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... turn away in horror as something “ is removed . ” ( Even the language keeps its clinical distance from the real event . ) Then , to climax this electrifying little scene , this human debris " drops horribly in a pail . ” The sounds of ...
... turn away in horror as something “ is removed . ” ( Even the language keeps its clinical distance from the real event . ) Then , to climax this electrifying little scene , this human debris " drops horribly in a pail . ” The sounds of ...
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... turn to me As once this year ; Shall never smile and turn and rest On mine as there , Nor one most sacred hand be pressed Upon my hair . I came as one whose thoughts half linger , Half run before ; The youngest to the oldest singer That ...
... turn to me As once this year ; Shall never smile and turn and rest On mine as there , Nor one most sacred hand be pressed Upon my hair . I came as one whose thoughts half linger , Half run before ; The youngest to the oldest singer That ...
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... turn them up to pray . And now this spell was snapped : once more I view the ocean green , And looked far forth ... turns no more his head ; Because he knows , a frightful fiend Doth close behind him tread . But soon there breathed a ...
... turn them up to pray . And now this spell was snapped : once more I view the ocean green , And looked far forth ... turns no more his head ; Because he knows , a frightful fiend Doth close behind him tread . But soon there breathed a ...
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ancient beauty become begin bird blood body breath called child close cloud cold context dark dead death dream drop earth effect example experience eyes face falling father fear feel feet final flowers foot give hands head hear heard heart heaven hold human idea important king land language leaves light live look man's meaning metaphor mind morning mother move Nature never night Note object once passed past perhaps person poem poet poetic poetry reader RESPONSE rest rhyme rhythm rise rose round seems seen sense ship sing sleep song sonnet soul sound speak spirit stanza star sweet syllables symbol tell thee things thou thought trees turn voice walk wind youth