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... twas strange , ' twas passing strange ; ' Twas pitiful , ' twas wondrous pitiful ; She wished she had not heard it , yet she wished That heaven had made her such a man : she thanked me , And bade me , if I had a friend that loved her ...
... twas strange , ' twas passing strange ; ' Twas pitiful , ' twas wondrous pitiful ; She wished she had not heard it , yet she wished That heaven had made her such a man : she thanked me , And bade me , if I had a friend that loved her ...
Page 349
... twas for shame her hand so strangely shook That held the steel , and from the cloak that took The lamp , and raised it o'er the bed to see . She had some fear she might not well discern By that small flame a monster in the gloom ; When ...
... twas for shame her hand so strangely shook That held the steel , and from the cloak that took The lamp , and raised it o'er the bed to see . She had some fear she might not well discern By that small flame a monster in the gloom ; When ...
Page 458
... Twas evening , though not sun - set , and spring - tide 219 ' Twas on a lofty vase's side 145 ' Twas on the shores that round our coast 323 Twilight leaned mirrored in a pool Victor was a little baby 376 435 We'd found an old Boche dug ...
... Twas evening , though not sun - set , and spring - tide 219 ' Twas on a lofty vase's side 145 ' Twas on the shores that round our coast 323 Twilight leaned mirrored in a pool Victor was a little baby 376 435 We'd found an old Boche dug ...
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GEOFFREY CHAUCER 1340?1400 | 1 |
ROBERT HENRYSON c 14301506 | 7 |
ANONYMOUS | 15 |
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