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Page viii
... Child , 78. Character of Chatham , 79. Vision of Belshazzar , • · PAGE Dr. Nott , 102 W. C. Bryant , 104 Miss Jewsbury , 105 Hood , 106 Proctor , 108 Anonymous , 109 J. Pierpont , 110 · • H. S. Legare , 111 • W. C. Bryant , 112 J. G. ...
... Child , 78. Character of Chatham , 79. Vision of Belshazzar , • · PAGE Dr. Nott , 102 W. C. Bryant , 104 Miss Jewsbury , 105 Hood , 106 Proctor , 108 Anonymous , 109 J. Pierpont , 110 · • H. S. Legare , 111 • W. C. Bryant , 112 J. G. ...
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... Child , Ocean , • Overthrow of Belshazzar , His Captors to Andrč , Katy - did , . Death of Aguilar , Universal Freedom , The Toast , The Inquiry , Death of De Argentine , The Song of the Bell , Home , The Pioneer , The Trooper's Dirge ...
... Child , Ocean , • Overthrow of Belshazzar , His Captors to Andrč , Katy - did , . Death of Aguilar , Universal Freedom , The Toast , The Inquiry , Death of De Argentine , The Song of the Bell , Home , The Pioneer , The Trooper's Dirge ...
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... children to it , to teach them the hardships endured by the generations which have gone before them . I love to dwell on the tender recollections , the kindred ties , the early affections , and the touching narratives and incidents ...
... children to it , to teach them the hardships endured by the generations which have gone before them . I love to dwell on the tender recollections , the kindred ties , the early affections , and the touching narratives and incidents ...
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... children , and men to the mercy of the deep ! Four hours there were from the catastrophe of the collision to the catastrophe of SINKING ! Oh , what a burial was here ! Not as when one is borne from his home , among weeping throngs , and ...
... children , and men to the mercy of the deep ! Four hours there were from the catastrophe of the collision to the catastrophe of SINKING ! Oh , what a burial was here ! Not as when one is borne from his home , among weeping throngs , and ...
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... child he did discover , One lovely hand she stretched for aid , And one was round her lover . " Come back ! come back ! " he cried in grief , " Across this stormy water , And I'll forgive your Highland chief ; My daughter ! oh , my ...
... child he did discover , One lovely hand she stretched for aid , And one was round her lover . " Come back ! come back ! " he cried in grief , " Across this stormy water , And I'll forgive your Highland chief ; My daughter ! oh , my ...
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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