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... bloom Scarce felt the warming ray ; An unexpected gloom Obscured the rising day ; A dreary , cold , and withering blast Low on the ground its beauties cast . Its glistening leaves are shed , That spread so fresh and fair ; The balmy ...
... bloom Scarce felt the warming ray ; An unexpected gloom Obscured the rising day ; A dreary , cold , and withering blast Low on the ground its beauties cast . Its glistening leaves are shed , That spread so fresh and fair ; The balmy ...
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... bloom unfading in the skies , And drink the dews of paradise . Oh ! this is blest relief My fainting heart it cheers ; It cools my burning grief , And sweetens all my tears , Those eyes shall see my darling then , Nor shed a parting ...
... bloom unfading in the skies , And drink the dews of paradise . Oh ! this is blest relief My fainting heart it cheers ; It cools my burning grief , And sweetens all my tears , Those eyes shall see my darling then , Nor shed a parting ...
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... bloom , Or fierce catarrh consumption's victim doom , - Though hoary lock and wither'd limbs proclaim That life's last tide forsakes the sinking frame , His thoughts are still of life , nor does he dwell On what he hopes of heav'n or ...
... bloom , Or fierce catarrh consumption's victim doom , - Though hoary lock and wither'd limbs proclaim That life's last tide forsakes the sinking frame , His thoughts are still of life , nor does he dwell On what he hopes of heav'n or ...
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... bloom , They bear us from winter and turn us from gloom . O learn from the season a lesson of truth , While now in the morning and spring - time of youth , Let the life - giving breeze be received in your soul , And your heart shall ...
... bloom , They bear us from winter and turn us from gloom . O learn from the season a lesson of truth , While now in the morning and spring - time of youth , Let the life - giving breeze be received in your soul , And your heart shall ...
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... : To watchful love disease shall yield , And friendship ward the shaft of death . " Alas , before the violet bloom'd- Before the snows of winter fled , Too certain fate my hopes consumed , For she was 30 THE CHRISTIAN'S.
... : To watchful love disease shall yield , And friendship ward the shaft of death . " Alas , before the violet bloom'd- Before the snows of winter fled , Too certain fate my hopes consumed , For she was 30 THE CHRISTIAN'S.
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angels ask'd beams beauty beneath Bernard Barton blessed blest bliss bloom bosom breast breath bright calm clouds dark dead dear death delight despair divine doth dream dwell earth Edmeston eternal fair faith farewell fear flowers friends Giles Fletcher gloom glorious glory grace grave grief H. F. Lyte happy hath heart heaven Heaven's open heavenly holy hope hour Jehovah Jesus land life's light live lone Lord love ye mercy mighty Wanderer morn mortal mountains murmur nature's ne'er night o'er Oh Mercy pass'd peace praise prayer pride raptured raven's nest rise round Sabbath saints Saul the king Saviour seem'd shine sight sing sink to thy skies sleep smile song sorrow soul spirit star Star of Bethlehem storm stream sweet tears tempest thee thine thou art thou hast thought throne thundering bands tomb voice weep wild wings