The Votive Wreath, and Other PoemsBulcock, 1826 - 158 pages |
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... bound souls Seek in this world , and seek in this alone , The sum of their desires - perfection high , An appetite indulged ! The joys of sense Are joys to them supreme ; and Heaven in vain Invites to purer bliss beyond the skies . One ...
... bound souls Seek in this world , and seek in this alone , The sum of their desires - perfection high , An appetite indulged ! The joys of sense Are joys to them supreme ; and Heaven in vain Invites to purer bliss beyond the skies . One ...
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... Bound to a distant home , and kindred band ; To reach that home in safety there was need That in their wayfare they should be agreed . Exactly similar may all mankind Their origin in one great Parent find . All journeying onward through ...
... Bound to a distant home , and kindred band ; To reach that home in safety there was need That in their wayfare they should be agreed . Exactly similar may all mankind Their origin in one great Parent find . All journeying onward through ...
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... might feel the power Of that blest charm spread e'er retirement's hour ; But vain the excursive wish , aspiring , bold— The narrow circle of my little fold Must be my humble bound - my humbler zeal To JOSEPH's ADMONITION . 29.
... might feel the power Of that blest charm spread e'er retirement's hour ; But vain the excursive wish , aspiring , bold— The narrow circle of my little fold Must be my humble bound - my humbler zeal To JOSEPH's ADMONITION . 29.
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Mrs. Anne Parminter. Must be my humble bound - my humbler zeal To guide my little flock by truth's appeal . Blest are the peace - makers - to them is given A rich inheritance - a throne in Heaven . Strive for this glorious prize ; and be ...
Mrs. Anne Parminter. Must be my humble bound - my humbler zeal To guide my little flock by truth's appeal . Blest are the peace - makers - to them is given A rich inheritance - a throne in Heaven . Strive for this glorious prize ; and be ...
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... bound , Joab shall send forthwith : his prompt return And timely presence , o'er thy growing shame A covering veil shall cast : unconscious he , And unaspersed thy fame ; for thou shalt still The beauteous semblance wear , as heretofore ...
... bound , Joab shall send forthwith : his prompt return And timely presence , o'er thy growing shame A covering veil shall cast : unconscious he , And unaspersed thy fame ; for thou shalt still The beauteous semblance wear , as heretofore ...
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Page 82 - Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do : and behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
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