Poetry for School and Home, from the best authors. Edited by T. Shorter1861 |
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... come , even as comes the flower , The last and perfect added gift to crown love's morning hour , And how in her was imaged forth the love we could not say , As on the little dew - drops round shines back the heart of day . We never ...
... come , even as comes the flower , The last and perfect added gift to crown love's morning hour , And how in her was imaged forth the love we could not say , As on the little dew - drops round shines back the heart of day . We never ...
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... come , When he left his ship to visit home , With his mother dear to be : And when she saw him , tall and strong , The widow thought no more how long She had waited patiently ; But she said , " How quickly time has flown ! And William ...
... come , When he left his ship to visit home , With his mother dear to be : And when she saw him , tall and strong , The widow thought no more how long She had waited patiently ; But she said , " How quickly time has flown ! And William ...
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... Comes feebly up ; oh ! tell me , is this death ? Mother ! your hand . " Here - lay it on my wrist , And place the other thus beneath my head , And say , sweet mother , say when I am dead , Shall I be missed ? " Never beside your knee ...
... Comes feebly up ; oh ! tell me , is this death ? Mother ! your hand . " Here - lay it on my wrist , And place the other thus beneath my head , And say , sweet mother , say when I am dead , Shall I be missed ? " Never beside your knee ...
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... come . " I must be happy then ! From pain and death you say I shall be free , That sickness never enters there , and we Shall meet again . " Brother ! the little spot 13 I used to call my garden , where long hours We've stay'd to watch ...
... come . " I must be happy then ! From pain and death you say I shall be free , That sickness never enters there , and we Shall meet again . " Brother ! the little spot 13 I used to call my garden , where long hours We've stay'd to watch ...
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... come , And April's gentle rain- Fresh leaves are on the vine - but when Will Lucy come again ? The spring is as it ... comes back - the happy times , Before our father died , When blessed with him , we knew no want , Scarce knew a wish ...
... come , And April's gentle rain- Fresh leaves are on the vine - but when Will Lucy come again ? The spring is as it ... comes back - the happy times , Before our father died , When blessed with him , we knew no want , Scarce knew a wish ...
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angel BATTLE OF BLENHEIM beauty beneath bird blessed bloom blossoms blow blue bowers breast breath breeze bright buds CASABIANCA child CINQUE PORTS cloud cottage cowslips cried CUCKOO dance dead dear death delight DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIB doth dream earth ECHOING GREEN ELIZA COOK eyes fair Father flowers gentle glad green guilders happy hath head hear heard heart heaven hill Inchcape Rock JOHN GILPIN lamb land laugh light look Lucy MARY HOWITT merry moon morning mother nest never night NIGHT SONG o'er PIED PIPER pipe PIPER OF HAMELIN pity pleasant poor pray prayer Queen round sail shining sing SIR JOHN MOORE sister sleep smile snow song sorrow Speak gently spring stars stept sweet tears thee There's thine thou tree trysting-tree Twas unto village waves wild wind wing young