Early VerseC. Scribner's sons, 1899 - 292 страница |
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Anne of Austria beast Behold beneath Boanerges Blitzen churl CURSING OF STEPHEN dance dead Death Delilah dream dusky crew Earth eyes face fall fight FISHER'S BOARDING-HOUSE fled fought Gods gold hand hath head hear heart heliograph Home India Jack Barrett Jakko Hill Jane Austen jezail Jill Jutogh King kiss Lady of Rest Lamps for Old land light lips Lord Lovers Maggie maid Mashobra MASQUE OF PLENTY neath never night NUIT BLANCHE o'er old sake's sake Overland Mail Pagett pass peace Peshawur pity plain Potiphar praise punkah Quetta rain rhyme SEMICHORUS Simla sing Sleary SONG soul Spirit strife Subadar Subadar Prag Tewarri SUDDER BAZAAR sweet sword Tara Devi thee There's things thou tonga tonga-bar turn Ulysses UNDERTAKER'S HORSE United Services College VICEROY RESIGNS voice wait watched women wonder Yar Mohammed young Yusufzai
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