Gems for the Fireside: Comprising the Most Unique, Touching, Pithy, and Beautiful Literary Treasures from the Greatest Minds in the Realms of Poetry and Philosophy, Wit and Humor, Statesmanship and ReligionMcNeil & Coffee, 1881 - 912 pages |
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Page 37
... breath that swayed at once All their green tops , stole over him , and bowed His spirit with the thought of boundless power And inaccessible majesty . Ah , why Should we , in the world's riper years , neglect God's ancient sanctuaries ...
... breath that swayed at once All their green tops , stole over him , and bowed His spirit with the thought of boundless power And inaccessible majesty . Ah , why Should we , in the world's riper years , neglect God's ancient sanctuaries ...
Page 38
... breath That from the inmost darkness of the place Comes , scarcely felt ; the barky trunks , the ground , The fresh , moist ground , are all instinct with Thee : Here is continual worship ; -nature , here , In the tranquility that Thou ...
... breath That from the inmost darkness of the place Comes , scarcely felt ; the barky trunks , the ground , The fresh , moist ground , are all instinct with Thee : Here is continual worship ; -nature , here , In the tranquility that Thou ...
Page 46
... breath of vineyards , Of apples and nuts and wine ! For an oar to row and a breeze to blow Down the grand old river Rhine ! " A tear in his blue eye glistened , And dropped on his beard so gray . ' Old , old am I , " said Keezar ...
... breath of vineyards , Of apples and nuts and wine ! For an oar to row and a breeze to blow Down the grand old river Rhine ! " A tear in his blue eye glistened , And dropped on his beard so gray . ' Old , old am I , " said Keezar ...
Page 62
... breath warm on my cheek , And I still keep listening for the words You never more will speak . ' Tis but a step down yonder lane , And the little church stands near- The church where we were wed , Mary : I see the spire from here . THE ...
... breath warm on my cheek , And I still keep listening for the words You never more will speak . ' Tis but a step down yonder lane , And the little church stands near- The church where we were wed , Mary : I see the spire from here . THE ...
Page 77
... breath of summer blossoms that on the restless air His count of years is full , his alloted task is Scatters a moment's sweetness and flies we wrought : He passes to his rest from a place that needs him not . In sadness , then , I ...
... breath of summer blossoms that on the restless air His count of years is full , his alloted task is Scatters a moment's sweetness and flies we wrought : He passes to his rest from a place that needs him not . In sadness , then , I ...
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