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... beauty and refinement , convey- ing , in general , some direct lesson of truth illustrative of the duties which we owe to our Creator , our neighbour , or ourselves ; or descriptive of the wonders displayed in the works of creation . In ...
... beauty and refinement , convey- ing , in general , some direct lesson of truth illustrative of the duties which we owe to our Creator , our neighbour , or ourselves ; or descriptive of the wonders displayed in the works of creation . In ...
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... Field Flowers . A Sketch from Real Life . To a Child Poetry Modern Greece .... An Exhibition of a School of Young Ladies ...... 48 Gertrude of Wyoming ..... 40 41 42 44 45 47 49 Song " I like not beauty's roseate brightness " Winter.
... Field Flowers . A Sketch from Real Life . To a Child Poetry Modern Greece .... An Exhibition of a School of Young Ladies ...... 48 Gertrude of Wyoming ..... 40 41 42 44 45 47 49 Song " I like not beauty's roseate brightness " Winter.
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Song " I like not beauty's roseate brightness " Winter Summer .... The Death of the Flowers . ( By Miss Bowles . ) .. The Death of the Flowers . ( By Bryant . ) .. Sonnet- " As thus oppress'd with many a heavy care " To Consumption ...
Song " I like not beauty's roseate brightness " Winter Summer .... The Death of the Flowers . ( By Miss Bowles . ) .. The Death of the Flowers . ( By Bryant . ) .. Sonnet- " As thus oppress'd with many a heavy care " To Consumption ...
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... Beauty 137 The Butterfly's Ball .. 138 Lamentation for the Death of Celin 140 Ode- " O melancholy Moon " . 142 The Coral Insect .... 143 The Child of Earth .... 145 The Philosopher's Scales . 146 Autumn Woods ..... 148 A Mother's Death ...
... Beauty 137 The Butterfly's Ball .. 138 Lamentation for the Death of Celin 140 Ode- " O melancholy Moon " . 142 The Coral Insect .... 143 The Child of Earth .... 145 The Philosopher's Scales . 146 Autumn Woods ..... 148 A Mother's Death ...
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... Beauty 181 The Crusader .... 183 Address to Woman . 185 The Minstrel's Hour . 186 The Sailor 187 Small Talk ..... 190 Country Commissions 192 Epistle to a Country Cousin To his Guardian Angel .. 193 195 To my Harp .... 196 Funeral Hymn ...
... Beauty 181 The Crusader .... 183 Address to Woman . 185 The Minstrel's Hour . 186 The Sailor 187 Small Talk ..... 190 Country Commissions 192 Epistle to a Country Cousin To his Guardian Angel .. 193 195 To my Harp .... 196 Funeral Hymn ...
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