Recollections of a Literary Life: Or Books, Places and PeopleHarper, 1858 - 558 pages |
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Page 13
... bird to his sitting mate , have been poured forth by a man whom the whole world agreed in hating ? After all , we have no need to meddle with this vexed question . Let us be content to accept thankfully one of the very few purely ...
... bird to his sitting mate , have been poured forth by a man whom the whole world agreed in hating ? After all , we have no need to meddle with this vexed question . Let us be content to accept thankfully one of the very few purely ...
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... bird ; And in a calm and sleepy swell the ocean - tide is heard ; The hookers lie upon the beach ; the children cease their play ; The gossips leave the little inn ; the households kneel to pray ; And full of love and peace and rest ...
... bird ; And in a calm and sleepy swell the ocean - tide is heard ; The hookers lie upon the beach ; the children cease their play ; The gossips leave the little inn ; the households kneel to pray ; And full of love and peace and rest ...
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... birds begin to sing , They see not now the milking - maids , deserted is the spring ! Midsummer day , this gallant rides from distant Bandon's town , Those hookers crossed from stormy Skull , the skiff from Affadown , They only found ...
... birds begin to sing , They see not now the milking - maids , deserted is the spring ! Midsummer day , this gallant rides from distant Bandon's town , Those hookers crossed from stormy Skull , the skiff from Affadown , They only found ...
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... bird afloat On its mother's back , ' neath her wing so white , - A beauteous living boat ! The threatful male , as he sails ahead , Like a champion proud and brave , Makes with his ruffling wings outspread , Fierce jerks along the wave ...
... bird afloat On its mother's back , ' neath her wing so white , - A beauteous living boat ! The threatful male , as he sails ahead , Like a champion proud and brave , Makes with his ruffling wings outspread , Fierce jerks along the wave ...
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... ! Hail , ye plebeian underwood ! Where the poetic birds rejoice , And for their quiet nests and plenteous food , Pay with their grateful voice . * * * * Here let me careless and unthoughtful lying , Hear the 48 RECOLLECTIONS OF.
... ! Hail , ye plebeian underwood ! Where the poetic birds rejoice , And for their quiet nests and plenteous food , Pay with their grateful voice . * * * * Here let me careless and unthoughtful lying , Hear the 48 RECOLLECTIONS OF.
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