The Pacific Coast First [-fifth] Reader, Volume 5A. L. Bancroft, 1875 - Readers |
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... | call me ! Vainly vainly would my | steps pur | sue ; Chains of care to lower | earth enthrall me , Wherefore thus my | weary | spirit | woo . " DACTYLIC OF SIX FEET , OR HEXAMETER . This is PACIFIC COAST SERIES . 33.
... | call me ! Vainly vainly would my | steps pur | sue ; Chains of care to lower | earth enthrall me , Wherefore thus my | weary | spirit | woo . " DACTYLIC OF SIX FEET , OR HEXAMETER . This is PACIFIC COAST SERIES . 33.
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... spirit rising from the dust , soars from the shell that held a poor grub , which would never have found wings had not the stone been lifted . Cole op'ter oùs , having wings covered with a case or shell . Fil'a ment , a thread or ...
... spirit rising from the dust , soars from the shell that held a poor grub , which would never have found wings had not the stone been lifted . Cole op'ter oùs , having wings covered with a case or shell . Fil'a ment , a thread or ...
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... spirits on earth that adore , From the souls that entreat and implore , In the fervor and passion of prayer ; From the hearts that are broken with losses , And weary with dragging the crosses Too heavy for mortals to bear . 6. And he ...
... spirits on earth that adore , From the souls that entreat and implore , In the fervor and passion of prayer ; From the hearts that are broken with losses , And weary with dragging the crosses Too heavy for mortals to bear . 6. And he ...
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... Spirit primarily means wind ; transgression , the crossing of a line ; supercili- ous , the raising of the eyebrow . 2. We say the heart to express emotion , the head to denote thought ; and thought and emotion are words borrowed from ...
... Spirit primarily means wind ; transgression , the crossing of a line ; supercili- ous , the raising of the eyebrow . 2. We say the heart to express emotion , the head to denote thought ; and thought and emotion are words borrowed from ...
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... spirit is talking to him . But the ancient mariner assureth him of his bodily life , and proceed- eth to relate his 2. " I fear thee and thy glittering eye , And thy skinny hand so brown . " - " Fear not , fear not , thou wedding ...
... spirit is talking to him . But the ancient mariner assureth him of his bodily life , and proceed- eth to relate his 2. " I fear thee and thy glittering eye , And thy skinny hand so brown . " - " Fear not , fear not , thou wedding ...
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Page 141 - When my eyes shall be turned to behold, for the last time, the sun in heaven, may I not see him shining on the broken and dishonored fragments of a once glorious Union; on States dissevered, discordant, belligerent; on a land rent with civil feuds, or drenched, it may be, in fraternal blood ! Let their last, feeble, and lingering glance rather behold the gorgeous ensign of the republic, now known and honored throughout the earth, still full high advanced, its arms and trophies streaming in their...
Page 80 - Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December; And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor. Eagerly I wished the morrow; - vainly I had sought to borrow From my books surcease of sorrow - sorrow for the lost Lenore For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore Nameless here for evermore.
Page 133 - The little bird sits at his door in the sun, Atilt like a blossom among the leaves. And lets his illumined being o'errun With the deluge of summer it receives ; His mate feels the eggs beneath her wings, And the heart in her dumb breast flutters and sings ; He sings to the wide world, and she to her nest, — In the nice ear of nature which song is the best...
Page 29 - And there was mounting in hot haste: the steed, The mustering squadron, and the clattering car, Went pouring forward with impetuous speed, And swiftly forming in the ranks of war...
Page 264 - Yet he was kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault. The village all declared how much he knew, 'Twas certain he could write, and cipher too; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And e'en the story ran that he could gauge.
Page 81 - This it is and nothing more." Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer, " Sir," said I, "or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore; But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping, And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door, That I scarce was sure I heard you "—here I opened wide the door.
Page 263 - There, in his noisy mansion, skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little school ; A man severe he was, and stern to view, I knew him well, and every truant knew...
Page 82 - But the Raven still beguiling all my sad soul into smiling, Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird and bust and door; Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore, What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt and ominous bird of yore Meant in croaking "Nevermore.
Page 83 - thing of evil! - prophet still, if bird or devil! By that Heaven that bends above us - by that God we both adore Tell this soul with sorrow laden if, within the distant Aidenn, It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels name Lenore Clasp a rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore.
Page 263 - At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorned the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray.