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... waters fall , And oft , upon a misty ledge , That shudders o'er the torrent's edge , He mused , until the drifting spray Dript from his floating locks of grey , And night , like bird of sable plume , Rose darkly from that gorge of gloom ...
... waters fall , And oft , upon a misty ledge , That shudders o'er the torrent's edge , He mused , until the drifting spray Dript from his floating locks of grey , And night , like bird of sable plume , Rose darkly from that gorge of gloom ...
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... , Or coiling serpents lean and lithe , The tortured waters toil and writhe , Sending abroad a dismal cry , Voiced with unhallowed agony . MONK . Beneath yon convent's peaceful roof Are hearts once A LEGEND OF GLENCOE . 25.
... , Or coiling serpents lean and lithe , The tortured waters toil and writhe , Sending abroad a dismal cry , Voiced with unhallowed agony . MONK . Beneath yon convent's peaceful roof Are hearts once A LEGEND OF GLENCOE . 25.
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... basest blot , Thou dark and dread Glencoe ! What form o'er Cona's water stands , With wretched garb and gory hands ? What seeks the lonely woman there ? Her robe is rent - her breast is bare- Far 46 A LEGEND OF GLENCOE .
... basest blot , Thou dark and dread Glencoe ! What form o'er Cona's water stands , With wretched garb and gory hands ? What seeks the lonely woman there ? Her robe is rent - her breast is bare- Far 46 A LEGEND OF GLENCOE .
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... water , Crimsoned with death- By this lone breast to be comforted never , Cling to them , curse of the childless for ever ! ' She ceased , and waved her bony hand In threatening o'er our cowering band , One moment more - that form is ...
... water , Crimsoned with death- By this lone breast to be comforted never , Cling to them , curse of the childless for ever ! ' She ceased , and waved her bony hand In threatening o'er our cowering band , One moment more - that form is ...
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... a dark world of present pain . Fair forms of life ! I see them glide , Glad as the waves they sport beside , Their tones of mirth more softly sweet Ε Than waters whispering round their feet . I see them A LEGEND OF GLENCOE . 65.
... a dark world of present pain . Fair forms of life ! I see them glide , Glad as the waves they sport beside , Their tones of mirth more softly sweet Ε Than waters whispering round their feet . I see them A LEGEND OF GLENCOE . 65.
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