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ANGANTYR Anon Banda Oriental Behold beneath cenobite cloth clouds crown 8vo Cuthbert dark dead dear death door doth earth earth Transformed eyes face fair Fall and fall fall Fall fall over churchyard fear feminine song fire flowers God's green hair half past hand hath head hear heard heart heaven hedge HERVOR HUBERT VAN EYCK Jane Eyre Jarrow lamp laugh light lips live look Madras Artillery MALAY LANGUAGE Maryanne morn mother night o'er Oh the leaves OPERATIONS AT RANGOON Pass and pass Post 8vo Quoth room Songs round Saint Saint Cuthbert SECOND BURMESE WAR seems shadows shines shower sing sleep smiles song soul sound Sphynx stars stone strong sunshine every day sweet TAX OF INDIA thee things THOMAS DOUBLEDAY thought tree unto Volume W. M. THACKERAY wall wandering waves wind window wine wings ye gay ye sad young
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