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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... once a year , the third day after Christmas , styled " Innocent's Day , " to the particular commemoration of the death of the " first martyrs , " those infants who were " slain in Bethlehem and the coasts thereof , " by the order of ...
... once a year , the third day after Christmas , styled " Innocent's Day , " to the particular commemoration of the death of the " first martyrs , " those infants who were " slain in Bethlehem and the coasts thereof , " by the order of ...
Page 7
... once remarked , " Poetry has been to me its own ' exceeding great reward : ' it has multiplied and refined my enjoyments ; it has endeared solitude ; and it has given me the habit of wishing to discover the Good and the Beautiful in all ...
... once remarked , " Poetry has been to me its own ' exceeding great reward : ' it has multiplied and refined my enjoyments ; it has endeared solitude ; and it has given me the habit of wishing to discover the Good and the Beautiful in all ...
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... once a shepherd whose tender pastoral care was over his flock night and day . One sheep would neither hear his voice nor follow him ; he took up her little lamb in his arms - then the sheep came after him . " Of another bereaved mother ...
... once a shepherd whose tender pastoral care was over his flock night and day . One sheep would neither hear his voice nor follow him ; he took up her little lamb in his arms - then the sheep came after him . " Of another bereaved mother ...
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... once more on board , carried him to their transient city home , soon to his residence in the country , and in a few days to his last resting place in the village cemetery . Subsequently , in conversation with an intimate acquaintance ...
... once more on board , carried him to their transient city home , soon to his residence in the country , and in a few days to his last resting place in the village cemetery . Subsequently , in conversation with an intimate acquaintance ...
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... once more her golden lyre in a sweet , celestial lay , Then , her radiant plumes outspreading , swift she bounded from my sight , Upward , upward still ascending , through the curtains of the night . IOLA . THE LAST SMILE . O , why ...
... once more her golden lyre in a sweet , celestial lay , Then , her radiant plumes outspreading , swift she bounded from my sight , Upward , upward still ascending , through the curtains of the night . IOLA . THE LAST SMILE . O , why ...
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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