Songs of the heart: poems, Issue 538 |
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... side his faithful sword . A solemn vow to heaven he made That cross to wear , that sword to wield , The foremost in the bold crusade That dared the Crescent to the field . He prayed for courage and for might To break the ranks of error ...
... side his faithful sword . A solemn vow to heaven he made That cross to wear , that sword to wield , The foremost in the bold crusade That dared the Crescent to the field . He prayed for courage and for might To break the ranks of error ...
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... thousand forests Their crown of verdure reared . And , in her train awaking , The song of bee and bird , No longer sad and silent , On every side was heard : The lark , on soaring pinion , Poured forth its C 2 SONGS OF THE HEART . 35.
... thousand forests Their crown of verdure reared . And , in her train awaking , The song of bee and bird , No longer sad and silent , On every side was heard : The lark , on soaring pinion , Poured forth its C 2 SONGS OF THE HEART . 35.
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... side , And down in peaceful valleys The merry brooks replied : While troops of happy children , The hidden glades among , Swelled with their cheerful chorus The universal song . And still , as Spring rejoicing , Her pleasant journey ran ...
... side , And down in peaceful valleys The merry brooks replied : While troops of happy children , The hidden glades among , Swelled with their cheerful chorus The universal song . And still , as Spring rejoicing , Her pleasant journey ran ...
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... side . Thus , like one who , trav❜ling , Weary and opprest , At some wayside fountain Finds relief and rest , There I often linger , While these visions last , On the threshold standing Of the happy past ; By - gone scenes reviewing ...
... side . Thus , like one who , trav❜ling , Weary and opprest , At some wayside fountain Finds relief and rest , There I often linger , While these visions last , On the threshold standing Of the happy past ; By - gone scenes reviewing ...
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... side : For , though distant be the day when last we met , And even death itself our pathway part , Their faces seem to smile upon me yet , And their voices echo deeply in my heart . I am thinking of the joys of long ago , How they shone ...
... side : For , though distant be the day when last we met , And even death itself our pathway part , Their faces seem to smile upon me yet , And their voices echo deeply in my heart . I am thinking of the joys of long ago , How they shone ...
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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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