Whose louder song is like the voice of life, Triumphant o'er death's image, but whose deep, Low, lovelier note is like a gentle wife, A poor, a pensive, yet a happy one, Stealing, when daylight's common tasks are done, An hour for mother's work, and singing... Lord Byron and Some of His Contemporaries:: With Recollections of the Author ... - Page 89by Leigh Hunt - 1828Full view - About this book
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