Life's tapestry, Volumen2

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Página 105 - Near yonder copse, where once the garden smiled, And still where many a garden flower grows wild ; There, where a few torn shrubs the place disclose, The village preacher's modest mansion rose. A man he was to all the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a year; Remote from towns he ran his godly race, Nor e'er had changed, nor wished to change, his place.
Página 42 - Alive and aware of thy ways and thee ; Clear of the whole world, hidden at home, Clothed with the green and crowned with the foam, A pulse of the life of thy straits and bays, A vein in the heart of the streams of the sea.
Página 35 - Set free my soul as thy soul is free. 0 fair green-girdled mother of mine, Sea, that art clothed with the sun and the rain, Thy sweet hard kisses are strong like wine, Thy large embraces are keen like pain.
Página 188 - Live;" and her tears were shed on his face Or ever the life in his face was shed. The sharp tears fell through her hair, and stung Once, and her close lips touched him and clung Once, and grew one with his lips for a space; And so drew back, and the man was dead.
Página 199 - And yet I know past all doubting, truly — A knowledge greater than grief can dim— I know, as he loved, he will love me duly — Yea better — e'en better than I love him. And as I walk by the vast calm river, The awful river so dread to see, I say, ' Thy breadth and thy depth for ever Are bridged by his thoughts that cross to me.
Página 11 - My Love in her attire doth show her wit, It doth so well become her : For every season she hath dressings fit, For Winter, Spring, and Summer. No beauty she doth miss When all her robes are on : But Beauty's self she is When all her robes are gone.
Página 16 - Will it come with a blessing, or curse ? Will its bonnets be lower, or higher? Will its morals be better, or worse ? Will it find me grown thinner, or fatter, Or fonder of wrong or of right, Or married, or buried ?—no matter,— Good-night to the Season !—Good-night!
Página 64 - Sleep, and not know if she be, if she were, Filled full with life to the eyes and hair. As a rose is fulfilled to the rose-leaf tips With splendid summer and perfume and pride.
Página 299 - Right under the nose of the mare. We are in for a gallop, — away ! away ! I told them my beauty could fly ; And we'll lead them a dance ere they catch us to-day, For we mean it, my lass and I ! She skims the fences, she scours the plain, Like a creature winged, I swear, With snort and strain, on the yielding rein ; For I'm bound to humour the mare. They have...
Página 299 - GRIMSTON, in kindly remembrance of many happy days and pleasant rides) OH ! once I believed in a woman's kiss, I had faith in a flattering tongue ; For lip to lip was a promise of bliss, When lips were smooth and young.

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