Melodies, Songs, Sacred Songs, and National Airs: Containing Several Never Before Published in AmericaJ. & B. Williams, 1836 - 192 pages |
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... chains of coldness sleep , How bright soe'er it seem . But when some deep - felt ray , Whose touch is fire , appears , Oh ! then the smile is warm'd away And melting , turns to tears . Then still with bright looks bless . The gay , the ...
... chains of coldness sleep , How bright soe'er it seem . But when some deep - felt ray , Whose touch is fire , appears , Oh ! then the smile is warm'd away And melting , turns to tears . Then still with bright looks bless . The gay , the ...
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... , yet feel no pain , To weep , yet scarce know why ; To sport an hour with beauty's chain , Then throw it idly by ; To kneel at many a shrine , Yet lay the heart to none ; To think all other charms divine , But those we MELODIES . 353.
... , yet feel no pain , To weep , yet scarce know why ; To sport an hour with beauty's chain , Then throw it idly by ; To kneel at many a shrine , Yet lay the heart to none ; To think all other charms divine , But those we MELODIES . 353.
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... chains ! Forget not our wounded companions , ( 29 ) who stood In the day of distress by our side ; While the moss of the valley grew red with their blood They stirr'd not , but conquer'd - and died ! The sun , that now blesses our arms ...
... chains ! Forget not our wounded companions , ( 29 ) who stood In the day of distress by our side ; While the moss of the valley grew red with their blood They stirr'd not , but conquer'd - and died ! The sun , that now blesses our arms ...
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... chain Like this to - night , that , oh ! ' tis pain To break its links so soon . Fly not yet , the fount that play'd , In times of old through Ammon's shade , [ 31 ] Though icy cold by day it ran , Yet still , like souls of mirth ...
... chain Like this to - night , that , oh ! ' tis pain To break its links so soon . Fly not yet , the fount that play'd , In times of old through Ammon's shade , [ 31 ] Though icy cold by day it ran , Yet still , like souls of mirth ...
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... chain is round you cast , And ye are men no more . In vain the hero's heart hath bled , The sage's tongue hath warn'd in vain : Oh ! Freedom , once thy flame is fled , When shall it light again ? Weep on ; perhaps in after days , They ...
... chain is round you cast , And ye are men no more . In vain the hero's heart hath bled , The sage's tongue hath warn'd in vain : Oh ! Freedom , once thy flame is fled , When shall it light again ? Weep on ; perhaps in after days , They ...
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