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20 Ir thou wast still , O stream , Thou would'st be frozen now ! And ' neath an icy shield Thy current warm would flow . But wild thou art and rough ; And so the bitter breeze , That chafes thy shuddering waves , May never bid thee ...
20 Ir thou wast still , O stream , Thou would'st be frozen now ! And ' neath an icy shield Thy current warm would flow . But wild thou art and rough ; And so the bitter breeze , That chafes thy shuddering waves , May never bid thee ...
Page 48
... thou art long , and lank , and brown , As is the ribb'd sea - sand . I fear thee and thy glittering eye , And thy skinny hand so brown . ' - Fear not , fear not , thou Wedding - Guest ! This body dropt not down . ' Alone , alone , all ...
... thou art long , and lank , and brown , As is the ribb'd sea - sand . I fear thee and thy glittering eye , And thy skinny hand so brown . ' - Fear not , fear not , thou Wedding - Guest ! This body dropt not down . ' Alone , alone , all ...
Page 60
... art thou ? ' " " ' Forthwith this frame of mine was wrench'd With a woful agony , Which forced me to begin my tale ; And then it left me free . ' Since then , at an uncertain hour , That agony returns : And till my ghastly tale is told ...
... art thou ? ' " " ' Forthwith this frame of mine was wrench'd With a woful agony , Which forced me to begin my tale ; And then it left me free . ' Since then , at an uncertain hour , That agony returns : And till my ghastly tale is told ...
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... thou art ever fair and kind , The forests ever green , Less oft is peace in Shelley's mind , Than calm in waters , seen . Shelley . 53 Kubla Khan ; or , A Vision in a Dream IN Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure - dome decree ...
... thou art ever fair and kind , The forests ever green , Less oft is peace in Shelley's mind , Than calm in waters , seen . Shelley . 53 Kubla Khan ; or , A Vision in a Dream IN Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure - dome decree ...
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... art thou , my bonnie lass , So deep in love am I : And I will love thee still , my dear , Till a ' the seas gang dry . Till a ' the seas gang dry , my dear , And the rocks melt wi ' the sun ! And I will love thee still , my dear , While ...
... art thou , my bonnie lass , So deep in love am I : And I will love thee still , my dear , Till a ' the seas gang dry . Till a ' the seas gang dry , my dear , And the rocks melt wi ' the sun ! And I will love thee still , my dear , While ...
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