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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... soul , when embodied in the ordi- nary words of prose , will often produce a powerful and endur- ing effect when expressed in the poet's phraseology . For this reason , probably , some of the sweetest and richest biblical truths are ...
... soul , when embodied in the ordi- nary words of prose , will often produce a powerful and endur- ing effect when expressed in the poet's phraseology . For this reason , probably , some of the sweetest and richest biblical truths are ...
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... soul ; in other words , that they are " mercies in disguise , " or as a certain poet so truthfully ex- presses it , ' T is sorrow builds the shining ladder up , Whose golden rounds are our calamities , Whereon our firm feet planting ...
... soul ; in other words , that they are " mercies in disguise , " or as a certain poet so truthfully ex- presses it , ' T is sorrow builds the shining ladder up , Whose golden rounds are our calamities , Whereon our firm feet planting ...
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... soul . If it has its woes , it has like- wise its delights . When the overwhelming burst of grief is calmed into the gentle tear of recollection , then the sudden an- guish and convulsed agony over the present ruins of what we most ...
... soul . If it has its woes , it has like- wise its delights . When the overwhelming burst of grief is calmed into the gentle tear of recollection , then the sudden an- guish and convulsed agony over the present ruins of what we most ...
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... soul - enlargement and qualification for his arduous work , when passing through scenes of bitterest suffer- ing . This apostle of the Reformation , who was remarkably empowered from above for the fulfilment of his sublime mission ...
... soul - enlargement and qualification for his arduous work , when passing through scenes of bitterest suffer- ing . This apostle of the Reformation , who was remarkably empowered from above for the fulfilment of his sublime mission ...
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... and tender thoughts Of her , that as I gazed up to the bright Sky , the gate - way of her glorious home , The wish crept to my soul , to join her there . How well my heart remembers When she passed from earth 18 THE EARLY DEAD ; OR.
... and tender thoughts Of her , that as I gazed up to the bright Sky , the gate - way of her glorious home , The wish crept to my soul , to join her there . How well my heart remembers When she passed from earth 18 THE EARLY DEAD ; OR.
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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