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The Ascent of Man
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I would I were the glow-worm dost thou remember? O moon, large golden summer moon why will you haunt ME unawares? When you wake from troubled slumbers.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
I would I were the glow-worm dost thou remember? O moon, large golden summer moon why will you haunt ME unawares? When you wake from troubled slumbers.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
220 pages, Hardcover
First published June 30, 1889
About the author
Mathilde Blind
59 books3 followersMathilde Blind (1841-1896) (originally Mathilde Cohen), was a poet. She was born at Mannheim, Germany, but settled in London about 1849, adopting the surname of her stepfather, Karl Blind. She published several books of poetry including: The Prophecy of Saint Oran and Other Poems (1881), The Heather on Fire: A Tale of Highland Clearances (1886), Songs and Sonnets (1893) and Birds of Passage: Songs of the Orient and Occident (1895). She translated Strauss's Old Faith and New and other works. She also wrote Lives of George Eliot in 1883 and Madame Roland in 1886.
Pseudonym: Claude Lake
Pseudonym: Claude Lake
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November 12, 2024
No sabria explicar-ho, però l’he gaudit moltíssim.
«Beyond our steps the path is sunny-clear, the shadow lying only where we are»
«Beyond our steps the path is sunny-clear, the shadow lying only where we are»
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