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Page 108
... hour recall ! But come bad chance , And we join to't our strength , And we teach it art and length , It self o'er us ... hours herself unmasks , The sun is spent , and now his flasks Send forth light squibs , no constant rays ; The ...
... hour recall ! But come bad chance , And we join to't our strength , And we teach it art and length , It self o'er us ... hours herself unmasks , The sun is spent , and now his flasks Send forth light squibs , no constant rays ; The ...
Page 409
... hour to hour We sate and sate , wondering , as if the night Had been ensnared by witchcraft . On the rock At last we stretched our weary limbs for sleep , But could not sleep , tormented by the stings Of insects , which , with noise ...
... hour to hour We sate and sate , wondering , as if the night Had been ensnared by witchcraft . On the rock At last we stretched our weary limbs for sleep , But could not sleep , tormented by the stings Of insects , which , with noise ...
Page 528
... hour When the thick - moted sunbeam lay Athwart the chambers , and the day Was sloping toward his western bower . Then , said she , ' I am very dreary , He will not come , ' she said ; She wept , ' I am aweary , aweary , Oh God , that I ...
... hour When the thick - moted sunbeam lay Athwart the chambers , and the day Was sloping toward his western bower . Then , said she , ' I am very dreary , He will not come , ' she said ; She wept , ' I am aweary , aweary , Oh God , that I ...
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AENEID angels arms beauty behold birds bliss breast breath bright clouds dance dark dead dear death deep delight divine doth dream Dunciad earth eternal eyes face fair fear fire flowers glory grace Greek Greek myth Greek mythology hand happy hast hath head hear heard heart heaven hell hill honour hope king kiss Lady of Shalott Lars Porsena light live look Lord lute mind moon mordre morning Muse never night numbers nymph o'er once pain passion peace pleasure praise Queen Mab rose round Samian wine Satan seemed shade shine sighs sight sing sleep smile Snark song sorrow soul spake spirit St Agnes stars stood sweet tears tell thee thine things thou art thought Timor mortis conturbat tree turned twas unto voice weep wild wind wings woods youth