The Poetical Work of Mrs. Felicia Hemans: The siege of ValenciaEvert Duyckinck, 1828 |
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Abdullah Alphonso Anselmo arms art thou aught banner bear beneath blood brave breast breath bright brow burst call'd Castile cheek Citizen clouds Conradin Constance Couci dark dead death deep didst doth dread dreams E'en earth Elmina Eribert Ev'n Exeunt Exit fair fair brow faith father fearful Garcias gaze glory Gonzalez grave grief Guido guilt hast thou hath hear heard Heaven Hernandez hope hour hush'd know'st land light live look look'd mantle midst Montalba Moorish ne'er night noble o'er pale pass'd pour'd Procida proud Provençal Raimond rest Roncesvalles round SCENE scorn seem'd shadows Sicilian Sicily silence sleep smile soul sound Spain speak spirit storm strong sweet sword tell thee thine things thou art thou hast thought thy heart Tizona Twas Twill unto Valencia Vittoria voice warriors wave wild wilt winds wouldst thou Ximena young youth
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Page 77 - E'en while with ours thy footsteps trod, His seal was on thy brow. Dust, to its narrow house beneath! Soul, to its place on high! They that have seen thy look in death No more may fear to die.
Page 24 - Ay, on the boy he looks, The bright glad creature springing in his path, But as the heir of his great name, the young And stately tree, whose rising strength ere long Shall bear his trophies well. — And this is love ! This is...
Page 181 - They have been with me through the dreamy night — The blessed household voices, wont to fill My heart's clear depths with unalloy'd delight ! I hear them still, unchang'd : — though some from earth Are music parted, and the tones of mirth — Wild, silvery tones, that rang through days more bright ! Have died in others, — yet to me they come, Singing of boyhood back — the voices of my home ! II.
Page 141 - Oh! now I feel Worthy the generous love which hath not shunn'd To look on death for me! — My heart hath given Birth to as deep a courage, and a faith As high in its devotion. [Exit CONSTANCE.