The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth LongfellowRoutledge and Sons, 1865 - 367 pages |
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Page 19
... bosom , all transparent As the pure crystal , lets the curious eye Thy secrets scan , thy smooth , round pebbles count ! How , without malice murmuring , glides thy current ! O sweet simplicity of days gone by ! Thou shun'st the haunts ...
... bosom , all transparent As the pure crystal , lets the curious eye Thy secrets scan , thy smooth , round pebbles count ! How , without malice murmuring , glides thy current ! O sweet simplicity of days gone by ! Thou shun'st the haunts ...
Page 21
... bosom of a cloud of flowers , Which from those hands angelic were thrown up , And down descended inside and without , With crown of olive o'er a snow - white veil , Appeared a lady under a green mantle , Vested in colours of the living ...
... bosom of a cloud of flowers , Which from those hands angelic were thrown up , And down descended inside and without , With crown of olive o'er a snow - white veil , Appeared a lady under a green mantle , Vested in colours of the living ...
Page 23
... bosom , that thy lips have pressed ! Sleep , little one ; and closely , gently place Thy drowsy eyelid on thy mother's breast . Upon that tender eye , my little friend , Soft sleep shall come , that cometh not to me ! I watch to see ...
... bosom , that thy lips have pressed ! Sleep , little one ; and closely , gently place Thy drowsy eyelid on thy mother's breast . Upon that tender eye , my little friend , Soft sleep shall come , that cometh not to me ! I watch to see ...
Page 26
... bosom as white as snow , Take care ! She knows how much it is best to show , Beware ! Beware ! Trust her not , She is fooling thee ! She gives thee a garland woven fair , Take care ! It is a fool's - cap for thee to wear , Beware ...
... bosom as white as snow , Take care ! She knows how much it is best to show , Beware ! Beware ! Trust her not , She is fooling thee ! She gives thee a garland woven fair , Take care ! It is a fool's - cap for thee to wear , Beware ...
Page 28
... bosom . Near the churchyard gate stands a poor - box , with a sloping roof over it , fastened to a post by iron bands , and secured by a padlock . If it be Sunday , the peasants sit on the church - steps and con their psalm - books ...
... bosom . Near the churchyard gate stands a poor - box , with a sloping roof over it , fastened to a post by iron bands , and secured by a padlock . If it be Sunday , the peasants sit on the church - steps and con their psalm - books ...
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