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Page 117
... sound Was dumb ; a rising earthquake rocked the ground ; With deeper brown the grove was overspread ; A sudden horror seized his giddy head , And his ears tinkled , and his colour fled . Nature was in alarm ; some danger nigh Seemed ...
... sound Was dumb ; a rising earthquake rocked the ground ; With deeper brown the grove was overspread ; A sudden horror seized his giddy head , And his ears tinkled , and his colour fled . Nature was in alarm ; some danger nigh Seemed ...
Page 210
... sound , Which sky and ocean smote , Like one that hath been seven days drowned My body lay afloat ; But swift as dreams , myself I found Within the Pilot's boat . Upon the whirl , where sank the ship , The boat spun round and round ...
... sound , Which sky and ocean smote , Like one that hath been seven days drowned My body lay afloat ; But swift as dreams , myself I found Within the Pilot's boat . Upon the whirl , where sank the ship , The boat spun round and round ...
Page 328
... sound trembling of each breathless word , And laughed into the covering of her hair . And many a day for many a month as fair Slid over them like music ; and as bright Burned with love's offerings many a secret night . And many a dawn ...
... sound trembling of each breathless word , And laughed into the covering of her hair . And many a day for many a month as fair Slid over them like music ; and as bright Burned with love's offerings many a secret night . And many a dawn ...
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GEOFFREY CHAUCER 1340?1400 | 1 |
ROBERT HENRYSON c 14301506 | 7 |
ANONYMOUS | 15 |
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