The hollow winds begin to blow. The clouds look black, the glass is low, The soot falls down, the spaniels sleep, And spiders from their cobwebs peep. Last mght the sun went pale to bed, The moon in halos hid her head. The boding shepherd heaves a sigh.... Über Eiszeit, Föhn und Scirocco - Page 88by Heinrich Wilhelm Dove - 1867 - 116 pagesFull view - About this book
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