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... 35 The Old North Burial Ground in Portsmouth , New Hampshire , 36 . Purity , 39 The Future , 40 Bethesda , 41 Africa , 44 Weep not for the Dead , 46 Beauty , 47 A Simile , . 48 The Heavenly Rest , Watch Night , A Heaven of.
... 35 The Old North Burial Ground in Portsmouth , New Hampshire , 36 . Purity , 39 The Future , 40 Bethesda , 41 Africa , 44 Weep not for the Dead , 46 Beauty , 47 A Simile , . 48 The Heavenly Rest , Watch Night , A Heaven of.
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Poems William Bingham Tappan. The Heavenly Rest , Watch Night , A Heaven of Holiness , Jacob's Well , Texas , • Departure of the Israelites , The Sea of Galilee , 49 50 . 52 53 54 56 57 Elegiac , I'll Look to Thee , A Portrait , 58 60 61 ...
Poems William Bingham Tappan. The Heavenly Rest , Watch Night , A Heaven of Holiness , Jacob's Well , Texas , • Departure of the Israelites , The Sea of Galilee , 49 50 . 52 53 54 56 57 Elegiac , I'll Look to Thee , A Portrait , 58 60 61 ...
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... rest - said he , yielding up his breath , In life beloved , and not disjoined in death . Obedient to his wish , in order then Were all things done ; the tomb was oped to ken Of curious eyes - made ready to enclose Another tenant in its ...
... rest - said he , yielding up his breath , In life beloved , and not disjoined in death . Obedient to his wish , in order then Were all things done ; the tomb was oped to ken Of curious eyes - made ready to enclose Another tenant in its ...
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... hour doth thought invite , That bird - like would for shelter flee , Tired with its six - days ' weary flight— To fold its wings , and rest with Thee . I long to soar above the vain And false delights 26 Saturday Evening,
... hour doth thought invite , That bird - like would for shelter flee , Tired with its six - days ' weary flight— To fold its wings , and rest with Thee . I long to soar above the vain And false delights 26 Saturday Evening,
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... rest . When virgin Earth was young , The word that blest it came ; With trumpet's voice the mandate rung From Sinai's hill of flame . Joy for the Sabbath hours ! My soul , think on thy vow ; Lie trembling , ye tumultuous powers ! Tread ...
... rest . When virgin Earth was young , The word that blest it came ; With trumpet's voice the mandate rung From Sinai's hill of flame . Joy for the Sabbath hours ! My soul , think on thy vow ; Lie trembling , ye tumultuous powers ! Tread ...
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