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... brave and long - descended ! " ( 3. ) " You common cry of curs - I banish you ! " HUMILITY keeps attitude confined and subdued , and avoids movement , or change of posture ; the head sinking ; the body bent ; the arm and hand waving ...
... brave and long - descended ! " ( 3. ) " You common cry of curs - I banish you ! " HUMILITY keeps attitude confined and subdued , and avoids movement , or change of posture ; the head sinking ; the body bent ; the arm and hand waving ...
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... brave ! The brave that are no more , - All sunk beneath the wave , Fast by their native 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 ...
... brave ! The brave that are no more , - All sunk beneath the wave , Fast by their native 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 ...
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... brave Luce ( let his name be ever spoken with admiration and respect , ) ordered away his boat with the first officer to inquire if the stranger had suffered harm . As Gourley went over the ship's side , Oh , that some good angel had ...
... brave Luce ( let his name be ever spoken with admiration and respect , ) ordered away his boat with the first officer to inquire if the stranger had suffered harm . As Gourley went over the ship's side , Oh , that some good angel had ...
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... brave man's hold : ' Tis a base weapon , vainly drawn ; - Briton ! put up thy gold . Nor hope thou thus , by prayer or threat , To go hence , free and proud : How faintly falls the speech of man , When God's deep voice is loud ! " God ...
... brave man's hold : ' Tis a base weapon , vainly drawn ; - Briton ! put up thy gold . Nor hope thou thus , by prayer or threat , To go hence , free and proud : How faintly falls the speech of man , When God's deep voice is loud ! " God ...
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... brave despair . And shouted but once more aloud , 66 My father ! must I stay ? " While o'er him fast , through sail and shroud , The wreathing fires made way . They wrapped the ship in splendor wild ; They caught the flag on high , And ...
... brave despair . And shouted but once more aloud , 66 My father ! must I stay ? " While o'er him fast , through sail and shroud , The wreathing fires made way . They wrapped the ship in splendor wild ; They caught the flag on high , And ...
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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