The Votive Wreath, and Other PoemsBulcock, 1826 - 158 pages |
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Page 12
... o'er the cheeks ; And boisterous mirth with folly fraught But empty sound bespeaks . Watch well thy thoughts lest wit profane Win an approving smile . Nor dare to laugh at wit obscene , Which taints the mind with guile . Set a strict ...
... o'er the cheeks ; And boisterous mirth with folly fraught But empty sound bespeaks . Watch well thy thoughts lest wit profane Win an approving smile . Nor dare to laugh at wit obscene , Which taints the mind with guile . Set a strict ...
Page 17
... o'er my soul : And while I feel the virtuous fire , Grant that I may the glow inspire . But how shall Friendship's test be known ? How shall we claim her for our own ? с Her's is the kind encircling arm When dangers fright , FRIENDSHIP .
... o'er my soul : And while I feel the virtuous fire , Grant that I may the glow inspire . But how shall Friendship's test be known ? How shall we claim her for our own ? с Her's is the kind encircling arm When dangers fright , FRIENDSHIP .
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... o'er Egypt's land ; For he had saved that land ; or rather He , Whose eye can penetrate futurity , Had sent him as a messenger of love , His ever watchful providence to prove . By mystic dreams admonish'd , he prepares To hoard the 22 ...
... o'er Egypt's land ; For he had saved that land ; or rather He , Whose eye can penetrate futurity , Had sent him as a messenger of love , His ever watchful providence to prove . By mystic dreams admonish'd , he prepares To hoard the 22 ...
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... o'er , Do we not there a striking semblance find Between this family and all mankind . Review , in them , the children of one Sire , Charged with one mission , urged by one desire : Tedious their journey , perilous their way , Their ...
... o'er , Do we not there a striking semblance find Between this family and all mankind . Review , in them , the children of one Sire , Charged with one mission , urged by one desire : Tedious their journey , perilous their way , Their ...
Page 31
... of innocence and peace Offer to GOD thy pure and spotless heart ; Ere evil overtake , and pleasures cease , And thou in life's gay vision's have no part . The fleeting scenes of youth will soon be o'er , TO THE MOTHER'S HOPE.
... of innocence and peace Offer to GOD thy pure and spotless heart ; Ere evil overtake , and pleasures cease , And thou in life's gay vision's have no part . The fleeting scenes of youth will soon be o'er , TO THE MOTHER'S HOPE.
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Page 82 - Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do : and behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
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