Poetry for Schools: Designed for Reading and Recitation : the Whole Selected from the Best Poets in the English Language |
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... tears yet new , And give , aloud , the lamentations due . The pious mother comes , with grief opprest : Ye trees and conscious fountains , can attest With what sad accents and what piercing cries She filled the grove , and importuned ...
... tears yet new , And give , aloud , the lamentations due . The pious mother comes , with grief opprest : Ye trees and conscious fountains , can attest With what sad accents and what piercing cries She filled the grove , and importuned ...
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... , Still on thy solemn steps attend : Warm Charity , the general friend , With Justice , to herself severe , And Pity , dropping soft the sadly pleasing tear . 1 Oh , gently on thy suppliant's head , Dread Goddess 32 POETRY FOR SCHOOLS .
... , Still on thy solemn steps attend : Warm Charity , the general friend , With Justice , to herself severe , And Pity , dropping soft the sadly pleasing tear . 1 Oh , gently on thy suppliant's head , Dread Goddess 32 POETRY FOR SCHOOLS .
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... tears.- Can you not read it ? is it not fair writ ? Arth . Too fairly , Hubert , for so foul effect : Must you with hot irons burn out both mine eyes ? Hub . Young boy , I must . Arth . And will you ? Hub . And I will . [ Aside . Arth ...
... tears.- Can you not read it ? is it not fair writ ? Arth . Too fairly , Hubert , for so foul effect : Must you with hot irons burn out both mine eyes ? Hub . Young boy , I must . Arth . And will you ? Hub . And I will . [ Aside . Arth ...
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... tears , And quench his fiery indignation , Even in the matter of mine innocence : Nay , after that , consume away in rust , But for containing fire to harm mine eye . Are you more stubborn - hard than hammered iron ? And if an angel ...
... tears , And quench his fiery indignation , Even in the matter of mine innocence : Nay , after that , consume away in rust , But for containing fire to harm mine eye . Are you more stubborn - hard than hammered iron ? And if an angel ...
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... tears of soft remorse . Pem . All murders past do stand excused in this.- It is a bloody work ; The graceless action of a heavy hand , If that it be the work of any hand . Sal . If that it be the work of any hand ? We had a kind of ...
... tears of soft remorse . Pem . All murders past do stand excused in this.- It is a bloody work ; The graceless action of a heavy hand , If that it be the work of any hand . Sal . If that it be the work of any hand ? We had a kind of ...
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Ajut ancient arms Arth battle beautiful behold blood-hound Branksome breath bright brothers called Caractacus castle chief chivalry command Comus courser crown Cymbeline dark dead death deep divine dread Druids earth Elidurus England English English poetry Eskdale eyes Faery Queen fair father fear fell flowers friends gave genius gentle glory grace grave Greece Greeks grief hand hath head heard heart heaven Hector Henry holy Homer honour Iliad immortal king king of England Lady land light living Lord Lord Byron Lycian Milton mind minstrel never night noble numbers o'er Patroclus person poem poet poetry praise Priam prince queen reign Romans Rome Sarpedon says Scott Shakspeare shore Sir Walter Scott soft song sorrow soul sound Spenser spirit stood sweet sword tears thee thine thou thought throne tomb Troy Ulysses vassals verses voice wave wild wind wings woods young