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Page 44
... breath nor motion ; As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean . ' Water , water , everywhere , And all the boards did shrink ; Water , water , everywhere , Nor any drop to drink . * The very deep did rot : O Christ ! 44.
... breath nor motion ; As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean . ' Water , water , everywhere , And all the boards did shrink ; Water , water , everywhere , Nor any drop to drink . * The very deep did rot : O Christ ! 44.
Page 46
... breath drew in , As they were drinking all . ' See ! see ! ( I cried ) she tacks no more ! Hither to work us weal ; Without a breeze , without a tide , She steadies with upright keel ! ' The western wave was all a - flame , The day was ...
... breath drew in , As they were drinking all . ' See ! see ! ( I cried ) she tacks no more ! Hither to work us weal ; Without a breeze , without a tide , She steadies with upright keel ! ' The western wave was all a - flame , The day was ...
Page 64
... breath That under Heaven is blown , To harmonies and hues beneath , As tender as its own ; Now all the tree - tops lay asleep , Like green waves on the sea , As still as in the silent deep The ocean woods may be . III How calm it was ...
... breath That under Heaven is blown , To harmonies and hues beneath , As tender as its own ; Now all the tree - tops lay asleep , Like green waves on the sea , As still as in the silent deep The ocean woods may be . III How calm it was ...
Page 65
... breath , A softer day below . Like one beloved the scene had lent To the dark water's breast Its every leaf and lineament With more than truth express'd ; Elysian ] Elysium in Greek mythology was the abode of the blessed after death . E ...
... breath , A softer day below . Like one beloved the scene had lent To the dark water's breast Its every leaf and lineament With more than truth express'd ; Elysian ] Elysium in Greek mythology was the abode of the blessed after death . E ...
Page 66
... ! And from this chasm , with ceaseless turmoil seething , As if this earth in fast thick pants were breathing , A mighty fountain momently was forced : sinuous ] winding . Amid whose swift half - intermitted burst Huge fragments vaulted 66.
... ! And from this chasm , with ceaseless turmoil seething , As if this earth in fast thick pants were breathing , A mighty fountain momently was forced : sinuous ] winding . Amid whose swift half - intermitted burst Huge fragments vaulted 66.
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A. E. Housman auld auld lang syne beauty beneath birds blow breath bright Burns calm Cassius cloud cold dark dead dear death deep delight doth dread dream earth echoing Green eyes fair Farewell flowers glory grave green hand happy hast hath head hear heard heart heaven Henry Newbolt hill John Anderson king Kirconnell land Laurence Binyon leaves light live lonely Lord loud Lycidas maun Milton mist moon morning never night o'er pain pale peace Plymouth Hoe poem QUINQUEREME rest Ring round seem'd Shakespeare Shelley ship shore silent sing sleep song sorrow soul sound spirit Spring stanza stars stream sweet syne tears thee thine things thou art thought tree True Thomas Twas voice W. B. Yeats W. H. Davies waves weary wild wind wings woods youth