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Page 16
... spirits Prompt me ; and they perhaps are not far off . SONG . Sweet Echo , sweetest nymph , that liv'st unseen Within thy airy shell , By slow Meander's margent green , And in the violet embroider'd vale , Where the love - born ...
... spirits Prompt me ; and they perhaps are not far off . SONG . Sweet Echo , sweetest nymph , that liv'st unseen Within thy airy shell , By slow Meander's margent green , And in the violet embroider'd vale , Where the love - born ...
Page 19
... spirit feasts Contented on its pleasing thoughts of thee . My very prayers are full of thee , I look To heaven and bless thee ; for from them I learnt The way by which we reach the eternal mansions . But thou , injurious Javan ! coldly ...
... spirit feasts Contented on its pleasing thoughts of thee . My very prayers are full of thee , I look To heaven and bless thee ; for from them I learnt The way by which we reach the eternal mansions . But thou , injurious Javan ! coldly ...
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... spirit of the golden day , And triumph in existence ; and couldst know No motive but my bliss ; with Abraham's joy , Thy call I follow to the land unknown ; I trust in thee , and know in whom I trust ; Or life or death is equal ...
... spirit of the golden day , And triumph in existence ; and couldst know No motive but my bliss ; with Abraham's joy , Thy call I follow to the land unknown ; I trust in thee , and know in whom I trust ; Or life or death is equal ...
Page 26
... spirits ebb ; the heart Recoils from its own choice - at the full feast Is famish'd - finds no music in the song , No smartness in the jest , and wonders why . Yet thousands still desire to journey on , Though halt , and weary of the ...
... spirits ebb ; the heart Recoils from its own choice - at the full feast Is famish'd - finds no music in the song , No smartness in the jest , and wonders why . Yet thousands still desire to journey on , Though halt , and weary of the ...
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... spirit of the north , One only passion , unreveal'd , With maiden pride the maid conceal'd , Yet not less purely felt , the flame ; — Oh need I tell that passion's name ! SCOTT . TO A HIGHLAND GIRL . SWEET Highland Girl , a very shower ...
... spirit of the north , One only passion , unreveal'd , With maiden pride the maid conceal'd , Yet not less purely felt , the flame ; — Oh need I tell that passion's name ! SCOTT . TO A HIGHLAND GIRL . SWEET Highland Girl , a very shower ...
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