The Indian: a Poem: In Six CantosLackington, Allen and Company, 1806 - 91 pages |
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... wat'ry depths , or from the mountain's side . That you are white , and I of iron hue , 180 And some are black , the eye declares is true ; While doubts and wonders friv'lous minds engage , No questioning thoughts in Indian bosoms rage ...
... wat'ry depths , or from the mountain's side . That you are white , and I of iron hue , 180 And some are black , the eye declares is true ; While doubts and wonders friv'lous minds engage , No questioning thoughts in Indian bosoms rage ...
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... ry species close ; Vain are the efforts of the winding eel , Τ rose , T ' escape the dagger of the well - aim'd steel ; From native shores the wat'ry treasures drew , 191 And on their voyage th ' unwearied course pursue : As larger ...
... ry species close ; Vain are the efforts of the winding eel , Τ rose , T ' escape the dagger of the well - aim'd steel ; From native shores the wat'ry treasures drew , 191 And on their voyage th ' unwearied course pursue : As larger ...
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... ry species close ; 191 Vain are the efforts of the winding eel , T ' escape the dagger of the well - aim'd steel ; From native shores the wat'ry treasures drew , And on their voyage th ' unwearied course pursue : As larger fishes on the ...
... ry species close ; 191 Vain are the efforts of the winding eel , T ' escape the dagger of the well - aim'd steel ; From native shores the wat'ry treasures drew , And on their voyage th ' unwearied course pursue : As larger fishes on the ...
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... wat❜ry wonders of this lower world , 185 That's round the earth in awful grandeur hurl'd , Should Fate's decrees within thy bosom dwell , Will boist'rous waves my future ills foretell ? In you confide , I'll trust this mortal clay ...
... wat❜ry wonders of this lower world , 185 That's round the earth in awful grandeur hurl'd , Should Fate's decrees within thy bosom dwell , Will boist'rous waves my future ills foretell ? In you confide , I'll trust this mortal clay ...
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... wat'ry bed ; First o'er the deep his golden rays are shed , Then colour'd woods each glorious tinge display , And Indian worlds receive the coming day ; 60 In desperate stakes one only throw remains , Deep plung'd 52 THE INDIAN .
... wat'ry bed ; First o'er the deep his golden rays are shed , Then colour'd woods each glorious tinge display , And Indian worlds receive the coming day ; 60 In desperate stakes one only throw remains , Deep plung'd 52 THE INDIAN .
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