Poetry for School and Home, from the best authors. Edited by T. Shorter1861 |
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... , The flowers all have faded that were so fair to see ; The days grow dark and drear as winter draweth nigh , And our child lies cold and dead on its mother's knee . SHORTER . A VILLAGE TALE . 12. A VILLAGE TALE . THE.
... , The flowers all have faded that were so fair to see ; The days grow dark and drear as winter draweth nigh , And our child lies cold and dead on its mother's knee . SHORTER . A VILLAGE TALE . 12. A VILLAGE TALE . THE.
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Thomas SHORTER. A VILLAGE TALE . 12. A VILLAGE TALE . THE rooks are cawing in the elms , As on the very day- That sunny morning , mother dear , When Lucy went away ; And April's pleasant leaves have come , And April's gentle rain- Fresh ...
Thomas SHORTER. A VILLAGE TALE . 12. A VILLAGE TALE . THE rooks are cawing in the elms , As on the very day- That sunny morning , mother dear , When Lucy went away ; And April's pleasant leaves have come , And April's gentle rain- Fresh ...
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Thomas SHORTER. 16 A VILLAGE TALE . How often do I blame myself ! How often do I think , How wrong I was to shrink from that From which she did not shrink ! And when I wish that I had gone , And know the wish is vain , And say , she ...
Thomas SHORTER. 16 A VILLAGE TALE . How often do I blame myself ! How often do I think , How wrong I was to shrink from that From which she did not shrink ! And when I wish that I had gone , And know the wish is vain , And say , she ...
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... village church , Where we so often played ; And I can sit upon her grave , And with her we shall lie , Afar from where the city's noise And thronging feet go by . Nay , mother - mother - weep not so , God judges for the best , And from ...
... village church , Where we so often played ; And I can sit upon her grave , And with her we shall lie , Afar from where the city's noise And thronging feet go by . Nay , mother - mother - weep not so , God judges for the best , And from ...
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... the ground her lowly nest ; And she that does most sweetly sing , Sings in the shade when all things rest ; In lark and nightingale we see at honour hath humility . MONTGOMERY . 48 A COUNTRY VILLAGE . 46. A COUNTRY VILLAGE .
... the ground her lowly nest ; And she that does most sweetly sing , Sings in the shade when all things rest ; In lark and nightingale we see at honour hath humility . MONTGOMERY . 48 A COUNTRY VILLAGE . 46. A COUNTRY VILLAGE .
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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