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... glory , J. MONTGOMERY . That our names may live through time In our country's story ; Happy , when her welfare calls , He who conquers , he who falls . Deeper , deeper , let us toil In the mines of knowledge , Nature's wealth , and ...
... glory , J. MONTGOMERY . That our names may live through time In our country's story ; Happy , when her welfare calls , He who conquers , he who falls . Deeper , deeper , let us toil In the mines of knowledge , Nature's wealth , and ...
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... glory of Athens , The splendor of Rome ? Dissolved , and for ever , — Like dew in thy foam . But thou art almighty , - Eternal , -sublime , - Unweakened , -unwasted , - Twin brother of Time ! Fleets , tempests , nor nations Thy glory ...
... glory of Athens , The splendor of Rome ? Dissolved , and for ever , — Like dew in thy foam . But thou art almighty , - Eternal , -sublime , - Unweakened , -unwasted , - Twin brother of Time ! Fleets , tempests , nor nations Thy glory ...
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... glory done . It was not in the battle ; No tempest gave the shock ; She sprang no fatal leak ; She ran upon no rock . His sword was in his sheath ; His fingers held the pen , When Kempenfelt went down , With twice four hundred men ...
... glory done . It was not in the battle ; No tempest gave the shock ; She sprang no fatal leak ; She ran upon no rock . His sword was in his sheath ; His fingers held the pen , When Kempenfelt went down , With twice four hundred men ...
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... glory of living nature ; from the sides of the Switzer's moun- tains , from the capitals of various nations ; all of them saying in their hearts , we will wait for the September gales to have done with their equinoctial fury , and then ...
... glory of living nature ; from the sides of the Switzer's moun- tains , from the capitals of various nations ; all of them saying in their hearts , we will wait for the September gales to have done with their equinoctial fury , and then ...
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... glory , there is writ A standard measuring its worth for Heaven . The pathway to the grave may be the same , And the proud man shall tread it , and the low , With his bowed head , shall bear him company . Decay will make no difference ...
... glory , there is writ A standard measuring its worth for Heaven . The pathway to the grave may be the same , And the proud man shall tread it , and the low , With his bowed head , shall bear him company . Decay will make no difference ...
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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