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Oh, strange indifference! low and high Drowsed over common joys and cares; The earth was still—but knew not why, The world was listening, unawares.
From A Handbook for Latin Clubs by Paxson, Susan
Oh, strange indifference! low and high Drowsed over common joys and cares; The earth was still—but knew not why; The world was listening unawares.
From Eighth Reader by Baldwin, James
The "wakeful Palinurus" of old song Drowsed at the last, and floods his corpse did whelm; But thou hast ever been alert as strong, Pilot who never slumbered at the helm.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, March 29, 1890 by Various
O strange indifference!—low and high Drowsed over common joys and cares: The earth was still—but knew not why; The world was listening—unawares.
From The Home Book of Verse — Volume 1 by Stevenson, Burton Egbert
Low and high Drowsed over common joys and cares; The earth was still, but knew not why; The world was listening unawares.
From In The Yule-Log Glow—Book 3 Christmas Poems from 'round the World by Morris, Harrison S. (Harrison Smith)
