The Early Dead; Or, Transplanted Flowers: A Collection of Thoughts, Poetrical and Scriptual, on the Death of ChildrenHenry J. Howland, 1857 - 204 pages |
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... Fading Flower , Friendship till Death , God's way Best , Gone , Good from Evil , Gratitude , God's will be Done , Glory to be Revealed , Grafted Bud , Good in Tears , Glimpses , · 3 16 16 26 27 56 68 89 92 93 . 132 143 - 146 165 - 203 ...
... Fading Flower , Friendship till Death , God's way Best , Gone , Good from Evil , Gratitude , God's will be Done , Glory to be Revealed , Grafted Bud , Good in Tears , Glimpses , · 3 16 16 26 27 56 68 89 92 93 . 132 143 - 146 165 - 203 ...
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... fade ! But when Autumn winds were sighing the sad Requiem of the flowers , Then the death - blight slow was stealing softly to this bud of ours ; With her white arms twined around me , and her brown , soft silken hair Falling where the ...
... fade ! But when Autumn winds were sighing the sad Requiem of the flowers , Then the death - blight slow was stealing softly to this bud of ours ; With her white arms twined around me , and her brown , soft silken hair Falling where the ...
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... fade away and die . My child ! my child ! my darling child ! I sit and weep alone , To think that thou , my gentle dove , so far away hast flown- So far away ; for that bright Heaven , to which thy soul was borne , Is very far from this ...
... fade away and die . My child ! my child ! my darling child ! I sit and weep alone , To think that thou , my gentle dove , so far away hast flown- So far away ; for that bright Heaven , to which thy soul was borne , Is very far from this ...
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... fade , Think of the fairer land where all are sunny hours , Where bloom the buds that wither in the green earth's shade . THE CHERUB BAND . God looked among his cherub band , And one was wanting there , To swell along the holy land The ...
... fade , Think of the fairer land where all are sunny hours , Where bloom the buds that wither in the green earth's shade . THE CHERUB BAND . God looked among his cherub band , And one was wanting there , To swell along the holy land The ...
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... fade , and its crown disappear , O ! pitiless grew that dread comer , Far from the kingdom of fear , In the desolate fall of the year . Strange that hearts can live on after breaking ! — At midnight my darlings were dead . Two graves ...
... fade , and its crown disappear , O ! pitiless grew that dread comer , Far from the kingdom of fear , In the desolate fall of the year . Strange that hearts can live on after breaking ! — At midnight my darlings were dead . Two graves ...
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angel angel band anguish arms babe beautiful beautiful world blessed blest bliss bloom bosom breast breath bright bright eyes brow celestial cherub cherub band child clasp clouds dark darling dead dear death doth dream earth earthly eyes fade fair faith Father feel flowers fold forever friends gentle glory golden gone grave grief hand happy happy band harp hast hath hear heart heaven heavenly holy hope hour infant Jesus kingdom of fear kiss life's light lips little Eva lonely look Lord lyre mother mournful murmuring neath never night o'er pain passed pleasant hill prayer rest round Savior's seraph shadows shining sigh silver lining sing skies sleep smile soft song sorrow soul spirit sunny sweet sweet child sweetly tears tempest tender thee thine thou art thought throne voice weary weep whisper wild wings