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The breaking waves dashed high On a stern and rock-bound coast; And the woods, against a stormy sky, Their giant branches tost.
The breaking waves dashed high On a stern and rock-bound coast; And the woods, against a stormy sky, Their giant branches tost.
Approximate author period: c. 1814 AD · industrial
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- Felicia D. Hemans
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- Approximate author period: c. 1814 AD · industrial
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- Hoyt’s New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1922) (1922 AD)
Printed page 22 · quotation 11 · Felicia D. Hemans · Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers.
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