The Night Before the Bridal: A Spanish Tale. Sappho, a Dramatic Sketch, and Other Poems |
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... stood within the grove - her gaze Was fix'd upon the sunset's purpling haze ; That tint was on her brow , the day's last blush Shed on her glowing cheek its brilliant flush : One arm was resting on the trellis'd bower , The other hand ...
... stood within the grove - her gaze Was fix'd upon the sunset's purpling haze ; That tint was on her brow , the day's last blush Shed on her glowing cheek its brilliant flush : One arm was resting on the trellis'd bower , The other hand ...
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... stood beside her , - was the eve so chill ? The hand he clasp'd was fever'd as his own , But through her frame there stole a deathlike thrill ; The colour from her vermill'd lip had flown : This was no place for one of sainted cell ...
... stood beside her , - was the eve so chill ? The hand he clasp'd was fever'd as his own , But through her frame there stole a deathlike thrill ; The colour from her vermill'd lip had flown : This was no place for one of sainted cell ...
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... stood : But he must to the fight and she to dwell , - - Oh ! how she loathed it now ! - within the cell . -- How loathed herself , the light , her passion — all , Save him who caused her from her faith to fall . She heard it in the ...
... stood : But he must to the fight and she to dwell , - - Oh ! how she loathed it now ! - within the cell . -- How loathed herself , the light , her passion — all , Save him who caused her from her faith to fall . She heard it in the ...
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... Stood most resplendent near that Mightiest One ! Sweet chords of harps , o'ertuned by some bold hand To tones of fullest compass , wild and high , While swelling into cadence proudly grand , Perish in their excess of melody . Thus our ...
... Stood most resplendent near that Mightiest One ! Sweet chords of harps , o'ertuned by some bold hand To tones of fullest compass , wild and high , While swelling into cadence proudly grand , Perish in their excess of melody . Thus our ...
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... stood ; He thought of Helena - the spot - the bowers- The perfume wafted from her favourite flowers- All brought back memory of those blissful hours , Which he had pass'd with her . How innocent She was , when there he first gazed on ...
... stood ; He thought of Helena - the spot - the bowers- The perfume wafted from her favourite flowers- All brought back memory of those blissful hours , Which he had pass'd with her . How innocent She was , when there he first gazed on ...
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arms art thou ATTHIS beauteous beauty blood bloom bosom BOTANY bower breast breath bright brow calm charms cheek CLEIS coloured crime dark death deem'd deep Diocles doth droop'd earth Edition eyes faint fair fatal fatal dowry fearful fell felt fix'd fling flowers fond gaze glare gleam'd glorious glory glow grief grove guilt hast hath heard heart heaven Helena HIPPARCHUS hope hour hues IMBRIUS Inez JAMES HOGG knew Leontio Lesbos light linger'd lips look look'd LYNCEUS MEGARA Methymna midst Miguel mind Mozart mute night o'er pale pass'd passion PHAON Plates play'd Price 11 pride priest proud repose rich ROBERT SOUTHEY Royal rush'd SAPPHO scene Seville shade SHARON TURNER shone shores shrine Sicily smile soul Spain spirit stood sweet tale tears thee thine thou thought tomb tresses turn'd Twas Valasco's vales veil voice Vols watch'd waves wild worshipp'd young
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