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PROM
THE POET S.
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not
to thine OW11
understanding.
"In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths,
Pror. iii. 5. 6.
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Evening Prayer at a Girl's School. Hemans, .
The Better Land. Hemans, . . .
Thought and Deed. Kennedy, . .
-Rock of Ages,
Angry Words, . . . .
The Frost. Gould, . .
I would not live Alway,
1 Look aloft. Lawrence, i
psu Be Kind to each other. Swain,
1 Mild Words, . . .
Let us Love one Another,
All's for the Best. Tupper, .
Speak no Ill, i
The pen hath often traced, .
-A Name in the Sand. Gould,
The Widow's Mite, . .
Pride
Forgive and Forget,.
Ad dress to a Mother's Picture. Cowper,
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Saginary Evils,
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peristen during their
the Best. Swain, par the time to Tears. T:
aivan si Death. Hemans,
The Use of Flowers. Howitt, . .
Think ere you Speak, . . .
Passing Away. C. W. Thompson, ..
I have no Influence, . .
'Little Things, . . . .
The Old Clock. Cook,
Song of the New Year. Cook, . .
Unseen Purposes, . .
The Death of the Flowers. Bryant,
Room of the Household. Cook, .
The Lord will Provide. Newton, .
The Village Blacksmith. Longfellow,
Extract from the Task. Cowper, .
Icy Palace. Cowper, . . .
The Ocean. Barton, .
Speak Gently. Bates,
Time to me this truth has taught. Swain,
Prayer. Montgomery, · ·
Never Give Up. Tupper, . ..
A Name. Sigourney, . .
The Old Arm Chair. Cook,
God is Nigh, . .
True Friendship. Donnohu,
German Watchman's Song,
I am Weary, . . . . .
Remonstrance of the Ocean Moss. Brown, .
Never Rail at the World. Swain, . .
The Child of Earth. Norton, . . .
Sea-Weeds. Hemans,
They that seek me early shall find me. Clark, .
The Bucket. Woodworth, . .
Address to the Ocean. Byron, . . .
Ta Crucis, via Lucis,
Chy Stret. Howitt,
lolate. Abdy, .
Dos Painter of Seville. Wiley
The Monds. Browne,
Sud Hours. Vattel,
Vo Kitting-work,
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A Psalm of Life. Longfellow, . .
Footsteps of Angels. Longfellow, . . .
Forest Hymn. Bryant, . . . .
Be Kind, . . . .
Lines written during Affliction,
Hope for the Best. Swain, .
Give not thy time to Tears. Thompson, . .
Try Again, . .
The Hour of Death. Hemans,
Twilight Hours, . .
How shall I Build an Altar, . . . ,
Oh! Prize not the Scenes of Beauty alone. Cook, .
The Reaper and the Flowers. Longfellow,. .
Think ye 'twas meant that man should find no spell, .
The Snow-flake. Gould, . .
The Echo,
Nature's Temple. Snelling, . . .
The Beautiful Land. Mackellar, . . .
A Prayer for Guidance, ...
The Song of the Sea-shell. Abdy,
A Harvest Hymn, . .
Recollections on retiring to Rest. Bentham, .
Charity . . .
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Frugality, . . . . . .
If thou hast ever felt that all on Earth, . .
Via Crucis, via Lucis, .
A City Street. Howitt, ..
Too Late. Abdy, .
The Painter of Seville. Wilson
The Clouds. Browne, ...
Sad Hours. Vattel, . . . . .
My Knitting-work, ..
Poem delivered at Yale College. Willis, . .
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