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Page vii
... 121 • 123 • 125 73. Written on the Leaves of an Ivory Pocket - Book 127 70. The Rose . By the Hon . C. J. Fox 71. Ignorance of Man . By Merrick 72. Youth and Age . By Southey • • 74. The Fly . By H. J. Johns Page 128 CONTENTS . vii.
... 121 • 123 • 125 73. Written on the Leaves of an Ivory Pocket - Book 127 70. The Rose . By the Hon . C. J. Fox 71. Ignorance of Man . By Merrick 72. Youth and Age . By Southey • • 74. The Fly . By H. J. Johns Page 128 CONTENTS . vii.
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... leaves , the shower , Hope's gayest pictures we believe , And anxious watch each coming flower . Then , if beneath the genial sun , That spreads abroad the full - blown May , Two infant stems the rest outrun , Their buds the first to ...
... leaves , the shower , Hope's gayest pictures we believe , And anxious watch each coming flower . Then , if beneath the genial sun , That spreads abroad the full - blown May , Two infant stems the rest outrun , Their buds the first to ...
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... leaves instruction yield ! Hark to Nature's lesson given By the blessed birds of heaven ! Every bush and tufted tree Warbles sweet philosophy : - : - Mortal , flee from doubt and sorrow : God provideth for the morrow ! Say , with richer ...
... leaves instruction yield ! Hark to Nature's lesson given By the blessed birds of heaven ! Every bush and tufted tree Warbles sweet philosophy : - : - Mortal , flee from doubt and sorrow : God provideth for the morrow ! Say , with richer ...
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... leaf , which their table - cloth made , The viands were various , to each of their taste , And the Bee brought the honey to sweeten the feast . With steps more majestic the Snail did advance , And he promised the gazers a minuet to ...
... leaf , which their table - cloth made , The viands were various , to each of their taste , And the Bee brought the honey to sweeten the feast . With steps more majestic the Snail did advance , And he promised the gazers a minuet to ...
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... leaves have made ; So meekly shrinking from the eye , Yet mark'd by every passer by- Of thine own sweets betray'd . The rose may boast a brighter hue , May breathe as rich a fragrance too , Yet let her yield to thee ; Not her's thy ...
... leaves have made ; So meekly shrinking from the eye , Yet mark'd by every passer by- Of thine own sweets betray'd . The rose may boast a brighter hue , May breathe as rich a fragrance too , Yet let her yield to thee ; Not her's thy ...
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Page 35 - Thus wondrous fair: thyself how wondrous then! Unspeakable ! who sitt'st above these heavens To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy lowest works; yet these declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power divine. Speak, ye who best can tell, ye Sons of Light, Angels — for ye behold him, and with songs And choral symphonies, day without night, Circle his throne rejoicing — ye in heaven; On earth join, all ye creatures, to extol Him first, him last, him midst, and without end.
Page 94 - Their graves are green, they may be seen," The little Maid replied, " Twelve steps or more from my mother's door, And they are side by side. My stockings there I often knit, My kerchief there I hem ; And there upon the ground I sit — I sit and sing to them.
Page 34 - These are thy glorious works, Parent of good, Almighty ; Thine this universal frame, Thus wondrous fair ; Thyself how wondrous then ! Unspeakable, who sit'st above these Heavens, To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy lowest works ; yet these declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power divine.
Page 92 - Two of us in the churchyard lie, My sister and my brother; And, in the churchyard cottage, I Dwell near them with my mother.
Page 35 - Fairest of stars, last in the train of night, If better thou belong not to the dawn, Sure pledge of day, that crown'st the smiling morn With thy bright circlet, praise him in thy sphere, While day arises, that sweet hour of prime.
Page 87 - Sweet drop of pure and pearly light ! In thee the rays of Virtue shine ; More calmly clear, more mildly bright, Than any gem that gilds the mine.
Page 91 - ... -A SIMPLE Child, That lightly draws its breath, And feels its life in every limb, What should it know of death?
Page 75 - Play on, play on ; I am with you there, In the midst of your merry ring: I can feel the thrill of the daring jump, And the rush of the breathless swing. I hide with you in the fragrant hay, And I whoop the smothered call, And my feet slip up on the seedy floor, And I care not for the fall.
Page 95 - And when the ground was white with snow, And I could run and slide, My brother John was forced to go, And he lies by her side". "How many are you, then, "said I, "If they two are in heaven?
Page 45 - No fountain from its rocky cave E'er tripped with foot so free ; She seemed as happy as a wave That dances on the sea. ISO " There came from me a sigh of pain Which I could ill confine ; I looked at her and looked again: — And did not wish her mine.