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... dreaming away in their slug- gard beds the little span of life allotted them here below ( below in reality , ) let me revel in luxuriant reminiscences of Sophia ! O thou angel ! brighter than the brightest seraph that ever glided ...
... dreaming away in their slug- gard beds the little span of life allotted them here below ( below in reality , ) let me revel in luxuriant reminiscences of Sophia ! O thou angel ! brighter than the brightest seraph that ever glided ...
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... dream on - thy lover's arm Is fondly sheltering thee from harm ; Sleep and fear not - thy lover's ear Is listening near . Omnipotent of earth and heaven ! By whom all blissful gifts are given- To whom this treasur'd one I owe That ...
... dream on - thy lover's arm Is fondly sheltering thee from harm ; Sleep and fear not - thy lover's ear Is listening near . Omnipotent of earth and heaven ! By whom all blissful gifts are given- To whom this treasur'd one I owe That ...
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... dreams have fled away , And not a beam of hope left . I think of thee - the magic spell Which lurk'd in thy soft lay ... dreaming ? " Rose exhibited a little of that peculiar hesitation , that , in matters of difficulty , usually marks ...
... dreams have fled away , And not a beam of hope left . I think of thee - the magic spell Which lurk'd in thy soft lay ... dreaming ? " Rose exhibited a little of that peculiar hesitation , that , in matters of difficulty , usually marks ...
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... dreams of opening his master's door to one of your modest rat tat tats , until it be repeated at least half a dozen times , and when he is at length induced to pay attention to the summons , the expression of his countenance and the ...
... dreams of opening his master's door to one of your modest rat tat tats , until it be repeated at least half a dozen times , and when he is at length induced to pay attention to the summons , the expression of his countenance and the ...
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... dreams , or good and evil geniuses , not 1 ; though to be sure , our nursery - maid has declared to me that her lover actually gave three distinct knocks at her bed - room door , when she put a piece of bride- cake under her pillow ...
... dreams , or good and evil geniuses , not 1 ; though to be sure , our nursery - maid has declared to me that her lover actually gave three distinct knocks at her bed - room door , when she put a piece of bride- cake under her pillow ...
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Page 50 - HE that loves a rosy cheek, Or a coral lip admires, Or from star-like eyes doth seek Fuel to maintain his fires ; As old Time makes these decay, So his flames must waste away. But a smooth and steadfast mind, Gentle thoughts and calm desires, Hearts with equal love combined, Kindle never-dying fires. Where these are not, I despise Lovely cheeks, or lips, or eyes.
Page 10 - When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds too late that men betray ; What charm can soothe her melancholy, What art can wash her guilt away ? The only art her guilt to cover, To hide her shame from every eye, To give repentance to her lover, And wring his bosom — is to die.
Page 152 - Tender-handed stroke a nettle, And it stings you for your pains ; Grasp it like a man of mettle, And it soft as silk remains.
Page 148 - don't disturb them. Poor souls! I know they were up all night — God bless you all." With this he sunk into a very tranquil sleep, and indeed he scarcely afterwards gave any sign of consciousness, except for an instant on the arrival of his sons.
Page 120 - I never addressed myself in the language of decency and friendship to a woman, whether civilized or savage, without receiving a decent and friendly answer. With man it has often been otherwise.
Page 152 - Passions are likened best to floods and streams: The shallow murmur, but the deep are dumb; So, when affections yield discourse, it seems The bottom is but shallow whence they come. They that are rich in words, in words discover That they are poor in that which makes a lover.
Page 120 - In wandering over the barren plains of inhospitable Denmark, through honest Sweden...
Page 152 - Not those merrier days, not the pleasant days of hope, not those wanderings with a fair-haired maid which I have so often and so feelingly regretted, but the days, Coleridge, of a mothers fondness for her school-boy. What would I give to call her back to earth for one day ! — on my knees to ask her pardon for all those little asperities of temper which, from time to time, have given her gentle spirit pain ! and the day, my friend, I trust will come.
Page 148 - I may have but a minute to speak to you. My dear, be a good man — be virtuous — be religious— be a good man. Nothing else will give you any comfort when you come to lie here.
Page 28 - there cannot be truth ; and without truth there can be no other virtue." He had a horror of boarding-schools; never allowed his girls to learn...