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... blood is cold ; - Unreal mockery , hence ! " Hence ! horrible shadow , An upward sweep of gesture sometimes takes place in aston- ishment , or in an arousing call , or summons . Thus , B. h . v.— H. o.- " Awake ! B. h . v . A. e ...
... blood is cold ; - Unreal mockery , hence ! " Hence ! horrible shadow , An upward sweep of gesture sometimes takes place in aston- ishment , or in an arousing call , or summons . Thus , B. h . v.— H. o.- " Awake ! B. h . v . A. e ...
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... blood of a seven years ' revolutionary war , shrunk from no danger , no toil , no sacrifice , to serve his country , and to raise his children to a condition better than his own , may my name , and the name of my posterity , be blotted ...
... blood of a seven years ' revolutionary war , shrunk from no danger , no toil , no sacrifice , to serve his country , and to raise his children to a condition better than his own , may my name , and the name of my posterity , be blotted ...
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... blood from spilling , Of such a vile tax they would ne'er pay a shilling . But the rulers determined their scheme to pursue , So they set all the bachelors up at vendue ; A crier was sent through the town to and fro , To rattle his bell ...
... blood from spilling , Of such a vile tax they would ne'er pay a shilling . But the rulers determined their scheme to pursue , So they set all the bachelors up at vendue ; A crier was sent through the town to and fro , To rattle his bell ...
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... blood ebbed away , And bent , with pitying glances , to hear what he might say . The dying soldier faltered , as he took that comrade's hand , And he said : " I never more shall see my own , my native land ; Take a message , and a token ...
... blood ebbed away , And bent , with pitying glances , to hear what he might say . The dying soldier faltered , as he took that comrade's hand , And he said : " I never more shall see my own , my native land ; Take a message , and a token ...
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... blood and the mar- tyrdom of fire . A mission so noble and benevolent demands a generous and self - denying enthusiasm . Our greatness is to be won by be- neficence without ambition . We are in danger of losing that holy zeal . We are ...
... blood and the mar- tyrdom of fire . A mission so noble and benevolent demands a generous and self - denying enthusiasm . Our greatness is to be won by be- neficence without ambition . We are in danger of losing that holy zeal . We are ...
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Annabel Lee attitude and action beauty bell Belshazzar beneath blood body bold bosom brave breast breath bright brow cheek child cloud cried Dacotahs dark dead death deep dream earth eloquence Erin go bragh expression falchion father fear feeling feet fire gesture glory grave hath head hear heard heart heaven Hiawatha hill hour Katydid king land Laughing Water light lips living Lochinvar look Lord mighty Mondamin moon morning mountain N. P. Willis nature ne'er never night noble Number o'er pale passed pride proud R. H. Barham Rhine rock rose round Samian wine shore sigh smile song soul speak speaker spirit stars stood style sweet sword tears tell tempest thee thine thou art thought throne thunder Toll verger voice vulgar boy waves weep wigwam wild wind wings word Yankee girls young