The Votive Wreath, and Other PoemsBulcock, 1826 - 158 pages |
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... wrapt mankind ; Who , wandering on , in superstition's maze Bewilder'd , each a devious track pursued : And God , compassionate , with pitying eye Beheld those days forlorn : but now the light Of ON THE EPICUREAN SYSTEM.
... wrapt mankind ; Who , wandering on , in superstition's maze Bewilder'd , each a devious track pursued : And God , compassionate , with pitying eye Beheld those days forlorn : but now the light Of ON THE EPICUREAN SYSTEM.
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... more . -It is a hallow'd flame Which emanates from Heaven above , The source of universal love . ' Twas Friendship's charm which gave a zest To all that Paradise possess'd : For God and man in friendship join'd , The joys 16 FRIENDSHIP .
... more . -It is a hallow'd flame Which emanates from Heaven above , The source of universal love . ' Twas Friendship's charm which gave a zest To all that Paradise possess'd : For God and man in friendship join'd , The joys 16 FRIENDSHIP .
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Mrs. Anne Parminter. For God and man in friendship join'd , The joys of heaven and earth combined : And when the fatal apple's taste That blissful covenant effaced , ' Twas Friendship drew the Godhead down To rescue and redeem his own ...
Mrs. Anne Parminter. For God and man in friendship join'd , The joys of heaven and earth combined : And when the fatal apple's taste That blissful covenant effaced , ' Twas Friendship drew the Godhead down To rescue and redeem his own ...
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... GOD's own flock partakes her hoarded grain . No longer Canaan's milk and honey flow ; Her sterile country wears a face of woe ; No gracious dews descend to bless her fields ; No strengthening food to fainting man she yields : With ...
... GOD's own flock partakes her hoarded grain . No longer Canaan's milk and honey flow ; Her sterile country wears a face of woe ; No gracious dews descend to bless her fields ; No strengthening food to fainting man she yields : With ...
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... God . Through dungeon - gloom he saw Almighty Power , And patient , waited Mercy's promised hour . That hour arrives ; and he , supreme command And princely rule , maintains o'er Egypt's land ; For he had saved that land ; or rather He ...
... God . Through dungeon - gloom he saw Almighty Power , And patient , waited Mercy's promised hour . That hour arrives ; and he , supreme command And princely rule , maintains o'er Egypt's land ; For he had saved that land ; or rather He ...
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