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Poetical Sketches

With other poems. By Alaric A. Watts. Fourth Edition. Illustrated with engravings from designs by T. Stothard, R. A. and W. Nesfield
Watts, Alaric Alexander (1797-1864)

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POETICAL SKETCHES.
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STANZAS FOR MUSIC.
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SONNETS.
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In sorrow,—ay, and even in joy,—the heaving of her bosom was like the tremulous motion of the Lake of Pearls, when the tempest that deformed it hath passed by. But for the heart that dwelt therein,—

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oh, its chords were ever musical, whether swept by the ruffian hand of Grief, or touched by the delicate fingers of Delight!

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