Readings in English and American LiteratureF. S. Crofts & Company, 1945 - 687 pages |
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Page 349
... Leave me not wild and drear and comfort- less , As silent lightning leaves the starless night ! Leave me not ! ' cried Urania : her distress Roused Death : Death rose and smiled , and met her vain caress . XXVI 225 ' Stay yet awhile ...
... Leave me not wild and drear and comfort- less , As silent lightning leaves the starless night ! Leave me not ! ' cried Urania : her distress Roused Death : Death rose and smiled , and met her vain caress . XXVI 225 ' Stay yet awhile ...
Page 436
... Leave them my ashes when thy use Sucks out my soul , thy heritage ! He sings . Past we glide , and past , and past ... leaves , An inch from Death's black fingers , thrust To lock you , whom release he must ; Which life were best on ...
... Leave them my ashes when thy use Sucks out my soul , thy heritage ! He sings . Past we glide , and past , and past ... leaves , An inch from Death's black fingers , thrust To lock you , whom release he must ; Which life were best on ...
Page 496
... leaves of the trees divide , And screen from seeing and leave in sight The god pursuing , the maiden hid . 45 50 The ivy falls with the Bacchanal's hair Over her eyebrows , hiding her eyes ; The wild vine slipping down leaves bare Her ...
... leaves of the trees divide , And screen from seeing and leave in sight The god pursuing , the maiden hid . 45 50 The ivy falls with the Bacchanal's hair Over her eyebrows , hiding her eyes ; The wild vine slipping down leaves bare Her ...
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