Gertrude of Wyoming: And Other Poems, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1814 - 250 pages |
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... Soon as the morning wreath had bound her hair ; While yet the wild deer trod in spangling dew , While boatman carol'd to the fresh - blown air , And woods a horizontal shadow threw , And early fox appear'd in momentary view . IX . Apart ...
... Soon as the morning wreath had bound her hair ; While yet the wild deer trod in spangling dew , While boatman carol'd to the fresh - blown air , And woods a horizontal shadow threw , And early fox appear'd in momentary view . IX . Apart ...
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... soon was there ; And soon has Gertrude hied from dark green wood ; Nor joyless , by the converse , understood Between the man of age and pilgrim young , That gay congeniality of mood , And early liking from acquaintance sprung : Full ...
... soon was there ; And soon has Gertrude hied from dark green wood ; Nor joyless , by the converse , understood Between the man of age and pilgrim young , That gay congeniality of mood , And early liking from acquaintance sprung : Full ...
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... soon , Ineffable , which I may not pourtray ; For never did the Hymenean moon A paradise of hearts more sacred sway , In all that slept beneath her soft voluptuous ray . GERTRUDE OF WYOMING . PART III . GERTRUDE OF WYOMING 46.
... soon , Ineffable , which I may not pourtray ; For never did the Hymenean moon A paradise of hearts more sacred sway , In all that slept beneath her soft voluptuous ray . GERTRUDE OF WYOMING . PART III . GERTRUDE OF WYOMING 46.
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... 'd . ' 1 And longer had he spent his toil - worn breath ; But with affectionate and eager haste , Was every arm outstretch'd around their guest , 13 Cougar , the American tyger . To welcome and to bless his aged head . Soon 58.
... 'd . ' 1 And longer had he spent his toil - worn breath ; But with affectionate and eager haste , Was every arm outstretch'd around their guest , 13 Cougar , the American tyger . To welcome and to bless his aged head . Soon 58.
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And Other Poems Thomas Campbell. To welcome and to bless his aged head . Soon was the hospitable banquet plac'd ; And Gertrude's lovely hands a balsam shed On wounds with fever'd joy that more profusely bled . XVI . ' But this is not a ...
And Other Poems Thomas Campbell. To welcome and to bless his aged head . Soon was the hospitable banquet plac'd ; And Gertrude's lovely hands a balsam shed On wounds with fever'd joy that more profusely bled . XVI . ' But this is not a ...
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Albert's amidst ARGYLESHIRE arms Athunree bark battle bawn behold beneath bird bleeding blood bosom Bourgo's bow'r Brandt breath brothers burst calumet chief Christian Connocht Moran's cried Culloden dark dead dear death deer desolate dream eagle enemies England Erin Erin go bragh ev'n eyes father's fire flow'r GERTRUDE OF WYOMING Gertrude's Glenara grief hand heard heart heav'n Highland hills Indian Innisfail Irish isles kindred knew lady land light Lochiel lonely look'd loud lov'd LOVE LIES BLEEDING morn mountain never night O'CONNOR'S CHILD o'er Oneyda pale peace Pennsylvanian pirogue plume pow'r Prince psaltery roar rock round rush'd savannas second sight seem'd seers shore Sir John Johnson sire song soul spirit star storm stormy tempests blow stranger sweet sword tears thee thou Travels tree tribe Twas Verse vision Waldegrave's wampum warrior weep wild woods wrath YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
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Page 148 - The spirits of your fathers Shall start from every wave ! — For the deck it was their field of fame, And Ocean was their grave...
Page 165 - I'll forgive your Highland chief. My daughter ! Oh ! my daughter...
Page 176 - Twas autumn, and sunshine arose on the way To the home of my fathers, that welcomed me back. I flew to the pleasant fields traversed so oft In life's morning march, when my bosom was young ; I heard my own mountain-goats bleating aloft, And knew the sweet strain that the corn-reapers sung.
Page 164 - I'll meet the raging of the skies, But not an angry father.' The boat has left a stormy land, A stormy sea before her, When, oh ! too strong for human hand, The tempest gathered o'er her.
Page 155 - OF Nelson and the North Sing the glorious day's renown, When to battle fierce came forth All the might of Denmark's crown, And her arms along the deep proudly shone; By each gun the lighted brand In a bold determined hand, And the Prince of all the land Led them on.
Page 161 - I'm the chief of Ulva's isle, And this Lord Ullin's daughter. — And fast before her father's men Three days we've fled together, For should he find us in the glen, My blood would stain the heather. His horsemen hard behind us ride ; Should they our...
Page 136 - Glenullin ! whose bride shall await, Like a love-lighted watch-fire, all night at the gate. A steed comes at morning : no rider is there ; But its bridle is red with the sign of despair.
Page 148 - Her home is on the deep. With thunders from her native oak, She quells the floods below, — As they roar on the shore, When the stormy winds do blow ; When the battle rages loud and long, And the stormy winds do blow.
Page 156 - British line : It was ten of April morn by the chime, As they drifted on their path, There was silence deep as death ; And the boldest held his breath, For a time. But the might of England flush'd To anticipate the scene ; And her van the fleeter rush'd O'er the deadly space between.
Page 159 - By the festal cities blaze, Whilst the wine-cup shines in light ; And yet amidst that joy and uproar Let us think of them that sleep, Full many a fathom deep, By thy wild and stormy steep, Elsinore.