Fireside Poetry: Being Choice Selections in Chronological Order from the Most Famous Poets, from Chaucer to Tennyson; with Biographical Notices of the Authors ...Amer. News Company - English poetry |
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... Thine eye did light on darkness : but when dead , And the dust shaken off the shining essence , God shall glow through thee as through living glass , And every thought and atom of thy being Shall guest His glory , be overbright with God ...
... Thine eye did light on darkness : but when dead , And the dust shaken off the shining essence , God shall glow through thee as through living glass , And every thought and atom of thy being Shall guest His glory , be overbright with God ...
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... thine everlasting grace Our scanty thought surpasses far : Thy heart still melts with tenderness , Thine arms of love still open are , Returning sinners to receive , That mercy they may taste , and live . O love ! thou bottomless abyss ...
... thine everlasting grace Our scanty thought surpasses far : Thy heart still melts with tenderness , Thine arms of love still open are , Returning sinners to receive , That mercy they may taste , and live . O love ! thou bottomless abyss ...
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... Thine , and every holy joy ; The people whom Thou choosest for Thine own , No force can sever , and no power destroy . Rich is the food Thou givest , bread from heaven , Waters of life which from Thy presence flow ; And fitting guidance ...
... Thine , and every holy joy ; The people whom Thou choosest for Thine own , No force can sever , and no power destroy . Rich is the food Thou givest , bread from heaven , Waters of life which from Thy presence flow ; And fitting guidance ...
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