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... shore ; Down , down he went to feed the fish He'd baited oft before ! The moral of this mournful tale To all is plain and clear : — A single 66 drop too much " of rum , May make a watery bier . And he who will not " sign the pledge ...
... shore ; Down , down he went to feed the fish He'd baited oft before ! The moral of this mournful tale To all is plain and clear : — A single 66 drop too much " of rum , May make a watery bier . And he who will not " sign the pledge ...
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... shore ! Eight hundred of the brave , Whose courage well was tried , Had made the vessel heel , And laid her on her side . A land breeze shook the shrouds , And she was overset ; - Down went the Royal George , With all her crew complete ...
... shore ! Eight hundred of the brave , Whose courage well was tried , Had made the vessel heel , And laid her on her side . A land breeze shook the shrouds , And she was overset ; - Down went the Royal George , With all her crew complete ...
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... shores rejoice In that one harmony . It fills the noontide's calm profound , The sunset's heaven of gold ; And the still midnight hears the sound , E'en as when first it rolled . Let there be silence , deep and strange , Where sceptered ...
... shores rejoice In that one harmony . It fills the noontide's calm profound , The sunset's heaven of gold ; And the still midnight hears the sound , E'en as when first it rolled . Let there be silence , deep and strange , Where sceptered ...
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... shore , and the Arctic glides joyfully forth from the Mer- sey , and turns her prow to the winding channel , and begins her homeward run . The pilot stood at the wheel , and men saw him . Death sat upon the prow , and no eye beheld him ...
... shore , and the Arctic glides joyfully forth from the Mer- sey , and turns her prow to the winding channel , and begins her homeward run . The pilot stood at the wheel , and men saw him . Death sat upon the prow , and no eye beheld him ...
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... her . And still they rowed against the roar Of waters , fast prevailing ; Lord Ullin reached that fatal shore , His wrath was changed to wailing . For sore dismayed , through storm and shade , His 76 NEW YORK SPEAKER . March of Del Carpio,
... her . And still they rowed against the roar Of waters , fast prevailing ; Lord Ullin reached that fatal shore , His wrath was changed to wailing . For sore dismayed , through storm and shade , His 76 NEW YORK SPEAKER . March of Del Carpio,
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