Poetry - Quotes Flashcards

(57 cards)

1
Q

“When we two _____ in ______ and _____ “

A

“When we two parted in silence and tears”

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2
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“ half broken ______ to sever for ______ “

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“ half broken hearted to sever for years “

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3
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“Colder thy _____ ”

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“Colder thy kiss”

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4
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“Long, _____ shall I rue _____”

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“Long, long shall I rue thee”

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5
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“The ______ mingle with the _____ ”

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“The fountains mingle with the river”

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6
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“Law _____ “

A

“Law divine”

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7
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“ the waves ______ one another “

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“ the waves clasp one another “

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8
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“ what are all these ______ worth / if thou kiss not ___ ?”

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“ what are all these kissings worth / if thou kiss not me ?”

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9
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“ that moment she was ______, ________ “

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“ that moment she was mine, mine “

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10
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“ made my ______ lie there “

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“ made my cheek lie there “

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11
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“ at last I ______ / porphyria _______ me “

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“ at last I knew / porphyria worshipped me “

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“ only, this time my ______ bore her _____ “

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“ only, this time my shoulder bore her head “

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13
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“ wild ______ about a _____ “

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“ wild vines about a tree “

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14
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“ renew thy ______ “

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“ renew thy presence “

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15
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“ breathe within thy ______ a new ______ “

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“ breathe within thy shadow a new air “

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“ I do not think of ______ - I’am too near ____ “

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“ I do not think of thee - I’am too near thee “

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17
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“ grin of ______ “

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“ grin of bitterness “

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18
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” since then, keen _______ that ______ deceives “

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” since then, keen lessons that love deceives “

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19
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“ god-______ sun”

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“ god-cursed sun”

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20
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“ digging “ , “ ________ “

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“ digging “ , “planting “

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21
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“ seeing the seasons _______ “

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“ seeing the seasons turning “

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22
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“________ words onto a ______ screen “

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“ feeding words onto a blank screen “

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23
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“ our souls tap out _____ across the icy ______ “

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“ our souls tap out messages across the icy miles “

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“ we ______ her like a flying ______ “

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“ we chased her like a flying hare “

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“ turned the ______ upon her,________ “
“ turned the key upon her, fast “
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“ sweet as the first ______ violets, she, / to her _____ self. But what to _____ ? “
“ sweet as the first wild violets, she, / to her wild self. But what to me ? “
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“ her eyes, her ____, her hair!”
“ her eyes, her hair, her hair!”
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“ like a ______ wrenched from its _____ , go drifting _____ “
“ like a satellite wrenched from its orbit , go drifting away “
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“ half fledged ______ set free into _____ “
“ half fledged thing set free into wilderness “
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“ love is proved in the letting ______ “
“ love is proved in the letting go “
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“ they are waiting for _____ somewhere beyond Eden _____ “
“ they are waiting for me somewhere beyond Eden rock “
32
“ the sky ______ as if lit by three _____ “
“ the sky whitens as if lit by three suns “
33
“ crossing is not as ______ as you might_____ “
“ crossing is not as hard as you might think “
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“ an ______ “
“ an expert “
35
“ I ______ in his hob- ________ wake”
“ I stumbled in his hob-nailed wake”
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“ but today it is my _______ who keeps _________ behind _____ “
“ but today it is my father who keeps stumbling behind me “
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“ anchor, _____ “
“ anchor, kite “
38
‘ climb ‘ and ‘ ______ ‘
‘ climb ‘ and ‘reach ‘
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“ fingertips still ______ “
“ fingertips still pinch “
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” an endless sky, to f______ or f_______ “
” an endless sky, to fall or fly “
41
“ m_______”
“ Marilyn “
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“ my _______, possessive ______ “
“ my loud, possessive yell “
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“ my hands in those high- _______ red shoes,______ “
“ my hands in those high-heeled red shoes, relics “
44
“ s_______ and w_______ and l_______ “
“ sparkle and waltz and laugh “
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“ the _____ had given their _____ ”
“ the clouds had given their all”
46
“ _____ and _____ until the _____ came “
“ silent and apart until the swans came “
47
Hands had “ ______ the distance between _____”
Hands had “swum the distance between us”
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“ like a _____ of wings settling after _____ “
“ like a pair of wings settling after flight “
49
“ but van ______ in, I do di ____”
“ but van nobody in, I do di lock”
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“ my ______ “
“ my bride “
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“ tiny _____ ov a _____ “
“ tiny eyes ov a gun “
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“ is priceless ______ ”
“ is priceless baby”
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“ vee ______ past di half- _____ window signs ... brighten ______ ”
“ vee stare past di half-price window signs ... brighten moon”
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“ I decide to do it _____ , without rope or _____ ”
“ I decide to do it free, without rope or net”
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“ glassy _____“ “ summit”
“ glassy ridge “ “ summit”
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“ climbing has its ______ “
“ climbing has its dangers “
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“ knowing the _____ pulse of his good _______ “
“ knowing the slow pulse of his good heart “