Songs of the heart: poems, Issue 538 |
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... the dying head ; And long that wondrous tale he told To which at first their ear they lent , Until , with years and honour old , His noble spirit homeward went . And thus at duty's post he died : Thousands , 14 SONGS OF THE HEART .
... the dying head ; And long that wondrous tale he told To which at first their ear they lent , Until , with years and honour old , His noble spirit homeward went . And thus at duty's post he died : Thousands , 14 SONGS OF THE HEART .
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... honour have gained : For , when duty's summons demanded Themselves to her service to yield , They entered the fight single - handed , And fell ere they quitted the field . It is this that has ever surrounded Thy course with a halo of ...
... honour have gained : For , when duty's summons demanded Themselves to her service to yield , They entered the fight single - handed , And fell ere they quitted the field . It is this that has ever surrounded Thy course with a halo of ...
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... honour , And we will honour too ; Which bids us every winter , When the old year's end is near , Wish to all " A Merry Christmas And a Happy New Year . " When the days are dark and dreary , When the nights are chill , And the keen and ...
... honour , And we will honour too ; Which bids us every winter , When the old year's end is near , Wish to all " A Merry Christmas And a Happy New Year . " When the days are dark and dreary , When the nights are chill , And the keen and ...
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... honour her , His consort in the fight , Whom doubt could not deter , Whom danger could not fright ; Who bravely played her part , The weary journey's length , With woman's constant heart And more than woman's strength . Then place two ...
... honour her , His consort in the fight , Whom doubt could not deter , Whom danger could not fright ; Who bravely played her part , The weary journey's length , With woman's constant heart And more than woman's strength . Then place two ...
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... honour of their birth ; And crown their well - fought strife With fortune's fairest smile , Crown Baker and his wife The monarchs of the Nile ! * Since writing the above , I have been told that Lady Baker is not of British birth . All I ...
... honour of their birth ; And crown their well - fought strife With fortune's fairest smile , Crown Baker and his wife The monarchs of the Nile ! * Since writing the above , I have been told that Lady Baker is not of British birth . All I ...
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Art thou bade beams beauty beneath blessed breast breath breath of heaven breeze bright brow cheer clouds crown cuckoo dark dear old home distant dreams drear ears England evermore eyes fades fainting fair fairest fast feet fell firmly clasps flowers fresh gather gentle gleam gloom glory golden green grief happy harvest heard heart heaven hill holy honour hopes hymns light little hand LONGFELLOW look LUDGATE HILL meadows meadows green merry Merry Christmas mighty morning naught ne'er night numbers o'er once onward path pathway peaceful playmates pleasant pow'r ranks of error rest rise roam Sabbath scene scent shadows sheaves shine sight sing song soothing sorrow soul sound spirit star storms strive summer sunbeams sweet tears tempest tender touch thee thine thou thoughts tide Tis a voice underneath violet Wallingford weary winds winter woods I wandered youth
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Page 24 - And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark; and the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
Page 84 - This England never did, (nor never shall,) Lie at the proud foot of a conqueror, But when it first did help to wound itself. Now these her princes are come home again, Come the three corners of the world in arms, And we shall shock them : Nought shall make us rue, If England to itself do rest but true.
Page 1 - Read from some humbler poet. Whose songs gushed from his heart. As showers from the clouds of summer. Or tears from the eyelids start; Who, through long days of labor.
Page 47 - what music hast thou provided for thy saints in heaven, when thou affordest bad men such music on earth?" There appears to be a meaning in the sound beyond what reaches the ear ; it links itself with the aspects of nature, with the spirit of the hour, or blends with the sad reminiscence or the hopeful reverie, like its echo or response. There is, too, a metaphysical...
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