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... Light ! " D. e . RENUNCIATION . - L . f . s . " I utterly renounce all the supposed advantages of such a station ... light on thee " H. f . - BLESSING . - R . f . s . " Now , all the blessings of a glad father | light on thee ! " A. f ...
... Light ! " D. e . RENUNCIATION . - L . f . s . " I utterly renounce all the supposed advantages of such a station ... light on thee " H. f . - BLESSING . - R . f . s . " Now , all the blessings of a glad father | light on thee ! " A. f ...
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... s . " And if the night Have gathered aught of evil or concealed , Dispèrse it , as now light dispels the dark ! " A. e . — DISPERSION , ( more forcible . 52 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS ON DECLAMATION . Eliot and the Indian,
... s . " And if the night Have gathered aught of evil or concealed , Dispèrse it , as now light dispels the dark ! " A. e . — DISPERSION , ( more forcible . 52 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS ON DECLAMATION . Eliot and the Indian,
Page 57
... light Of household fires gleam warm and bright Above , the spectral glaciers shone ; And from his lips escaped a groan , Excelsior ! " Try not the Pass ! " the old man said ; " Dark lowers the tempest overhead ; The roaring torrent is ...
... light Of household fires gleam warm and bright Above , the spectral glaciers shone ; And from his lips escaped a groan , Excelsior ! " Try not the Pass ! " the old man said ; " Dark lowers the tempest overhead ; The roaring torrent is ...
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... light to thine eye , Like the tints of the rainbow , but brighten to fly , Then turn , and through tears of repentant regret , " Look aloft ! " to the Sun that is never to set . Should they who are dearest , the son of thy heart , The ...
... light to thine eye , Like the tints of the rainbow , but brighten to fly , Then turn , and through tears of repentant regret , " Look aloft ! " to the Sun that is never to set . Should they who are dearest , the son of thy heart , The ...
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... 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 unfathomed gulf , and the chill spray Rose up in blinding showers , he hid his head Deep ...
... 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 unfathomed gulf , and the chill spray Rose up in blinding showers , he hid his head Deep ...
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