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Poems of Henry Timrod

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Poems of Henry Timrod is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Grant that your maiden life hath sped In music o'er a golden bed, With rocks, and winds, and storms at truce, And not without a noble use;

Yet are you happy?

In your air I see a nameless want appear, And a faint shadow on your cheek Tells what the lips refuse to speak.

You have had all a maid could hope In the most cloudless horoscope:

The strength that cometh from above; A Christian mother's holy love;

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Poems of Henry Timrod

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Poems of Henry Timrod is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

Grant that your maiden life hath sped In music o'er a golden bed, With rocks, and winds, and storms at truce, And not without a noble use;

Line 2

Yet are you happy?

Line 3

In your air I see a nameless want appear, And a faint shadow on your cheek Tells what the lips refuse to speak.

Line 4

You have had all a maid could hope In the most cloudless horoscope:

Line 5

The strength that cometh from above; A Christian mother's holy love;

Learner Dictionary

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Nameless adjective US /ˈneɪm.ləs/

Having no name, or having a name that is kept secret or unknown.

From this reading “In your air I see a nameless want appear, And a faint shadow on your cheek Tells what the lips refuse to speak.”

Shadow noun US /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading “In your air I see a nameless want appear, And a faint shadow on your cheek Tells what the lips refuse to speak.”

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a

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From this reading Grant that your maiden life hath sped In music o'er a golden bed, With rocks, and winds, and storms at truce, And not without a noble use;

above

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From this reading The strength that cometh from above; A Christian mother's holy love;

air

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From this reading In your air I see a nameless want appear, And a faint shadow on your cheek Tells what the lips refuse to speak.

all

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From this reading You have had all a maid could hope In the most cloudless horoscope:

and

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From this reading Grant that your maiden life hath sped In music o'er a golden bed, With rocks, and winds, and storms at truce, And not without a noble use;

appear

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From this reading In your air I see a nameless want appear, And a faint shadow on your cheek Tells what the lips refuse to speak.

are

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From this reading Yet are you happy?

at

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From this reading Grant that your maiden life hath sped In music o'er a golden bed, With rocks, and winds, and storms at truce, And not without a noble use;

bed

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From this reading Grant that your maiden life hath sped In music o'er a golden bed, With rocks, and winds, and storms at truce, And not without a noble use;

cheek

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From this reading In your air I see a nameless want appear, And a faint shadow on your cheek Tells what the lips refuse to speak.

Christian

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From this reading The strength that cometh from above; A Christian mother's holy love;

cloudless

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From this reading You have had all a maid could hope In the most cloudless horoscope:

cometh

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From this reading The strength that cometh from above; A Christian mother's holy love;

could

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From this reading You have had all a maid could hope In the most cloudless horoscope:

faint

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From this reading In your air I see a nameless want appear, And a faint shadow on your cheek Tells what the lips refuse to speak.

from

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From this reading The strength that cometh from above; A Christian mother's holy love;

golden

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From this reading Grant that your maiden life hath sped In music o'er a golden bed, With rocks, and winds, and storms at truce, And not without a noble use;

Grant

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From this reading Grant that your maiden life hath sped In music o'er a golden bed, With rocks, and winds, and storms at truce, And not without a noble use;

had

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From this reading You have had all a maid could hope In the most cloudless horoscope:

happy

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From this reading Yet are you happy?

hath

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From this reading Grant that your maiden life hath sped In music o'er a golden bed, With rocks, and winds, and storms at truce, And not without a noble use;

have

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From this reading You have had all a maid could hope In the most cloudless horoscope:

holy

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From this reading The strength that cometh from above; A Christian mother's holy love;

hope

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From this reading You have had all a maid could hope In the most cloudless horoscope:

horoscope

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From this reading You have had all a maid could hope In the most cloudless horoscope:

I

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From this reading In your air I see a nameless want appear, And a faint shadow on your cheek Tells what the lips refuse to speak.

