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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: THE VICTOR. He is dead, ? whom I trusted and loved In my innocent youth; Gave my heart to, ? in times when I knew not A lie from a truth. I gave him my all; the things hid In the cells of my heart; My wealth: would you know what he did For my good, on his part ? He robbed me ? he might have had all: He smote me, ? in vain: I arose from the shock of my fall, From the depths of my pain; And I cried?You have wronged me: ?My life, Love, and friendship I gave. When you trembled and shrieked in the strife, I was near you, to save. But you stole from my arms the one prize (Of my soul) that I won; You ravished the light from my eyes, The warmth from my sun: So I slew you. In open mid-day, We met on the shore, Where we met when our spirits were gay, And all life was before. I slew you ? in open fair fight: I clove thro' the brain That so long had bewildered my sight; That had stung me to pain. I saw you, still firm in my wrath, Fall dead on the 'sand; And the last bloody (white and red) froth Bubbled warm on my hand. And now ? do you sleep ? Are you yet In the pangs of your guilt ? For me, I have found no regret For the blood I have spilt. I enjoy, on the sands where we fought, The fresh songs of the sea; And I laugh, that my heart feeleth nought Of poor pity for thee. THE KING IS DEAD. Sound the great bell The King of all the land is cold and dead: He whom ye knew so well ? Know he hath nought whereon to rest his head, Now, but the barest stone, Whereon he lies alone, Far from all help; life, love, and friendship ? fled Sound the great bell He whom ye knew in all his radiant power, The wonder and pageant of an hour, Has bade the world farewell; ...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217706216 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217706215 |
| Weight | 0.43Â Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.30 In |
| List Price | $19.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 126 pages |
| Publisher | |
| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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