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... ANON . PASSAGE OF THE BERESINA . " ON with the cohorts , -on ! A darkening cloud Of Cossack lances hovers o'er the heights ; And hark ! -the Russian thunder on the rear Thins the retreating ranks . " The haggard French , Like summon'd ...
... ANON . PASSAGE OF THE BERESINA . " ON with the cohorts , -on ! A darkening cloud Of Cossack lances hovers o'er the heights ; And hark ! -the Russian thunder on the rear Thins the retreating ranks . " The haggard French , Like summon'd ...
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... ANON . FIELD FLOWERS . YE field flowers ! the gardens eclipse you , ' tis true , Yet , wildings of nature , I dote upon you , For ye waft me to summers of old , When the earth teem'd around me with fairy delight , And when daisies and ...
... ANON . FIELD FLOWERS . YE field flowers ! the gardens eclipse you , ' tis true , Yet , wildings of nature , I dote upon you , For ye waft me to summers of old , When the earth teem'd around me with fairy delight , And when daisies and ...
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... st in joyful mood While seated on my knee . So strong each vision seems , My spirit that doth fill , I think not they are dreams , But that thou livest still . ANON . SONG . FLY to the desert , fly with me 56 YOUNG LADY'S To a Child.
... st in joyful mood While seated on my knee . So strong each vision seems , My spirit that doth fill , I think not they are dreams , But that thou livest still . ANON . SONG . FLY to the desert , fly with me 56 YOUNG LADY'S To a Child.
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... ANON . TO A SISTER . YES , dear one , to the envied train Of those around thy homage pay ; But wilt thou never kindly deign To think of him that's far away ? Thy form , thine eye , thine angel smile , For many years I may not see ; But ...
... ANON . TO A SISTER . YES , dear one , to the envied train Of those around thy homage pay ; But wilt thou never kindly deign To think of him that's far away ? Thy form , thine eye , thine angel smile , For many years I may not see ; But ...
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... ANON . TO THE EVENING WIND . SPIRIT , that breathest through my lattice , thou That cool'st the twilight of the sultry day , Gratefully flows thy freshness round my brow ; Thou hast been out upon the deep at play , Riding all day the ...
... ANON . TO THE EVENING WIND . SPIRIT , that breathest through my lattice , thou That cool'st the twilight of the sultry day , Gratefully flows thy freshness round my brow ; Thou hast been out upon the deep at play , Riding all day the ...
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