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Page 167
... sleeping on the stones of yonder tower , Was ' reft of life by the accursed duke ! A hired villain turned my sleep to death ! ' O Elenor , beware the cursed duke ; O give not him thy hand , now I am dead ; He seeks thy love ; who ...
... sleeping on the stones of yonder tower , Was ' reft of life by the accursed duke ! A hired villain turned my sleep to death ! ' O Elenor , beware the cursed duke ; O give not him thy hand , now I am dead ; He seeks thy love ; who ...
Page 292
... sleeping on his bed Of rugs and felts , and near him lay his arms . And Peran - Wisa heard him , though the step Was dulled ; for he slept light , an old man's sleep ; And he rose quickly on one arm , and said : ' Who art thou ? for it ...
... sleeping on his bed Of rugs and felts , and near him lay his arms . And Peran - Wisa heard him , though the step Was dulled ; for he slept light , an old man's sleep ; And he rose quickly on one arm , and said : ' Who art thou ? for it ...
Page 357
... sleep so sweet a sleep With a hangman close at hand . But there is no sleep when men must weep Who never yet have wept : ← - So we the fool , the fraud , the knave - That endless vigil kept , And through each brain on hands of pain ...
... sleep so sweet a sleep With a hangman close at hand . But there is no sleep when men must weep Who never yet have wept : ← - So we the fool , the fraud , the knave - That endless vigil kept , And through each brain on hands of pain ...
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