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" And round and round his right hand, And round and round his left, He wound the thread so fine. And then again the Woman spake, And still her speech was song, " Now thy strength, O Stranger, strain! Now then break the slender chain. "
Thalaba the Destroyer - Page 89
by Robert Southey - 1809
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The Poetical Works of Robert Southey, Esq. ...: Thalaba

Robert Southey - 1821 - 314 pages
...speech was song, " Now thy strength, O Stranger, strain ! " Now then break the slender chain." 26. Thalaba strove, but the thread Was woven by magic...stronger than thee, " Who can break this thread of mine !" 27. -T;,l,vp she rais'd her bright blue eyes, -. iid fiercely she smil'd on him, .ik thee, I thank...
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The Monthly Mirror: Reflecting Men and Manners : with Strictures ..., Volume 12

1801 - 454 pages
...her speech was song, f Now twine it round thy hands I say, * Now twine it round thy hands I pray, * My thread is small, my thread is fine, * But he must be * A stronger than thec, * Who can break this thread of mine.* And up she raised her bright blue eyes And sweetly she...
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The Poetical Works of Robert Southey, Volume 4

Robert Southey - 1838 - 476 pages
...strain! Now then break the slender chain." 28. Thalaba strove, but the thread By magic hands was spun, And in his cheek the flush of shame Arose, commixt...stronger than thee, Who can break this thread of mine ! " 29. And up she raised her bright blue eyes, And fiercely she smiled on him : " I thank thee, I...
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The Poetical Works of Robert Southey

Robert Southey - 1838 - 696 pages
...strain! Now then break the slender chain." 28. Thalaba strove, but the thread By magic hands was spun, And in his cheek the flush of shame Arose, commixt...she sung, " My thread is small, my thread is fine, A stronger than thee, Who can break this thread of mine !" 29. And up she raised her bright blue eyes,...
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On the Philosophy of the Mind

James Douglas (of Cavers.) - 1839 - 396 pages
...like the thread of the Fatal Sisters, may be abruptly cut, but which can never again be untwined.* * " My thread is small, my thread is fine ; But he must...stronger than thee, Who can break this thread of mine 1" SOUTHEY'S THALABA. But if we cannot revert to childhood, and the in. fant growth of the faculties,...
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On the Philosophy of the Mind

James Douglas (of Cavers.) - 1839 - 404 pages
...be abruptly cut, but which can never again be untwined.* * " My thread is small, my thread is 6ne ; But he must be A stronger than thee, Who can break this thread of miiie 1" SOUTHEY'S THALABA. But if we cannot revert to childhood, and the infant growth of the faculties,...
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The Poetical Works of Robert Southey

Robert Southey - 1839 - 840 pages
...strove ; but the thread By magic hands was spun, And in his cheek the flush of shame Arose, commix'd with fear. She beheld, and laugh'd at him, And then again she sung : u My thread is small, my thread is fine, But he must be A stronger than thee, Who can break this...
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The Poetical Works of Robert Southey, Volume 10

Robert Southey - 1845 - 848 pages
...strain ! Now then break the slender chain." 28. Thalaba strove, but the thread By magic hands was spun, ! " 29. And up she raised her bright blue eyes, And fiercely she smiled on him : " I thank thee, I...
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The Poetical Works of Robert Southey, Volume 4

Robert Southey - 1853 - 468 pages
...strain ! Now then break the slender chain." 28. Thalaba strove, but the thread By magic hands was spun, And in his cheek the flush of shame Arose, commixt...she sung, " My thread is small, my thread is fine. A stronger than thee, \Vho can break this thread of mine !" 29. And up she raised her bright blue eyes,...
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Yankee humour, and Uncle Sam's fun. With an intr. by W. Jerdan

Yankee humour - 1853 - 154 pages
...kiss ?" &c., is solicited to send me another equally as rich. THE THE.EAD OF NATUEE. TEXT. — 3Iy thread is small, my thread is fine ; But he must be...stronger than thee Who can break this thread of mine. MY HEAEEES : The thread of mystery is a fine one indeed ; and yet it is so strong that neither a Hercules...
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