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... as Mother , Wife , and Queen ; . And statesmen at her council met Who knew
the seasons when to take Occasion by the hand , and make The bounds of
freedom wider yet • By shaping some august decree , Which kept her TO THE
QUEEN ,
... as Mother , Wife , and Queen ; . And statesmen at her council met Who knew
the seasons when to take Occasion by the hand , and make The bounds of
freedom wider yet • By shaping some august decree , Which kept her TO THE
QUEEN ,
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AIRY , fairy Lilian , Flitting , fairy Lilian , When I ask her if she love me , Claps her
ting hands above me , Laughing all she can ; She ' ll not tell me if she love me ,
Cruel little Lilian . 2 . When my passion seeks Pleasance in love - sighs She ...
AIRY , fairy Lilian , Flitting , fairy Lilian , When I ask her if she love me , Claps her
ting hands above me , Laughing all she can ; She ' ll not tell me if she love me ,
Cruel little Lilian . 2 . When my passion seeks Pleasance in love - sighs She ...
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A subtle , sudden flame , By veering passion fann ' d , About thee breaks and
dances ; When I would kiss thy hand , The flush of anger ' d shame O ' erflows thy
calmer glances , And o ' er black brows drops down A sudden - curved frown : But
...
A subtle , sudden flame , By veering passion fann ' d , About thee breaks and
dances ; When I would kiss thy hand , The flush of anger ' d shame O ' erflows thy
calmer glances , And o ' er black brows drops down A sudden - curved frown : But
...
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In sweet dreams softer than unbroken rest Thou leddest by the hand thine infant
Hope . The eddying of her garments caught from thee The light of thy great
presence ; and the cope Of the half - attain ' d futurity , Tho ' deep not fathomless ,
Was ...
In sweet dreams softer than unbroken rest Thou leddest by the hand thine infant
Hope . The eddying of her garments caught from thee The light of thy great
presence ; and the cope Of the half - attain ' d futurity , Tho ' deep not fathomless ,
Was ...
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I cry aloud : none hear my cries , Oriana . Thou comest atween me and the skies ,
Oriana . I feel the tears of blood arise Up from my heart unto my eyes , Oriana .
Within thy heart my arrow lies , Oriana . - - - - - - O cursed hand ! O cursed blow !
I cry aloud : none hear my cries , Oriana . Thou comest atween me and the skies ,
Oriana . I feel the tears of blood arise Up from my heart unto my eyes , Oriana .
Within thy heart my arrow lies , Oriana . - - - - - - O cursed hand ! O cursed blow !
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Poems |
| Author | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson |
| Publisher | C. Kegan Paul, 1878 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 23 Jan 2009 |
| Length | 379 pages |
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