Fugitive versesEdward Moxon, Dover Street., 1842 - 58 pages |
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arms art thou band beams beneath blast blessing blest blue boatman's call bosom breast bright brow cast cheek cheerful clouds dame dark dear deep Dictionary distant door doth dwell e'er English language eyes face fair fancy fear feel fire frae FUGITIVE VERSES gathered band gaze gentle gin my wife gleam gloom glow grace hall hand hath head heart heaven honoured hooly and fairly hour JOANNA BAILLIE land light lofty lonely look Lord loud lovely band maid MARGARET OF ANJOU merry mind mocketh morning moving Nanny ne'er night o'er pale passing praise pride rest roar round Seneschal shadow shore side sight sleep smile soft song soul sound spirit spread sweet thee thine thou art thoughts tower VERSES voice waves weary Webster's Dictionary ween wife wad wild WILLIAM SOTHEBY wind words youth
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