Poems ...W. Scott, 1885 - 334 pages |
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Page 208
... Perhaps thou gav'st me , though unfelt , a kiss ; Perhaps a tear , if souls can weep in bliss- Ah , that maternal smile ! -it answers - Yes . I heard the bell tolled on thy burial day , I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away , And ...
... Perhaps thou gav'st me , though unfelt , a kiss ; Perhaps a tear , if souls can weep in bliss- Ah , that maternal smile ! -it answers - Yes . I heard the bell tolled on thy burial day , I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away , And ...
Page 209
... Perhaps a frail memorial , but sincere , Not scorned in heaven , though little noticed here . Could Time , his flight reversed , restore the hours , When , playing with thy vesture's tissued flowers , The violet , the pink , and ...
... Perhaps a frail memorial , but sincere , Not scorned in heaven , though little noticed here . Could Time , his flight reversed , restore the hours , When , playing with thy vesture's tissued flowers , The violet , the pink , and ...
Page 263
... Perhaps she is not adamant , would show Perhaps some pity at my tale of woe . Oh , inauspicious flame - ' tis mine to prove A matchless instance of disastrous love . Ah , spare me , gentle pow'r ! -If such thou be , Let not thy deeds ...
... Perhaps she is not adamant , would show Perhaps some pity at my tale of woe . Oh , inauspicious flame - ' tis mine to prove A matchless instance of disastrous love . Ah , spare me , gentle pow'r ! -If such thou be , Let not thy deeds ...
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