The Last Days of Francis the First, and Other PoemsW. Pickering, 1843 - 147 pages |
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Angelo ARCO D'ELIA battle of Pavia Bay of Naples beautiful Beneath blessed blest blood bright Brindisi brother brother loved brow CAMPANIA Christian climes cross crown CRUSADES dare dark DAYS OF FRANCIS dear death deem dream earth ERPINGHAM CHURCH fair faith farewell feel friends gaze glad God's hand HARVARD COLLEGE hast hath heart heaven Henry's herald-star holy hour idolatry Italy kneeling land light lingered lone lost Maker's Margaret MONTE ST mourn ne'er o'er once passed Peter the Hermit Phosphorescent pray prayer Queen repose rest sacred Saladin Salerno Saviour's scene shed shine shore skies smile soon Sorrento soul spot STAR OF HOPE sunny sweet sword tears tell thee thou thoughts Thrace throne trod Twas twilight twine Vaudois VIII wandering wave weep wild woes XVII XVIII XXIII yonder
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Page 147 - And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people. And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.
Page 96 - Yea, the sparrow hath found her an house, and the swallow a nest where she may lay her young : even thy altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God.
Page 87 - A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame bumeth: the land is as the Garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea,, and nothing shall escape them.
Page 18 - Has brush'd its brightest hues away, Till charm, and hue, and beauty gone, 'Tis left to fly or fall alone.
Page 88 - Fair Lord God, I pray Thee that Thou suffer me not to behold Thy Holy City, since I cannot deliver it from the hands of Thine enemies.
Page 87 - ... he could not bear the thoughts of wearing a crown of gold in that city where the King of Kings had been crowned with thorns.