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... the rule , and nailed On men the yoke that man should never bear , And drove them forth to battle . Lo ! unveiled The scene of those stern ages ! What is there ! A boundless sea of blood , and the wild air THE AGES . 21.
... the rule , and nailed On men the yoke that man should never bear , And drove them forth to battle . Lo ! unveiled The scene of those stern ages ! What is there ! A boundless sea of blood , and the wild air THE AGES . 21.
Page 22
... wild , Pierced by long toil and hollowed to a fane ; - Huge piers and frowning forms of gods sustain The everlasting arches , dark and wide , Like the night - heaven , when clouds are black with rain . But idly skill was tasked , and ...
... wild , Pierced by long toil and hollowed to a fane ; - Huge piers and frowning forms of gods sustain The everlasting arches , dark and wide , Like the night - heaven , when clouds are black with rain . But idly skill was tasked , and ...
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... wild hymns upon the scented air . Lo ! to the smiling Arno's classic side The emulous nations of the west repair , And kindle their quenched urns , and drink fresh spirit there XXII . Still , Heaven deferred the hour ordained to rend ...
... wild hymns upon the scented air . Lo ! to the smiling Arno's classic side The emulous nations of the west repair , And kindle their quenched urns , and drink fresh spirit there XXII . Still , Heaven deferred the hour ordained to rend ...
Page 28
... wild bird on the wing . XXIX . Then all this youthful paradise around , And all the broad and boundless mainland , lay Cooled by the interminable wood , that frowned O'er mount and vale , where never summer ray Glanced , till the strong ...
... wild bird on the wing . XXIX . Then all this youthful paradise around , And all the broad and boundless mainland , lay Cooled by the interminable wood , that frowned O'er mount and vale , where never summer ray Glanced , till the strong ...
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... wild , and lone , and fair , A look of glad and guiltless beauty wore , And peace was on the earth and in the air , The warrior lit the pile , and bound his captive there : XXXI . Not unavenged - the foeman , from the wood , Beheld the ...
... wild , and lone , and fair , A look of glad and guiltless beauty wore , And peace was on the earth and in the air , The warrior lit the pile , and bound his captive there : XXXI . Not unavenged - the foeman , from the wood , Beheld the ...
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ages amid beam beauty behold beneath bird blood bloom blossoms blue boughs breath breeze bright brook brow calm city spires clouds cold dark day-dawn dead Deadly assassin death deep deer dream dwell earth ENGRAVED fair flowers forest gaze gentle glad glen glide glorious glory grave Greece green groves hand hear heart heaven hills hour HUMPHRYS hymn insect wings land leaves light look lovers walk maid maiden maize Maquon mighty morocco mountain murmur night o'er pass PITCAIRN'S ISLAND pleasant poems rest rill Rizpah rocks round shade shine sight silent skies sleep smile soft song sound sparkles of light spirit spring stream summer sweet swell tears thee thine thou art thou dost thousand cheerful trees tribes vale voice wandering warrior watch waters weep wild William Cullen Bryant WILLIAM TELL wind wind-flower wings woods youth