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... thou Shalt not , as wont , o'erlook , is all I have To offer at thy grave - this and the hope To copy thy example , and to leave A name of which the wretched shall not think 1 Rien n'est beau que le vrai . As of an enemy's , whom they ...
... thou Shalt not , as wont , o'erlook , is all I have To offer at thy grave - this and the hope To copy thy example , and to leave A name of which the wretched shall not think 1 Rien n'est beau que le vrai . As of an enemy's , whom they ...
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... thou Whose early guidance trained my infant steps Rest , in the bosom of God , till the brief sleep Of death is over , and a happier life Shall dawn to waken thine insensible dust . " ― 302. Early Precocity . - Bryant was a child of ...
... thou Whose early guidance trained my infant steps Rest , in the bosom of God , till the brief sleep Of death is over , and a happier life Shall dawn to waken thine insensible dust . " ― 302. Early Precocity . - Bryant was a child of ...
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... thou pursue Thy solitary way ? There is a Power whose care Teaches thy way along that pathless coast , - The desert and illimitable air , Lone wandering , but not lost . - He who , from zone to zone , Guides through 180 AMERICAN LITERATURE.
... thou pursue Thy solitary way ? There is a Power whose care Teaches thy way along that pathless coast , - The desert and illimitable air , Lone wandering , but not lost . - He who , from zone to zone , Guides through 180 AMERICAN LITERATURE.
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... thou given me ; once in thy fair prime , Fresh from the fields of youth , when first we met , And all the blossoms of that hopeful time Clustered and glowed where'er thy steps were set . And now , in thy ripe autumn , once again Given ...
... thou given me ; once in thy fair prime , Fresh from the fields of youth , when first we met , And all the blossoms of that hopeful time Clustered and glowed where'er thy steps were set . And now , in thy ripe autumn , once again Given ...
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... highest exercise of mind and soul . In The Poet " he says : " Thou who wouldst wear the name Of poet ' mid thy brethren of mankind , And clothe in words of flame " " Thoughts that shall live within the general mind WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT ...
... highest exercise of mind and soul . In The Poet " he says : " Thou who wouldst wear the name Of poet ' mid thy brethren of mankind , And clothe in words of flame " " Thoughts that shall live within the general mind WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT ...
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