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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... In this gentle sleep we laid her softly in the silent grave , Where the moonlight now is falling on the flowers that o'er ŽELIA GERTRUDE GREY . it wave ! TO AN AFFLICTED FRIEND . And thou art stricken , 24 THE EARLY DEAD ; OR.
... In this gentle sleep we laid her softly in the silent grave , Where the moonlight now is falling on the flowers that o'er ŽELIA GERTRUDE GREY . it wave ! TO AN AFFLICTED FRIEND . And thou art stricken , 24 THE EARLY DEAD ; OR.
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... thou art stricken , then , my friend ! That bitter shaft has found at length The doorway of thy tenement , And robbed thy spirit of its strength : Great woe , indeed ! If tears of mine Could heal the grief , or ease the pain , Thou ...
... thou art stricken , then , my friend ! That bitter shaft has found at length The doorway of thy tenement , And robbed thy spirit of its strength : Great woe , indeed ! If tears of mine Could heal the grief , or ease the pain , Thou ...
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... Thou art torn from me , my blossom , thy fragrance is no more , And I thy early blighting with bitter tears deplore ; In vain I look on other flowers - no rose so fair I see- For Ada was the sweetest bud in all the world to me ! Oh , thou ...
... Thou art torn from me , my blossom , thy fragrance is no more , And I thy early blighting with bitter tears deplore ; In vain I look on other flowers - no rose so fair I see- For Ada was the sweetest bud in all the world to me ! Oh , thou ...
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... thou art gone , and those bright eyes are darkened from the sun , There is no freshness in the cheeks I loved to look upon , The red has vanished from the lips so often pressed to mine , And nothing but the clay - cold form remains of ...
... thou art gone , and those bright eyes are darkened from the sun , There is no freshness in the cheeks I loved to look upon , The red has vanished from the lips so often pressed to mine , And nothing but the clay - cold form remains of ...
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... thou hast borne the fiery test , And art made free from all deceit , He comes to thee all unaware , And makes thee His own loving care . Nor in the heat of pain and strife , Think God hath cast thee off unheard , And that the man whose ...
... thou hast borne the fiery test , And art made free from all deceit , He comes to thee all unaware , And makes thee His own loving care . Nor in the heat of pain and strife , Think God hath cast thee off unheard , And that the man whose ...
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