In

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From this reading Grant that your maiden life hath sped In music o'er a golden bed, With rocks, and winds, and storms at truce, And not without a noble use;

life

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From this reading Grant that your maiden life hath sped In music o'er a golden bed, With rocks, and winds, and storms at truce, And not without a noble use;

lips

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From this reading In your air I see a nameless want appear, And a faint shadow on your cheek Tells what the lips refuse to speak.

love

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From this reading The strength that cometh from above; A Christian mother's holy love;

maid

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From this reading You have had all a maid could hope In the most cloudless horoscope:

maiden

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From this reading Grant that your maiden life hath sped In music o'er a golden bed, With rocks, and winds, and storms at truce, And not without a noble use;

most

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From this reading You have had all a maid could hope In the most cloudless horoscope:

mother's

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From this reading The strength that cometh from above; A Christian mother's holy love;

music

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From this reading Grant that your maiden life hath sped In music o'er a golden bed, With rocks, and winds, and storms at truce, And not without a noble use;

namelessadjectiveUS /ˈneɪm.ləs/

Having no name, or having a name that is kept secret or unknown.

From this reading In your air I see a nameless want appear, And a faint shadow on your cheek Tells what the lips refuse to speak.

noble

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From this reading Grant that your maiden life hath sped In music o'er a golden bed, With rocks, and winds, and storms at truce, And not without a noble use;

not

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From this reading Grant that your maiden life hath sped In music o'er a golden bed, With rocks, and winds, and storms at truce, And not without a noble use;

o'er

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From this reading Grant that your maiden life hath sped In music o'er a golden bed, With rocks, and winds, and storms at truce, And not without a noble use;

on

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From this reading In your air I see a nameless want appear, And a faint shadow on your cheek Tells what the lips refuse to speak.

refuse

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From this reading In your air I see a nameless want appear, And a faint shadow on your cheek Tells what the lips refuse to speak.

rocks

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From this reading Grant that your maiden life hath sped In music o'er a golden bed, With rocks, and winds, and storms at truce, And not without a noble use;

see

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From this reading In your air I see a nameless want appear, And a faint shadow on your cheek Tells what the lips refuse to speak.

shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading In your air I see a nameless want appear, And a faint shadow on your cheek Tells what the lips refuse to speak.

speak

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From this reading In your air I see a nameless want appear, And a faint shadow on your cheek Tells what the lips refuse to speak.

sped

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From this reading Grant that your maiden life hath sped In music o'er a golden bed, With rocks, and winds, and storms at truce, And not without a noble use;

storms

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From this reading Grant that your maiden life hath sped In music o'er a golden bed, With rocks, and winds, and storms at truce, And not without a noble use;

strength

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From this reading The strength that cometh from above; A Christian mother's holy love;

Tells

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From this reading In your air I see a nameless want appear, And a faint shadow on your cheek Tells what the lips refuse to speak.

that

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From this reading Grant that your maiden life hath sped In music o'er a golden bed, With rocks, and winds, and storms at truce, And not without a noble use;

the

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From this reading In your air I see a nameless want appear, And a faint shadow on your cheek Tells what the lips refuse to speak.

to

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From this reading In your air I see a nameless want appear, And a faint shadow on your cheek Tells what the lips refuse to speak.

truce

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From this reading Grant that your maiden life hath sped In music o'er a golden bed, With rocks, and winds, and storms at truce, And not without a noble use;

use

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From this reading Grant that your maiden life hath sped In music o'er a golden bed, With rocks, and winds, and storms at truce, And not without a noble use;

want

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From this reading In your air I see a nameless want appear, And a faint shadow on your cheek Tells what the lips refuse to speak.

what

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From this reading In your air I see a nameless want appear, And a faint shadow on your cheek Tells what the lips refuse to speak.

winds

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From this reading Grant that your maiden life hath sped In music o'er a golden bed, With rocks, and winds, and storms at truce, And not without a noble use;

With

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From this reading Grant that your maiden life hath sped In music o'er a golden bed, With rocks, and winds, and storms at truce, And not without a noble use;

without

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From this reading Grant that your maiden life hath sped In music o'er a golden bed, With rocks, and winds, and storms at truce, And not without a noble use;

Yet

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From this reading Yet are you happy?

you

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From this reading Yet are you happy?

your

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From this reading Grant that your maiden life hath sped In music o'er a golden bed, With rocks, and winds, and storms at truce, And not without a noble use;

Chapter 6 of Poems of Henry Timrod by Henry Timrod holds 86 sentences, grouped into 18 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Chapter 6 holds 86 sentences of Poems of Henry Timrod, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.

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