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... DREAM from THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK THEY sought it with thimbles , they sought it with care ; They pursued it with forks and hope ; They threatened its life with a railway - share ; They charmed it with smiles and soap . But the ...
... DREAM from THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK THEY sought it with thimbles , they sought it with care ; They pursued it with forks and hope ; They threatened its life with a railway - share ; They charmed it with smiles and soap . But the ...
Page 372
... Dreaming things : of days he spent With his mother gaunt and lean In the valley warm and green , Full of baby wonderment , Blinking out of silly eyes At a hundred mysteries ; Dreaming over once again How he wandered with a throng Of ...
... Dreaming things : of days he spent With his mother gaunt and lean In the valley warm and green , Full of baby wonderment , Blinking out of silly eyes At a hundred mysteries ; Dreaming over once again How he wandered with a throng Of ...
Page 373
... Dreaming of a day less dim , Dreaming of a time less far , When the faint but certain star Of destiny burned clear for him , And a fierce and wild unrest Broke the quiet of his breast , And the gristles of his youth Hardened in his ...
... Dreaming of a day less dim , Dreaming of a time less far , When the faint but certain star Of destiny burned clear for him , And a fierce and wild unrest Broke the quiet of his breast , And the gristles of his youth Hardened in his ...
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SIR PHILIP SIDNEY 15541586 | 56 |
Contents SAMUEL DANIEL 15631619 | 61 |
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