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... comes Majestic Truth ; and where Truth deigns to come Her sister Liberty will not be far . " A second volume followed at Bristol in 1799 , after the second edition of Joan of Arc , and commencing with the Vision of the Maid of The motto ...
... comes Majestic Truth ; and where Truth deigns to come Her sister Liberty will not be far . " A second volume followed at Bristol in 1799 , after the second edition of Joan of Arc , and commencing with the Vision of the Maid of The motto ...
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... comes , And as the Bastard led her to the throne , Quick glancing o'er the mimic Majesty , With gesture and with ... come the appointed Minister of Heaven , To wield a sword before whose fated edge , Far , far from Orleans shall the ...
... comes , And as the Bastard led her to the throne , Quick glancing o'er the mimic Majesty , With gesture and with ... come the appointed Minister of Heaven , To wield a sword before whose fated edge , Far , far from Orleans shall the ...
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... come Unhurt , to holy father of the church , Most blessed Pope , we then refer the cause For judgement : and this Chief , the Son of Orleans , Who comes to vouch the royal person known By her miraculous power , shall pass with her The ...
... come Unhurt , to holy father of the church , Most blessed Pope , we then refer the cause For judgement : and this Chief , the Son of Orleans , Who comes to vouch the royal person known By her miraculous power , shall pass with her The ...
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... Come that hour , When in the Sun the Angel of the Lord 2 Shall stand and cry to all the fowls of Heaven , Gather ye to the supper of your God , That ye may eat the flesh of mighty men , Of captains , and of kings ! ' Then shall be peace ...
... Come that hour , When in the Sun the Angel of the Lord 2 Shall stand and cry to all the fowls of Heaven , Gather ye to the supper of your God , That ye may eat the flesh of mighty men , Of captains , and of kings ! ' Then shall be peace ...
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... come A few hours earlier ! Isabel is gone ! 33 " Nay , she is safe , " cried Conrade ; " her I found Bewilder'd in the ... comes . I am myself A witness to the truth of what I tell ; And by to - morrow's noon , before these walls Her ...
... come A few hours earlier ! Isabel is gone ! 33 " Nay , she is safe , " cried Conrade ; " her I found Bewilder'd in the ... comes . I am myself A witness to the truth of what I tell ; And by to - morrow's noon , before these walls Her ...
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Page 449 - They say it was a shocking sight after the field was won; for many thousand bodies here lay rotting in the sun; but things like that, you know, must be after a famous victory. Great praise the Duke of Marlbro' won, and our good Prince Eugene. "Why, 'twas a very wicked thing!" said little Wilhelmine. "Nay... nay... my little girl," quoth he, "it was a famous victory.
Page 164 - The cataract strong Then plunges along, Striking and raging As if a war waging Its caverns and rocks among; Rising and leaping, Sinking and creeping, Swelling and sweeping, Showering and springing, Flying and flinging, Writhing and wringing, Eddying and whisking, Spouting and frisking, Turning and twisting Around and around With endless rebound: Smiting and fighting, A sight to delight in; Confounding, astounding, Dizzying and deafening the ear with its sound.
Page 449 - Old Kaspar took it from the boy Who stood expectant by; And then the old man shook his head. And with a natural sigh, ' Tis some poor fellow's skull,' said he, 'Who fell in the great victory.
Page 449 - twas all about,' Young Peterkin he cries; And little Wilhelmine looks up With wonder-waiting eyes; 'Now tell us all about the war, And what they fought each other for.
Page 143 - My days among the Dead are past; Around me I behold, Where'er these casual eyes are cast, The mighty minds of old: My never-failing friends are they, With whom I converse day by day.
Page 235 - My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away; Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid: What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.
Page 7 - But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child : for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
Page 208 - How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
Page 450 - And everybody praised the Duke Who this great fight did win." " But what good came of it at last ? " Quoth little Peterkin. " Why, that I cannot tell," said he,
Page 213 - How beautiful is night ! A dewy freshness fills the silent air, No mist obscures, nor cloud, nor speck, nor stain, Breaks the serene of heaven : In full-orbed glory yonder moon divine Rolls through the dark blue depths.