The Votive Wreath, and Other PoemsBulcock, 1826 - 158 pages |
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... parent's prayer : May all who Christian labours share A Christian's meed obtain : And thou , a secondary cause , In earth and heaven , the just applause Of men and Angels , gain . * At Christ's Hospital the Grecians inspect the books ...
... parent's prayer : May all who Christian labours share A Christian's meed obtain : And thou , a secondary cause , In earth and heaven , the just applause Of men and Angels , gain . * At Christ's Hospital the Grecians inspect the books ...
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... Parent find . All journeying onward through the rugged road Of life's rough pilgrimage , to that abode— ( The house ordain'd for every child of man , ) Appointed for them ere their life began ; And in their journey destin'd all to know ...
... Parent find . All journeying onward through the rugged road Of life's rough pilgrimage , to that abode— ( The house ordain'd for every child of man , ) Appointed for them ere their life began ; And in their journey destin'd all to know ...
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... parents govern with a tyrant sway , Or rebel children parents disobey ; When shameful variance dwells ' twixt man and wife , What woes arise from such domestic strife ? From Hatred and Revenge what evils flow , The blood - stain'd ...
... parents govern with a tyrant sway , Or rebel children parents disobey ; When shameful variance dwells ' twixt man and wife , What woes arise from such domestic strife ? From Hatred and Revenge what evils flow , The blood - stain'd ...
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... to Childhood , Age to Youth , And finds our busy minds pre - occupied With speculation on some phantom - scheme For that To - morrow which may never come . E O give me then , Great Parent of the year CLOSE OF THE YEAR 1792 . 49.
... to Childhood , Age to Youth , And finds our busy minds pre - occupied With speculation on some phantom - scheme For that To - morrow which may never come . E O give me then , Great Parent of the year CLOSE OF THE YEAR 1792 . 49.
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Mrs. Anne Parminter. O give me then , Great Parent of the year , To seize the new - born hour - and it's first fruits To dedicate to Thy immortal Name ; And whether good or seeming evil mark The colour of my days , let them be spent In ...
Mrs. Anne Parminter. O give me then , Great Parent of the year , To seize the new - born hour - and it's first fruits To dedicate to Thy immortal Name ; And whether good or seeming evil mark The colour of my days , let them be spent In ...
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