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... rose from its rude chimney , and curled over the frozen hills , there was no similar evi- dence of a white man's habitation between it and the settle- ments on the rivers of Canada . Its remains still exist ; I make it an annual visit ...
... rose from its rude chimney , and curled over the frozen hills , there was no similar evi- dence of a white man's habitation between it and the settle- ments on the rivers of Canada . Its remains still exist ; I make it an annual visit ...
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... be silence , deep and strange , Where sceptered cities rose ! Thou speak'st of One who doth not change ; - So may our hearts repose . Ex . XI . - LOSS OF THE ARCTIC . 66 NEW YORK SPEAKER . Mrs Hemans, Love of Country, and Home,
... be silence , deep and strange , Where sceptered cities rose ! Thou speak'st of One who doth not change ; - So may our hearts repose . Ex . XI . - LOSS OF THE ARCTIC . 66 NEW YORK SPEAKER . Mrs Hemans, Love of Country, and Home,
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... rose May look like things too glorious for decay , And smile at thee - but thou art not of those That wait the ripened bloom to seize their prey . We know when moons shall wane , When summer birds 4 NEW YORK SPEAKER . 73 Mrs Hemans, The ...
... rose May look like things too glorious for decay , And smile at thee - but thou art not of those That wait the ripened bloom to seize their prey . We know when moons shall wane , When summer birds 4 NEW YORK SPEAKER . 73 Mrs Hemans, The ...
Page 75
... rose Above the tumult of the tide that bore The victims to their doom . The boy beheld The strange , stern beauty in his mother's eye , And held his breath with awe . Her song grew faint , - And as the rapids raised their whitening ...
... rose Above the tumult of the tide that bore The victims to their doom . The boy beheld The strange , stern beauty in his mother's eye , And held his breath with awe . Her song grew faint , - And as the rapids raised their whitening ...
Page 84
... the unfinished arrow , Bade him enter at the doorway , Saying , as he rose to meet him , " Hiawatha , you are welcome ! " At the feet of Laughing Water Hiawatha laid his burden , Threw the red deer from 84 NEW YOEK SPEAKER . Ode on Art,
... the unfinished arrow , Bade him enter at the doorway , Saying , as he rose to meet him , " Hiawatha , you are welcome ! " At the feet of Laughing Water Hiawatha laid his burden , Threw the red deer from 84 NEW YOEK SPEAKER . Ode on Art,
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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