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Page 5
... Cold doth not sting , the pretty birds do sing , Cuckoo , jug - jug , pu - we , to - witta - woo ! The palm and may make country houses gay , Lambs frisk and play , the shepherds pipe all day , And we hear aye birds tune this merry lay ...
... Cold doth not sting , the pretty birds do sing , Cuckoo , jug - jug , pu - we , to - witta - woo ! The palm and may make country houses gay , Lambs frisk and play , the shepherds pipe all day , And we hear aye birds tune this merry lay ...
Page 17
... cold ashes upbraid him ; But little he ' ll reck , if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him . But half of our heavy task was done , When the clock struck the hour for retiring : And we heard the distant and ...
... cold ashes upbraid him ; But little he ' ll reck , if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him . But half of our heavy task was done , When the clock struck the hour for retiring : And we heard the distant and ...
Page 18
... While follow eyes the steady keel , the vessel grim and daring ; But O heart ! heart ! heart ! O the bleeding drops of red ! Where on the deck my Captain lies , Fallen cold and dead . O Captain ! my Captain ! rise up and hear 18.
... While follow eyes the steady keel , the vessel grim and daring ; But O heart ! heart ! heart ! O the bleeding drops of red ! Where on the deck my Captain lies , Fallen cold and dead . O Captain ! my Captain ! rise up and hear 18.
Page 19
... cold and dead . Whitman . 27 Dirge How sleep the Brave , who sink to rest By all their Country's wishes blest ! When Spring , with dewy fingers cold , Returns to deck their hallow'd mould , She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than ...
... cold and dead . Whitman . 27 Dirge How sleep the Brave , who sink to rest By all their Country's wishes blest ! When Spring , with dewy fingers cold , Returns to deck their hallow'd mould , She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than ...
Page 40
... cold , I smile , and say ' This is no flattery ; -these are counsellors That feelingly persuade me what I am .'— Sweet are the uses of adversity ; Which , like the toad , ugly and venemous , Wears yet a precious jewel in his head : And ...
... cold , I smile , and say ' This is no flattery ; -these are counsellors That feelingly persuade me what I am .'— Sweet are the uses of adversity ; Which , like the toad , ugly and venemous , Wears yet a precious jewel in his head : And ...
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