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Page 189
With maiden blush , she softly said , ' O gentle huntsman , hast thou seen , In deep Glenfinlas ' moonlight glade , A lovely maid in vest of green : With her a chief in Highland pride ; His shoulders bear the hunter's bow , The mountain ...
With maiden blush , she softly said , ' O gentle huntsman , hast thou seen , In deep Glenfinlas ' moonlight glade , A lovely maid in vest of green : With her a chief in Highland pride ; His shoulders bear the hunter's bow , The mountain ...
Page 238
And bid the deep hide For he grasps me now by the hair ! ' The loud Ocean heard , To its blue depth stirred , And divided at her prayer ; And under the water The Earth's white daughter Fled like sunny beam ; Behind her descended Her ...
And bid the deep hide For he grasps me now by the hair ! ' The loud Ocean heard , To its blue depth stirred , And divided at her prayer ; And under the water The Earth's white daughter Fled like sunny beam ; Behind her descended Her ...
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And Rustum gazed on Sohrab's face , and said : “ Soon be that day , my son , and deep that sea ! Till then , if fate so wills , let me endure . ' He spoke ; and Sohrab smiled on him , and took The spear , and drew it from his side ...
And Rustum gazed on Sohrab's face , and said : “ Soon be that day , my son , and deep that sea ! Till then , if fate so wills , let me endure . ' He spoke ; and Sohrab smiled on him , and took The spear , and drew it from his side ...
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Contents
GEOFFREY CHAUCER 1340?1400 | 1 |
ROBERT HENRYSON c 14301506 | 7 |
ANONYMOUS | 15 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Penguin Book of Narrative Verse Part 49 of Penguin poets |
| Editor | David Herbert |
| Compiled by | David Herbert |
| Publisher | Penguin Books, 1960 |
| Length | 462 pages |
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