mountaineers relate their dismal tales , As round the cotter's blazing hearth , when their daily work was o'er , They spake of those who disappeared , and ne'er were heard of more . And there , I , from a shepherd , heard ...
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... heard his cries , as loud he shrieked and screamed ! Until , upon the azure sky , a lessening spot he seemed . " The vulture flapped his sail - like wings , though heavily he flew , A mote upon the sun's bright face , he seemed unto my ...
... heard his cries , as loud he shrieked and screamed ! Until , upon the azure sky , a lessening spot he seemed . " The vulture flapped his sail - like wings , though heavily he flew , A mote upon the sun's bright face , he seemed unto my ...
Page 84
... heard her father praise him , Praise his courage and his wisdom ; Would he come again for arrows To the Falls of Minnehaha ? On the mat her hands lay idle , And her eyes were very dreamy . Through their thoughts they heard a footstep , ...
... heard her father praise him , Praise his courage and his wisdom ; Would he come again for arrows To the Falls of Minnehaha ? On the mat her hands lay idle , And her eyes were very dreamy . Through their thoughts they heard a footstep , ...
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... Heard the Falls of Minnehaha Calling to them from the distance , Crying to them from afar off , " Fare thee well , O Minnehaha ! ” Pleasant was the journey homeward , Through interminable forests , Over meadow , over mountain , Over ...
... Heard the Falls of Minnehaha Calling to them from the distance , Crying to them from afar off , " Fare thee well , O Minnehaha ! ” Pleasant was the journey homeward , Through interminable forests , Over meadow , over mountain , Over ...
Page 90
... heard her say , " Passing away ! passing away ! " - While I gazed at that fair one's cheek , a shade Of thought , or care , stole softly over , Like that by a cloud in a summer day made , Looking down on a field of blossoming clover ...
... heard her say , " Passing away ! passing away ! " - While I gazed at that fair one's cheek , a shade Of thought , or care , stole softly over , Like that by a cloud in a summer day made , Looking down on a field of blossoming clover ...
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