Hesperus: Or, Forty-five Dog-post-days, 1. köideTicknor and Fields, 1865 |
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Agatha already apothecary Baut beautiful beloved bosom breast Chamberlain Chaplain Clotilda clouds cold Consistorial court Dahore daugh daughter dear Devil DOG-POST-DAY dream earth Emanuel eternal everything eyes Eymann face fact father feeling female Flachsenfingen Flamin flowers fool garden German Göttingen hand happy harpsichord head heart heaven hero Hesperus Horion hot eye human INTERCALARY DAY Italian January's Joachime lady Le Baut least letter looked Lordship Luna Maienthal marriage matres lectionis Matthieu merely moon morning mother mother of vinegar namely nature never night noble once parsonage persons philosophers Phobetor pleasure poor Prince Princess reader round Schleunes Sebastian shadow sigh smile sorrow soul spirit stood tears tender thee therein thing thought to-day tones took veiled Victor virtue warm whole wish words Zeusel
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