Acrostics in prose and verse, a sequel to Double acrostics by various authors, ed. by A.E.H.1871 |
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... gave twelve Emperors to rule the Roman land . 7. A little town of Persia from Mount Ararat not far . 8. A lovely English county where the cider apples are . 9. The Caliph who destroyed the precious Alex- andrine hoards . 10. The mighty ...
... gave twelve Emperors to rule the Roman land . 7. A little town of Persia from Mount Ararat not far . 8. A lovely English county where the cider apples are . 9. The Caliph who destroyed the precious Alex- andrine hoards . 10. The mighty ...
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... gave me this name . 11. In ages past a certain emperor gained A certain victory o'er two foes unnamed ; To celebrate his triumph he ' Stablished and instituted me . 12. Of true religion's foes to one Or more may be referred , In ages ...
... gave me this name . 11. In ages past a certain emperor gained A certain victory o'er two foes unnamed ; To celebrate his triumph he ' Stablished and instituted me . 12. Of true religion's foes to one Or more may be referred , In ages ...
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... gave him refuge in her boughs . 8. The river , rushing swiftly by the shore Which Laura's smiles and Petrarch's vows Have made poetic ground for evermore . 9. The Greek artificer of yore , Who made the labyrinth for Creta's queen . 10 ...
... gave him refuge in her boughs . 8. The river , rushing swiftly by the shore Which Laura's smiles and Petrarch's vows Have made poetic ground for evermore . 9. The Greek artificer of yore , Who made the labyrinth for Creta's queen . 10 ...
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... gave them birth , Dwarf'd , hideous tribes their conquest west- ward rolled . " 3. The plain where Bashan's king , and all his host , By Israel's sword were utterly destroyed . 4. Chief city of the Robbers ' Isles ; whose coast Was ...
... gave them birth , Dwarf'd , hideous tribes their conquest west- ward rolled . " 3. The plain where Bashan's king , and all his host , By Israel's sword were utterly destroyed . 4. Chief city of the Robbers ' Isles ; whose coast Was ...
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... gave it me in spite , 8. What I must do to - night . 146 . B. T. Two royal lovers of the olden time , When lawless love was poetry , not crime . 1. The instrument on which Arion played , When on a dolphin's back he rode to land . 2 ...
... gave it me in spite , 8. What I must do to - night . 146 . B. T. Two royal lovers of the olden time , When lawless love was poetry , not crime . 1. The instrument on which Arion played , When on a dolphin's back he rode to land . 2 ...
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Acrostics in prose and verse, a sequel to Double acrostics by various ... Acrostics Vista completa - 1865 |
Acrostics in prose and verse, a sequel to Double acrostics by various ... Acrostics Vista completa - 1866 |
Acrostics in prose and verse, a sequel to Double acrostics by various ... Acrostics Vista completa - 1867 |
Términos y frases comunes
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Página 199 - And thou, Rochelle, our own Rochelle, proud city of the waters, Again let rapture light the eyes of all thy mourning daughters. As thou wert constant in our ills, be joyous in our joy, .For cold, and stiff, and still are they who wrought thy walls annoy.
Página 125 - DOES the road wind up-hill all the way ? Yes, to the very end. Will the day's journey take the whole long day ? From morn to night, my friend. But is there for the night a resting-place ? A roof for when the slow dark hours begin. May not the darkness hide it from my face? You cannot miss that inn.
Página 101 - O could I flow like thee ! and make thy stream My great example, as it is my theme ; Though deep yet clear, though gentle yet not dull ; Strong without rage, without o'erflowing full.
Página 171 - He had lived for his love, for his country he died, They were all that to life had entwined him ; Nor soon shall the tears of his country be dried, Nor long will his love stay behind him.
Página 182 - BURY the Great Duke With an empire's lamentation, Let us bury the Great Duke To the noise of the mourning of a mighty nation, Mourning when their leaders fall, Warriors carry the warrior's pall, And sorrow darkens hamlet and hall.
Página 209 - Brunswick's fated chieftain; he did hear That sound the first amidst the festival, And caught its tone with Death's prophetic ear, And when they smiled because he...
Página 171 - The country rings around with loud alarms, And raw in fields the rude militia swarms; Mouths without hands; maintained at vast expense, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence; Stout once a month they march, a blustering band, And ever, but in times of need, at hand...
Página 243 - What sought they thus afar? Bright jewels of the mine? The wealth of seas, the spoils of war? — They sought a faith's pure shrine. Ay, call it holy ground, — The soil where first they trod! They have left unstained what there they found — Freedom to worship God ! Felicia Hemans.
Página 190 - Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter In there stepped a stately Raven of the saintly days of yore. Not the least obeisance made he; not...
Página 165 - What are these, So wither'd, and so wild in their attire ; That look not like the inhabitants o...