Selected PoetryW. Blackwood and Sons, 1904 - 388 pages |
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... breast would thrill before thy look ; But now to tremble were a crime- We met , —and not a nerve was shook . I saw thee gaze upon my face , Yet meet with no confusion there ; One only feeling couldst thou trace— The sullen calmness of ...
... breast would thrill before thy look ; But now to tremble were a crime- We met , —and not a nerve was shook . I saw thee gaze upon my face , Yet meet with no confusion there ; One only feeling couldst thou trace— The sullen calmness of ...
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... breast , Keep it now , and take the rest ! Hear my vow before I go , Ζωή μου , σᾶς ἀγαπῶ . By those tresses unconfined , Woo'd by each Ægean wind : 5 By those lids whose jetty fringe Kiss thy soft cheeks ' blooming tinge ; ΙΟ By those ...
... breast , Keep it now , and take the rest ! Hear my vow before I go , Ζωή μου , σᾶς ἀγαπῶ . By those tresses unconfined , Woo'd by each Ægean wind : 5 By those lids whose jetty fringe Kiss thy soft cheeks ' blooming tinge ; ΙΟ By those ...
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... painful , welcome to my breast ! Still , still , preserve that love unbroken , Or break the heart to which thou'rt pressed . 30 35 40 45 50 Time tempers love , but not removes , More hallow'd ONE STRUGGLE MORE , AND I AM FREE . 15.
... painful , welcome to my breast ! Still , still , preserve that love unbroken , Or break the heart to which thou'rt pressed . 30 35 40 45 50 Time tempers love , but not removes , More hallow'd ONE STRUGGLE MORE , AND I AM FREE . 15.
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... breast the torturing hour ? Still clings she to thy side ? Must she too bend , must she too share Thy late repentance , long despair , Thou throneless Homicide ? IIO 115 If still she loves thee , hoard that gem , - ' Tis worth thy ...
... breast the torturing hour ? Still clings she to thy side ? Must she too bend , must she too share Thy late repentance , long despair , Thou throneless Homicide ? IIO 115 If still she loves thee , hoard that gem , - ' Tis worth thy ...
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... breast . Where is that faded garment ? where The gewgaws thou wert fond to wear , The star , the string , the crest ? Vain froward child of empire ! say , Are all thy playthings snatch'd away ? 155 160 Where may the wearied eye repose ...
... breast . Where is that faded garment ? where The gewgaws thou wert fond to wear , The star , the string , the crest ? Vain froward child of empire ! say , Are all thy playthings snatch'd away ? 155 160 Where may the wearied eye repose ...
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