The Poets of America: Illustrated by One of Her Painters, Volume 1John Keese S. Colman, 1841 - American poetry |
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... NIGHT . BY JONES VERY . I THANK thee , Father , that the night is near When I this conscious being may resign ; Whose only task thy words of love to hear , And in thy acts to find each act of mine ; A task too great to give a child like ...
... NIGHT . BY JONES VERY . I THANK thee , Father , that the night is near When I this conscious being may resign ; Whose only task thy words of love to hear , And in thy acts to find each act of mine ; A task too great to give a child like ...
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... night at sea , " " Twas thus the promise ran , By frail presumptuous mortal given , 66 To vain , confiding man , — Only one night at sea , And land shall bless thy sight , When ... NIGHT AT SEA . The pledge has. CHARLTON Only one Night at.
... night at sea , " " Twas thus the promise ran , By frail presumptuous mortal given , 66 To vain , confiding man , — Only one night at sea , And land shall bless thy sight , When ... NIGHT AT SEA . The pledge has. CHARLTON Only one Night at.
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... night at sea ? " By that " That hour hath passed away , The morning's beams are bright , As if they met no record there , Of that all - fearful night ; But many souls have fled To far eternity , And many hearts been wrecked In that " one ...
... night at sea ? " By that " That hour hath passed away , The morning's beams are bright , As if they met no record there , Of that all - fearful night ; But many souls have fled To far eternity , And many hearts been wrecked In that " one ...
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ALBERT PIKE autumn beams beautiful beneath bird blest bliss bloom blossoms boughs breast breath bright brow CHARLES FENNO HOFFMAN chimes clouds dark deep dost doth dreams earth eternal FELICIA HEMANS flowers FRANCES SARGENT OSGOOD friends gay woods gaze gentle GEORGE WASHINGTON DOANE Give me armour gleam glorious glory golden air graceful band grave green HADAD hand hath hear heart heaven hills holy hour hues leaves life's light lingers lone look loveliness melody midnight mighty moon morning mountain mournful murmur NORTH BURIAL GROUND o'er pale passed rest rolled round shade shadows shine shore silent sing skies sleep smile soft song soul sound spirit spring stars storm stream sweet swells tears thee thine thou art thought throne tree URSA MAJOR vale voice WASHINGTON ALLSTON watch waves weary wild WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT winds wings woods youthful