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Page 381
... soul - slitting . ) Aye , as with the poniard of the Finite pricking the rainbow- bubble of the Infinite ! ( Some figure , that ! ) ( Some little rush of syllables , that ! ) — And make me ( are you still whirling at my coat - tails ...
... soul - slitting . ) Aye , as with the poniard of the Finite pricking the rainbow- bubble of the Infinite ! ( Some figure , that ! ) ( Some little rush of syllables , that ! ) — And make me ( are you still whirling at my coat - tails ...
Page 424
... soul , — Of Ten - pins , with Mary , my soul ; They were days when my heart was volcanic , And impelled me to frequently roll , And made me resistlessly roll , Till my ten - strikes created a panic In the realms of the Boreal pole ...
... soul , — Of Ten - pins , with Mary , my soul ; They were days when my heart was volcanic , And impelled me to frequently roll , And made me resistlessly roll , Till my ten - strikes created a panic In the realms of the Boreal pole ...
Page 459
... soul that was soft to the spirit and soul of our senses Sweetens the stress of surprising suspicion that sobs in the semblance and sound of a sigh ; Only this oracle opens Olympian , in mystical moods and triangular tenses , - " Life is ...
... soul that was soft to the spirit and soul of our senses Sweetens the stress of surprising suspicion that sobs in the semblance and sound of a sigh ; Only this oracle opens Olympian , in mystical moods and triangular tenses , - " Life is ...
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