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... O'er which his starry skies are curled , O'er which his bow of love is bent- Scene of his Son's accomplished plan- Is not a " weary " world for man . I'll love it , and with holy love ; For 20.
... O'er which his starry skies are curled , O'er which his bow of love is bent- Scene of his Son's accomplished plan- Is not a " weary " world for man . I'll love it , and with holy love ; For 20.
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... ! And bear thy thunders o'er the deep - Where vaunting navies ride ! - Thou hast a nation's gems to keep- Her honor and her pride ! Oh ! holy is the covenant made With thee and 30 Niagara, Ship of the Line Pennsylvania,
... ! And bear thy thunders o'er the deep - Where vaunting navies ride ! - Thou hast a nation's gems to keep- Her honor and her pride ! Oh ! holy is the covenant made With thee and 30 Niagara, Ship of the Line Pennsylvania,
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... o'er the Carib Sea , Which deeds of hell deform ; And look ! her hands are spread to thee Where Afric's robbers swarm . Go ! lie upon the Egean's breast , Where sparkle emerald isles- Go ! seek the lawless Suliote's nest , And spoil his ...
... o'er the Carib Sea , Which deeds of hell deform ; And look ! her hands are spread to thee Where Afric's robbers swarm . Go ! lie upon the Egean's breast , Where sparkle emerald isles- Go ! seek the lawless Suliote's nest , And spoil his ...
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... o'er this venerable ground a truant child I played , And chased the bee and plucked the flower , where ancient dust is laid ; And hearkened , in my wondering mood , when tolled the passing bell , And started at the coffin's cry , as ...
... o'er this venerable ground a truant child I played , And chased the bee and plucked the flower , where ancient dust is laid ; And hearkened , in my wondering mood , when tolled the passing bell , And started at the coffin's cry , as ...
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... o'er which I wept , though then too young my loss to know , As I beheld my father's form sepulchred far below . How freshly every circumstance , though seas swept wide between , And years had vanished since that hour , in vagaries I've ...
... o'er which I wept , though then too young my loss to know , As I beheld my father's form sepulchred far below . How freshly every circumstance , though seas swept wide between , And years had vanished since that hour , in vagaries I've ...
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Page 116 - Go to now, ye that say, Today or to-morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy, and sell, and gel gain: 14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow.
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