The World's Best Poetry ...J. D. Morris, 1904 |
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ALEXANDRE CABANEL blood brave breath BRET HARTE brown Cæsar Captain Reece CHARLES STUART CALVERLEY cheek cold crew cried dark dead dear death Deborah Lee earth Echo eyes face fair father fell foes FRANCESCA DA RIMINI Francis Barton Gummere friends gazed Gilpin gone grave gray hair hand Harry Lee hast hath head hear heard heart heaven JOHN King kiss lady life-photograph lips live looked Lord lovers maiden NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS NATIONAL ANTHEM never night niversity of Gottingen nose o'er OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES once painting photogravure pity POEMS OF TRAGEDY poet poetry Polyxena pray proud quoth RICHARD HENRY STODDARD rolled round Rustum sand side sing smile Sohrab song soul spake stood sweet tears tell thee There's thing thou thought took turned verse voice wear wild WILLIAM COWPER wind word young
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