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... 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 , I ...
... 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 , I ...
Page 353
... strange it was to see him pass With a step so light and gay , And strange it was to see him look So wistfully at the day , And strange it was to think that he Had such a debt to pay . Wild Vilde For oak and elm have pleasant leaves That ...
... strange it was to see him pass With a step so light and gay , And strange it was to see him look So wistfully at the day , And strange it was to think that he Had such a debt to pay . Wild Vilde For oak and elm have pleasant leaves That ...
Page 406
... strange horses came . By then we had made our covenant with silence , But in the first few days it was so still We listened to our breathing and were afraid . On the second day The radios failed ; we turned the knobs ; no answer . On ...
... strange horses came . By then we had made our covenant with silence , But in the first few days it was so still We listened to our breathing and were afraid . On the second day The radios failed ; we turned the knobs ; no answer . On ...
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GEOFFREY CHAUCER 1340?1400 | 1 |
ROBERT HENRYSON c 14301506 | 7 |
ANONYMOUS | 15 |
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