Poems, containing The city of the deadLongman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860 - 172 pages |
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... breast ; It is the holy dervish kneeling there , Who breathes to Allah's throne the Moslem prayer . ' Tis gone , and silence reigns once more alone — The only potentate the palace deigns to own . When breathing soft , the voice of ...
... breast ; It is the holy dervish kneeling there , Who breathes to Allah's throne the Moslem prayer . ' Tis gone , and silence reigns once more alone — The only potentate the palace deigns to own . When breathing soft , the voice of ...
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... . . Then there came temples , such as mortal hand Has never built ; nor ecstasy , nor dream , Reared in the cities of enchanted land . " SHELLEY . In these huge chambers of the mountain's breast The Theban C 4 CITY OF THE DEAD . 23.
... . . Then there came temples , such as mortal hand Has never built ; nor ecstasy , nor dream , Reared in the cities of enchanted land . " SHELLEY . In these huge chambers of the mountain's breast The Theban C 4 CITY OF THE DEAD . 23.
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John Collett (poet.) In these huge chambers of the mountain's breast The Theban monarchs kept their honour'd rest . Alas ! th ' embalmment1 of their mortal dust , Which bade defiance to " the moth and rust , " But lent fresh ardour to ...
John Collett (poet.) In these huge chambers of the mountain's breast The Theban monarchs kept their honour'd rest . Alas ! th ' embalmment1 of their mortal dust , Which bade defiance to " the moth and rust , " But lent fresh ardour to ...
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... the rich Theban chiefs . This actually happened . " My horse put its foot on the breast of a mummy king , not recognising its humanity ; and Tombs of the Queens , what loveliness untold Were laid 36 CITY OF THE DEAD . 26.
... the rich Theban chiefs . This actually happened . " My horse put its foot on the breast of a mummy king , not recognising its humanity ; and Tombs of the Queens , what loveliness untold Were laid 36 CITY OF THE DEAD . 26.
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... breast , — Well if he ' scaped with life those fearful strokes That laid full many a helmet in the dust . In conscious power exulting , thou didst dare To launch thy new and untried bark upon Ambition's dangerous flood , and didst ...
... breast , — Well if he ' scaped with life those fearful strokes That laid full many a helmet in the dust . In conscious power exulting , thou didst dare To launch thy new and untried bark upon Ambition's dangerous flood , and didst ...
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