Readings, Recitations, and ImpersonationsJournal Printing, 1891 - 257 páginas |
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... passed away since thou wast taken from thy mountain home , yet thou art crystal pure ; —as pure to slake the thirst of the Neapolitan as ever thou wast that of Diomede , or Glaucus , or Nydia the Flower Girl . Oh water - beautiful water ...
... passed away since thou wast taken from thy mountain home , yet thou art crystal pure ; —as pure to slake the thirst of the Neapolitan as ever thou wast that of Diomede , or Glaucus , or Nydia the Flower Girl . Oh water - beautiful water ...
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... passed . All round the floor She strewed its heart like bits of gushing gore . ' Twas he said , " heads not hearts were made to break . " He taught me this that night in splendid scorn . I learned too well . The dance was done - Ere ...
... passed . All round the floor She strewed its heart like bits of gushing gore . ' Twas he said , " heads not hearts were made to break . " He taught me this that night in splendid scorn . I learned too well . The dance was done - Ere ...
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... passed - two years that day Since he had led his men away ; Bright o'er his head the banner streamed , Bright on his sword the sunlight gleamed . We saw them , faintly through our tears , We heard them send back answering cheers ; And ...
... passed - two years that day Since he had led his men away ; Bright o'er his head the banner streamed , Bright on his sword the sunlight gleamed . We saw them , faintly through our tears , We heard them send back answering cheers ; And ...
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... passed ! But all the days crept by at last And Christmas morning came ; she drest In all her brightest things and best , And ran to see the train come in . Oh ! Here upon this bulletin She read : ' Killed by a rifle ball In charge on ...
... passed ! But all the days crept by at last And Christmas morning came ; she drest In all her brightest things and best , And ran to see the train come in . Oh ! Here upon this bulletin She read : ' Killed by a rifle ball In charge on ...
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... passed on and Dora and I were married . I doubt whether two young birds could have known less about housekeeping than I and my pretty Dora did . We had a servant of course . She kept house for us . And an awful time of it we had with ...
... passed on and Dora and I were married . I doubt whether two young birds could have known less about housekeeping than I and my pretty Dora did . We had a servant of course . She kept house for us . And an awful time of it we had with ...
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ain't angels banner beautiful Becky Ben-Hur bless blood brave breast breath brow Cæsar cheek child Cola di Rienzi cold cried crown dark dead dear death Dolly Dora dream dress Duke earth eyes face fair father feet flowers Forceythe Willson gate girl Glaucus glory hand happy hath head hear heard heart heaven heerd Hiawatha Imph-m Jonesville kiss laugh Laughing Water look Lord mamma Messala Minnehaha Moll morning mother never night Nokomis Nydia o'er once peace Pliny poor rest Rienzi rose round Sallust sestertii shout silenced song silent sleep smile song soul South stars stood sweet tears tell thee There's thing thou thought Tom Lyle Twas Twickenham voice W. E. Aytoun waves weep whisper wife wigwam wild woman word Zarah
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Página xv - Cromwell, I did not think to shed a tear In all my miseries; but thou hast forced me, Out of thy honest truth, to play the woman. Let's dry our eyes: and thus far hear me, Cromwell; And, when I am forgotten, as I shall be, And sleep in dull cold marble...
Página 173 - Thou sure and firm-set earth, Hear not my steps, which way they walk, for fear Thy very stones prate of my where-about, And take the present horror from the time, Which now suits with it.
Página 213 - Had you rather Caesar were living, and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men? As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honour him: but, as he was ambitious, I slew him: there is tears for his love; joy for his fortune; honour for his valour; and death for his ambition.
Página 212 - Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. Had you rather Caesar were living, and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all freemen?
Página 213 - Roman? If any, speak; for him have I offended. Who is here so vile, that will not love his country ? If any, speak ; for him have I offended. I pause for a reply.
Página 215 - Where low-browed baseness wafts perfume to pride. No ! Men, high-minded men, With powers as far above dull brutes endued, In forest, brake or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude ; Men who their duties know, But know their rights, and, knowing, dare maintain, Prevent the long-aimed blow, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain, — These constitute a State ; And sovereign law, that State's collected will, O'er thrones and globes elate Sits empress, crowning good, repressing ill.
Página xv - Love thyself last; cherish those hearts that hate thee; Corruption wins not more than honesty. Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace To silence envious tongues. Be just, and fear not; Let all the ends thou aim'st at be thy country's, Thy God's, and truth's; then, if thou fall'st, O Cromwell, Thou fall'st a blessed martyr!
Página xviii - Why shrinks the soul Back on herself and startles at destruction? "Tis the divinity that stirs within us; "Tis Heaven itself that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man.
Página 195 - Thus the Puritan was made up of two different men, the one all self-abasement, penitence, gratitude, passion, the other proud, calm, inflexible, sagacious. He prostrated himself in the dust before his Maker : but he set his foot on the neck of his king.
Página 212 - ... that you may believe: censure me in your wisdom; and awake your senses, that you may the better judge. If there be any in this assembly, any dear friend of Caesar's, to him I say, that Brutus' love to Caesar was no less than his.