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Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 [1862], Out of his head: a romance [Also, Paul Lynde's sketch book]. (Carleton, New York) [word count] [eaf448T]. To look up a word in a dictionary, select the word with your mouse and press 'd' on your keyboard.
Stand here and look, and softly hold your breath Lest the vast avalanche come crashing down! How many miles away is yonder town That nestles in the valley? Far beneath— A scimitar half drawn from out its sheath— The river curves through meadows newly mown; The ancient water-courses are all strown With drifts of snow, fantastic wreath on wreath; And peak on peak against the turquoise blue The Alps like towering campanili stand, Wondrous, with pinnacles of frozen rain, Silvery, crystal, like the prism in hue. O tell me, Love, if this be Switzerland,— Or is it but the frost-work on the pane?
Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 [1862], Out of his head: a romance [Also, Paul Lynde's sketch book]. (Carleton, New York) [word count] [eaf448T]. |
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