Fable for critics. Bigelow papers. Unhappy lot of Mr. Knott. An oriental apologueTicknor and Fields, 1858 |
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... hear it , " Cried Apollo aside , “ Who'd have thought she was near it ? To be sure one is apt to exhaust those commodities He uses too fast , yet in this case as odd it is As if Neptune should say to his turbots and whitings , I'm as ...
... hear it , " Cried Apollo aside , “ Who'd have thought she was near it ? To be sure one is apt to exhaust those commodities He uses too fast , yet in this case as odd it is As if Neptune should say to his turbots and whitings , I'm as ...
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... hear and believe ; No doubt against many deep griefs she prevails , For her ear is the refuge of destitute tales ; She knows well that silence is sorrow's best food , And that talking draws off from the heart its black blood , So she'll ...
... hear and believe ; No doubt against many deep griefs she prevails , For her ear is the refuge of destitute tales ; She knows well that silence is sorrow's best food , And that talking draws off from the heart its black blood , So she'll ...
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... hear The chimes of far childhood throb back on the ear ? Ah , there's many a beam from the fountain of day That to reach us unclouded , must pass , on its way , Through the soul of a woman , and hers is wide ope To the influence of ...
... hear The chimes of far childhood throb back on the ear ? Ah , there's many a beam from the fountain of day That to reach us unclouded , must pass , on its way , Through the soul of a woman , and hers is wide ope To the influence of ...
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James Russell Lowell. The cataract - throb of her mill - hearts I hear , The swift strokes of trip - hammers weary my ear , Sledges ring upon anvils , through logs the saw screams , Blocks swing to their place , beetles drive home the ...
James Russell Lowell. The cataract - throb of her mill - hearts I hear , The swift strokes of trip - hammers weary my ear , Sledges ring upon anvils , through logs the saw screams , Blocks swing to their place , beetles drive home the ...
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... hear , of the very first order , And once made a pun on the words soft Recorder ; More than this , he's a very great poet , I'm told , And has had his works published in crimson and gold , With something they call ' Illustrations , ' to ...
... hear , of the very first order , And once made a pun on the words soft Recorder ; More than this , he's a very great poet , I'm told , And has had his works published in crimson and gold , With something they call ' Illustrations , ' to ...
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