 Once, ah, once, within these walls, One whom memory oft recalls, The Father of his Country, dwelt. And yonder meadows, broad and damp, The fires of the besieging camp Encircled with a burning belt. Up and down these echoing stairs, Heavy with the weight...  The Republican Court: Or, American Society in the Days of Washington - Página 186por Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1856 - 408 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
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...Up and down these echoing stairs. Heavy with the weight of cares, Sounded his majestic tread; Yes. within this very room Sat he in those hours of gloom, Weary both in heart and head. The fires of the besieging camp were over there on Brighton Hills. There are yet the meadows, broad... | |
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