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... Fire in the heavens , and fire along the hills , and fire made solid in the flinty stone , thick - mass'd or scatter'd pebble , fire that fills the breathless hour that lives in fire alone . This valley , long ago the patient bed of ...
... Fire in the heavens , and fire along the hills , and fire made solid in the flinty stone , thick - mass'd or scatter'd pebble , fire that fills the breathless hour that lives in fire alone . This valley , long ago the patient bed of ...
Page 34
... fire in the stricken eve , and fire thro ' all my ancient heart , that sprang towards that last hope of a glory won in defeat , whence , knowing not sure if such high grace befall at the end , yet I draw courage to front the way . The ...
... fire in the stricken eve , and fire thro ' all my ancient heart , that sprang towards that last hope of a glory won in defeat , whence , knowing not sure if such high grace befall at the end , yet I draw courage to front the way . The ...
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... fires the first winters , Everyone around them ; the fire blazing and the sparks Shooting . In the sky the cold stars were like sparks Not like diamonds at all : we could see them go out . Oh it kept you warm . And it kept you fresh ...
... fires the first winters , Everyone around them ; the fire blazing and the sparks Shooting . In the sky the cold stars were like sparks Not like diamonds at all : we could see them go out . Oh it kept you warm . And it kept you fresh ...
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 14 |
MARY GILMORE b 1865 | 21 |
The Wanderer | 27 |
Copyright | |
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