PoemsA.J. Valpy, 1835 - 80 pages |
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... a gloomy lamp I bore ; With a faltering step I near'd the foam - dash'd shore : A dark cliff hung o'er the raging sea ; That black rock was dash'd by the ocean's spray ; - And the lord of the atmosphere nested his young O'er.
... a gloomy lamp I bore ; With a faltering step I near'd the foam - dash'd shore : A dark cliff hung o'er the raging sea ; That black rock was dash'd by the ocean's spray ; - And the lord of the atmosphere nested his young O'er.
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... toss along , I heard ' mongst the billows a laugh of scorn : And they howl'd like dogs to madness driven , As loud as the thunder which peals through heaven : But the roarings of ocean scarce equall'd the sound Of 4 THE MYSTERIOUS BRIDAL .
... toss along , I heard ' mongst the billows a laugh of scorn : And they howl'd like dogs to madness driven , As loud as the thunder which peals through heaven : But the roarings of ocean scarce equall'd the sound Of 4 THE MYSTERIOUS BRIDAL .
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Emma Mary Goldie. But the roarings of ocean scarce equall'd the sound Of the wild beasts that howl'd on the far - distant ground , Where a dark forest grew , made the haunt of the dead , Or a refuge to those who from slaughter had fled ...
Emma Mary Goldie. But the roarings of ocean scarce equall'd the sound Of the wild beasts that howl'd on the far - distant ground , Where a dark forest grew , made the haunt of the dead , Or a refuge to those who from slaughter had fled ...
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... ocean do heave and swell , As if they were ringing the funeral knell Of those who had died In the battle's tide ; Who bravely had fought for their chieftain's sake , And found a sleep from which none can awake . On a far - distant ...
... ocean do heave and swell , As if they were ringing the funeral knell Of those who had died In the battle's tide ; Who bravely had fought for their chieftain's sake , And found a sleep from which none can awake . On a far - distant ...
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... ocean did wave and flow , And mix'd with the charger's mane of snow , When he stretch'd his hands as the bridegroom came , Dash'd with the spray from the rolling main : And the chieftain bow'd his gloomy crest , As the 10 THE MYSTERIOUS ...
... ocean did wave and flow , And mix'd with the charger's mane of snow , When he stretch'd his hands as the bridegroom came , Dash'd with the spray from the rolling main : And the chieftain bow'd his gloomy crest , As the 10 THE MYSTERIOUS ...
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