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Ungathered toys; our hearth-light cut the gloam; 10
Apparition 1920
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When bedtime came I had to go out of doors and amuse myself with the stars till all the women were in bed; then they would extinguish the hearth-light by putting some ashes on it and let me come in and go to bed.
Tuskegee & Its People: Their Ideals and Achievements Booker T. Washington 1885
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Midst the cold dreary sea-watch, Home's hearth-light
Narrative and Legendary Poems: the Bridal of Pennacook From Volume I., the Works of Whittier John Greenleaf Whittier 1849
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Midst the cold dreary sea-watch, Home's hearth-light
Narrative and Legendary Poems, Complete Volume I., the Works of Whittier John Greenleaf Whittier 1849
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Midst the cold dreary sea-watch, Home's hearth-light
The Complete Works of Whittier John Greenleaf Whittier 1849
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Lever, Maxwell, or Otway, or to forget the mellow hearth-light and chimney-corner tone, the happy dialogue and legendary truth which characterize the exquisite fairy legends of Crofton Croker.
The Ned M'Keown Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three William Carleton 1831
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