The Siamese Twins: A Satirical Tale of the Times. With Other PoemsJ. & J. Harper, 1831 - 308 páginas |
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... rest . And in the pause , and thro ' the dark , You heard the mother's quiet weeping . -Out rang a sharp and wailing cry From where the Twins were lain , And from their first and gentlest sleeping They woke to earth and pain ! As snows ...
... rest . And in the pause , and thro ' the dark , You heard the mother's quiet weeping . -Out rang a sharp and wailing cry From where the Twins were lain , And from their first and gentlest sleeping They woke to earth and pain ! As snows ...
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... Rest ! As birds that seek athwart the main , Strange lands where happier seasons reign , Where to soft airs the rich leaf danceth , And laughs the gay beam where it glancethGlancing o'er fruits whose purpling sheen May court the rifling ...
... Rest ! As birds that seek athwart the main , Strange lands where happier seasons reign , Where to soft airs the rich leaf danceth , And laughs the gay beam where it glancethGlancing o'er fruits whose purpling sheen May court the rifling ...
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... rest . The broad Sea with its aching sound , The desert Heaven hath girt them round . On , on ! -- and still the promised shore Seems far -- and faithless as before ; And some desponding droop behind , And some are scattered by the wind ...
... rest . The broad Sea with its aching sound , The desert Heaven hath girt them round . On , on ! -- and still the promised shore Seems far -- and faithless as before ; And some desponding droop behind , And some are scattered by the wind ...
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... er the spot that proffers rest We drop — the Victim or the Guest ; And after all our wanderings past , Feel Death has something sweet at last . C BOOK THE FIRST . CHAPTER IIL ARGUMENT . Address to CHIAP 37 11. ] THE SIAMESE TWINS .
... er the spot that proffers rest We drop — the Victim or the Guest ; And after all our wanderings past , Feel Death has something sweet at last . C BOOK THE FIRST . CHAPTER IIL ARGUMENT . Address to CHIAP 37 11. ] THE SIAMESE TWINS .
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... rest ; His mute form bending musingly , And his hands clasp'd upon his knee . Calmness sat round him like a robe , The calmness of the crowned Dead , The calmness of the solemn globe When Night makes Silence dread . The calmness of some ...
... rest ; His mute form bending musingly , And his hands clasp'd upon his knee . Calmness sat round him like a robe , The calmness of the crowned Dead , The calmness of the solemn globe When Night makes Silence dread . The calmness of some ...
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Página 277 - CYRIACK, this three years' day these eyes, though clear, To outward view, of blemish or of spot, Bereft of light, their seeing have forgot ; Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear Of sun, or moon, or star, throughout the year, Or man, or woman. Yet I argue not Against Heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope, but still bear up and steer Right onward.
Página 306 - The utmost care will be taken, not only to exclude whatever can have an injurious influence on the mind, but to embrace every thing calculated to strengthen the best and most salutary impressions.
Página 281 - Tunes her nocturnal note: thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine...
Página 306 - Every distinct subject will in general be comprehended in one volume, or at most in three volumes, which may form either a portion of the series or a complete work by itself; and each volume will be embellished with appropriate engravings. The entire series will be the production of authors of eminence, who have acquired celebrity by their literary labours, and whose names...
Página 251 - The design of this poem," says Sir EB Lytton, in a prefatory note, " is that of a picture. It is intended to portray the great patriot poet in the three cardinal divisions of life — youth, manhood, and age. The first part is founded upon the well-known though ill-authenticated tradition of the Italian lady or ladies seeing Milton asleep under a tree in the gardens of his college, and leaving some tributary verses beside the sleeper. Taking full advantage of this legend, and presuming to infer from...