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" He found a Woman in the cave, A solitary Woman, Who by the fire was spinning, And singing as she spun. The pine boughs were cheerfully blazing, And her face was bright with the flame ; Her face was as a Damsel's face, And yet her hair was grey. "
The Poetical Works of Robert Southey, Esq. ...: Thalaba - Page 94
by Robert Southey - 1821
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Thalaba the Destroyer, Volume 2

Robert Southey - 1809 - 308 pages
...the cave of the hill, A heart-reviving fire ; And thither with strength renew'd Thalaba presses on. He found a Woman in the cave, ' A solitary Woman,...the gossamer; The song she sung was low and sweet, • He laid his bow before the hearth^ For the string was frozen stiff; He took the quiver from his...
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Thalaba the Destroyer, Volume 2

Robert Southey - 1809 - 322 pages
...spinning, And singing as she spun. The pine houghs they hlazed chearfully, And her face was hright with the flame ; Her face was as a Damsel's face. And yet her hair was grey. She hade him welcome with a smile. And still continued spinning, And singing as she spun. The thread the...
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The Monthly Mirror: Reflecting Men and Manners : with Strictures ..., Volume 12

1801 - 454 pages
...woman, Who by the fire was spinning And singing as she spun. The pine boughs they blazed cheerfully And her face was bright with the flame. Her face was...yet her hair was grey. She bade him welcome with a smtl^ And still continued spinning And singing as she spun. The thread the woman drew Was finer than...
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Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 69

1851 - 786 pages
...singing as she .i;in«. The pine boughs were cheerfully blazing, And her face was bright with the flames; Her face was as a damsel's face, And yet her hair...bade him welcome with a smile, And still continued spinumg, A nd singing as she spun. The thread the woman drew Was finer than a silkworm's, Was finer...
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The Poetical Works of Robert Southey

Robert Southey - 1838 - 696 pages
...Woman, Who by the fire was spinning, And singing as she spun. The pine boughs were cheerfully blazing, And her face was bright with the flame; Her face was...the gossamer; The song she sung was low and sweet, But Thalaba knew not the words. 24. He laid his bow before the hearth, For the string was frozen stiff;...
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The Poetical Works of Robert Southey, Volume 4

Robert Southey - 1838 - 476 pages
...Woman, Who by the fire was spinning, And singing as she spun. The pine boughs were cheerfully blazing, And her face was bright with the flame; Her face was...the gossamer ; The song she sung was low and sweet, But Thalaba knew not the words. 24. He laid his bow before the hearth, For the string was frozen stiff...
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The Poetical Works of Robert Southey

Robert Southey - 1839 - 840 pages
...Woman, Who by the fire was spinning, And singing as she spun. The pine boughs were cheerfully blazing, And her face was bright with the flame ; Her face was as a Damsel's face, And yet her hair was gray. She bade him welcome with a smile, And still continued spinning, And singing as she spun. The...
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The Poetical Works of Robert Southey, Volume 10

Robert Southey - 1845 - 848 pages
...from any one ; If yon do, deceive yourself in searching for the Simorg and the philosopher's stone." ' flner than the gossamer ; The song she sung was low and sweet, But Thalaba knew not the words. 24....
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The Poetical Works of Robert Southey

Robert Southey - 1845 - 848 pages
...Woman, Who by the fire was spinning, And singing as she spun. The pine boughs were cheerfully blazing, And her face was bright with the flame ; Her face was as a Damsel's face, And yet her hair was grey. the dressers to cut the wilder plant, and made ft bleed, it grew temperate in its vain expense of useless...
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Littell's Living Age, Volume 16

1848 - 636 pages
...woman in the cave — f A solitary woman — Who by the fire was spinning, And singing as she span. The thread the woman drew Was finer than the silkworm's — Was finer than the gossamer. The song she sang was low and sweet ; And Thalaba knew not the words. The thread she span it gleam'd like gold In...
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