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... Beneath the Good how far- but far above the Great . THE BARD ° I. 1 " RUIN seize thee , ruthless King ! Confusion on thy banners wait ; Though fanned by Conquest's crimson wing , They mock the air with idle state . ° Helm , nor ...
... Beneath the Good how far- but far above the Great . THE BARD ° I. 1 " RUIN seize thee , ruthless King ! Confusion on thy banners wait ; Though fanned by Conquest's crimson wing , They mock the air with idle state . ° Helm , nor ...
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... beneath ! O'er thee , oh King ! their hundred arms they wave . Revenge on thee in hoarser murmurs breathe ; Vocal no more , since Cambria's fatal day , 24 To high - born Hoel's harp , or soft Llewellyn's lay . ° I. 3 " Cold is ...
... beneath ! O'er thee , oh King ! their hundred arms they wave . Revenge on thee in hoarser murmurs breathe ; Vocal no more , since Cambria's fatal day , 24 To high - born Hoel's harp , or soft Llewellyn's lay . ° I. 3 " Cold is ...
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... and midnight murder fed , Revere his consort's faith , his father's fame , And spare the meek usurper's holy head . " Above , below , the rose of snow , 30 90 10 The bristled boar ° in infant - gore Wallows beneath THE BARD 25 15.
... and midnight murder fed , Revere his consort's faith , his father's fame , And spare the meek usurper's holy head . " Above , below , the rose of snow , 30 90 10 The bristled boar ° in infant - gore Wallows beneath THE BARD 25 15.
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Thomas Gray. The bristled boar ° in infant - gore Wallows beneath the thorny shade . Now , brothers , bending o'er the accursed loom , 95 Stamp we our vengeance deep , and ratify his doom . III . 1 " Edward , lo ! to sudden fate ( Weave ...
Thomas Gray. The bristled boar ° in infant - gore Wallows beneath the thorny shade . Now , brothers , bending o'er the accursed loom , 95 Stamp we our vengeance deep , and ratify his doom . III . 1 " Edward , lo ! to sudden fate ( Weave ...
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... beneath him shakes . ) Till full before his fearless eyes 15 The portals nine of hell arise . Right against the eastern gate , ° By the moss - grown pile he sate ; Where long of yore to sleep was laid The dust of the prophetic maid ...
... beneath him shakes . ) Till full before his fearless eyes 15 The portals nine of hell arise . Right against the eastern gate , ° By the moss - grown pile he sate ; Where long of yore to sleep was laid The dust of the prophetic maid ...
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