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... stood On ev'ry side surrounded by the wood . Alone he walked to please his pensive mind , And sought the deepest solitude to find . ' Twas in a grove of spreading pines he strayed ; The winds within the quiv'ring branches played , And ...
... stood On ev'ry side surrounded by the wood . Alone he walked to please his pensive mind , And sought the deepest solitude to find . ' Twas in a grove of spreading pines he strayed ; The winds within the quiv'ring branches played , And ...
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... Stood in broad daylight , and the sky was pure , And the sun sparkled on the Oxus stream . But in the gloom they fought , with bloodshot eyes And labouring breath ; first Rustum struck the shield Which Sohrab held stiff out ; the steel ...
... Stood in broad daylight , and the sky was pure , And the sun sparkled on the Oxus stream . But in the gloom they fought , with bloodshot eyes And labouring breath ; first Rustum struck the shield Which Sohrab held stiff out ; the steel ...
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David Herbert. He stood there above the body , He stood there holding the knife ; And the blood ran down the stairs and ' I'm the Resurrection and the Life . ' They tapped Victor on the shoulder , They took him away in a van ; He sat as ...
David Herbert. He stood there above the body , He stood there holding the knife ; And the blood ran down the stairs and ' I'm the Resurrection and the Life . ' They tapped Victor on the shoulder , They took him away in a van ; He sat as ...
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