The Modern Poetical Speaker; Or, a Collection of Pieces Adapted for Recitation Extracted from the Poets of the Nineteenth Century |
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... kings more wholesome fare Than we poor citizens of air ? Barns nor hoarded grain have we , Yet we carol merrily . Mortal , fly from doubt and sorrow ; God provideth for the morrow . " One there lives , whose guardian eye Guides our ...
... kings more wholesome fare Than we poor citizens of air ? Barns nor hoarded grain have we , Yet we carol merrily . Mortal , fly from doubt and sorrow ; God provideth for the morrow . " One there lives , whose guardian eye Guides our ...
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... given him by his father - in - law , King John , in the year 1205. The place to this day is called Beth Gelert , or the grave of Gelert . " Oh , where does faithful Gelert roam ? The 28 THE MODERN SPEAKER . Autumn Ditto Mrs W 102.
... given him by his father - in - law , King John , in the year 1205. The place to this day is called Beth Gelert , or the grave of Gelert . " Oh , where does faithful Gelert roam ? The 28 THE MODERN SPEAKER . Autumn Ditto Mrs W 102.
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... king , The British Oak shall be ! Its stem , though rough , is stout and sound , Its giant branches throw Their arms in shady blessings round O'er man and beast below . Its leaf , though late in spring it shares The D 2 THE MODERN ...
... king , The British Oak shall be ! Its stem , though rough , is stout and sound , Its giant branches throw Their arms in shady blessings round O'er man and beast below . Its leaf , though late in spring it shares The D 2 THE MODERN ...
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... glorious ark . On earth the forest's honour'd king ! Man's castle on the sea ! Who will , another tree may sing , Old England's Oak for me ! BARTON . SIGNS OF RAIN . THE hollow winds begin to blow 36 THE MODERN SPEAKER .
... glorious ark . On earth the forest's honour'd king ! Man's castle on the sea ! Who will , another tree may sing , Old England's Oak for me ! BARTON . SIGNS OF RAIN . THE hollow winds begin to blow 36 THE MODERN SPEAKER .
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... Kings , on their bridal , might unrobe To lay their glories at its foot ; And queens their sceptre , crown , and globe , Exchange for blossom , stalk , and root . Here could I stand and moralise ; Lady , I leave that part to thee ; Be ...
... Kings , on their bridal , might unrobe To lay their glories at its foot ; And queens their sceptre , crown , and globe , Exchange for blossom , stalk , and root . Here could I stand and moralise ; Lady , I leave that part to thee ; Be ...
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AUBREY DE VERE BARRY CORNWALL beauty beneath bird bloom blossoms blue Boabdil breast breath breeze bright brow CAROLINE FRY child clouds Clusium dark dead dear death deep delight earth ev'ry fair fear flowers friends Gelert gentle gleam gloom glorious glory glow grave green grief hand hast hath hear heart heaven Henry of Luxembourg hill hope horned owl hour JOANNA BAILLIE king land Lars Porsena light lone look look'd Lord lov'd morn mother mountain night o'er pale pass'd Pompeii Populonia prayer pride rest rill rock rose round seem'd shade shine shore sigh silent sing sleep smile snow song sorrow soul sound spirit spring star stood storm stranger's heart stream sweet tears thee thine Thou art thought Tiber tomb tree turn'd Twas Venice voice waves weep wild wind wing youth