CHILD of mortality, whence comest thou ? why is thy countenance sad, and why are thine eyes red with weeping : I have seen the rose in its beauty ; it spread its leaves to the morning sun. I returned : it was dying upon its stalk ; tltf grace of the form... Lessons for Children - Page 144by Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1839 - 159 pagesFull view - About this book
| Anna Laetitia Barbauld - 1814 - 214 pages
...children shall be dried up when the eternal year proceeds. Oh come that eternal year ! TVT HYMN XIII. CHILD of mortality, whence comest thou? why is thy...its leaves to the morning sun — I returned, it was dyiq [ "7 ] upon its stalk; the grace of the form of it was gone; its loveliness was vanished iway;... | |
| 1819 - 186 pages
...found in the morning, to his great mortification, that they were all devoured." — ooo — Mortality. CHILD of mortality, whence comest thou? why is thy countenance sad, and why are thy eyes red with weeping? — I have seen the rose in its beauty ; it spread its leaves to the morning... | |
| Anna Laetitia Barbauld - 1820 - 128 pages
...proceeds. Oh come that eternal year ! HYMN XIIL Therefore do I weep because Death is in the world. CHILD of mortality, whence comest thou ? why is thy...countenance sad, and why are thine eyes red with weeping? •^^••^H I have seen the rose in its beauty; it spread its leaves to the morning sun — I returned,... | |
| Anna Laetitia Barbauld - 1824 - 156 pages
...shall be dried up when the eternal year proceeds. Oh come that eternal year ! - •: • » HYMN XIII. CHILD of mortality, whence comest thou? why is thy...its leaves to the morning sun — I returned, it was dyingupon its stalk ; the grace ot the form of it was gone; its loveliness was vanished away; the leaves... | |
| Albert Picket - 1825 - 272 pages
...humility of gratitude touches the heart, and is amiable in the sight both of God and man. Mortality. 1. CHILD of mortality, whence comest thou ? why is thy...morning sun. I returned : it was dying upon its stalk ; tltf grace of the form of it was gone ; its loveliness was vanished away ; its leaves were scattered... | |
| Lindley Murray - Readers - 1826 - 164 pages
...and man. ECONOMY OF HUMAN LIFE. SECTION X. . Mortality. \. Cuii.n of mortality, whence comest thou 1 why is thy countenance sad, and why are thine eyes red with weeping 7 I have seen the rose in its beauty ; it spread its leaves to the morning sun. I returned : it was... | |
| Thomas J. Lee - Readers - 1827 - 196 pages
...with praise and benedictions. LESSON XXXIV. MORTALITY. 1. CHILD of mortality, whence comest them ? why is thy countenance sad, and why are thine eyes...beauty ; it spread its leaves to the morning sun. 2. I returned : it was dying upon its stalk ; the grace of the form of it was gone^ its loveliness... | |
| Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - Animals - 1828 - 98 pages
...• • • ': - . .- . .- • l :' 5 *> ' * ••[ -\ "•• ...-••'• ^ '" * ' HYMN XIII. CHILD of mortality, whence comest thou ? why is thy...in its beauty ; it spread its leaves to the morning sun-rI returned, it was dying upon its stalk; the grace of the form of it was gone ; its loveliness... | |
| Lindley Murray - Children's poetry - 1831 - 178 pages
...mortality, whence comest thou? why is thy countenance pad, and why are thy eyes red with weeping f — I have seen the rose in its beauty ; it spread its...sun. I returned: it was dying upon its stalk; the Crace of the form of it was cone ; its loveliness was vanish fid away ; its leaves were scattered on... | |
| Lindley Murray - Readers, English - 1831 - 182 pages
...heart, and is amiable in the sight both of God and man. ECONOMY OF HUMAN LIFE. SECTION X. Mortality. 1. CHILD of mortality, whence comest thou? why is thy countenance sad, and why are thy eyes red with weeping ?— I have seen the rose in its beauty; it spread its leaves to tho morning... | |
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