The Last of His FamilyG. W. Gorton, 1848 - 280 страница |
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... scenes , light with prismatick rays ! The light of heaven first struck my infant sight , Where , round the household , every scene was bright ; Where Love parental round its offspring twined , And fondly trained for Heaven the nascent ...
... scenes , light with prismatick rays ! The light of heaven first struck my infant sight , Where , round the household , every scene was bright ; Where Love parental round its offspring twined , And fondly trained for Heaven the nascent ...
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... scenes of happiness ! too bright to last ! — Soon was this day with gloomy clouds o'ercast . Firm health , which erst had cheered that loved domain , Was soon supplanted by disease and pain : Death sought his victims : —with resistless ...
... scenes of happiness ! too bright to last ! — Soon was this day with gloomy clouds o'ercast . Firm health , which erst had cheered that loved domain , Was soon supplanted by disease and pain : Death sought his victims : —with resistless ...
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... ! that death - bed scene Shall never fade , though ages intervene . My Mother dead ! —at thy loved name , the tear Unbidden flows , as at thy funeral bier ! Thy loss no earthly solace can supply ; — To THE LAST OF HIS FAMILY . 11.
... ! that death - bed scene Shall never fade , though ages intervene . My Mother dead ! —at thy loved name , the tear Unbidden flows , as at thy funeral bier ! Thy loss no earthly solace can supply ; — To THE LAST OF HIS FAMILY . 11.
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... Scenes of woe obtrude upon his gaze , As MAN walks onward through the devious maze Of chequered Life ! How oft his heart is rent With fearful ills , by Heaven in mercy sent ! Here , tottering age is sentenced to the grave ; There ...
... Scenes of woe obtrude upon his gaze , As MAN walks onward through the devious maze Of chequered Life ! How oft his heart is rent With fearful ills , by Heaven in mercy sent ! Here , tottering age is sentenced to the grave ; There ...
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... scene , Where prudence holds the " golden mean . " When fortune frowns - when griefs annoy- When foes malign our hopes destroy- At Home , in sympathy , we find A solace for the enanguished mind . A heart , by oft bereavements riven ...
... scene , Where prudence holds the " golden mean . " When fortune frowns - when griefs annoy- When foes malign our hopes destroy- At Home , in sympathy , we find A solace for the enanguished mind . A heart , by oft bereavements riven ...
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ACADEMUS Adieu anguish ardent barque behest bereaved bless blest bliss bloom bosom breast breath bright cheer CHRIST christian cicatrize classick crown darkness daughter dear dearest death divine doom earth earthly EAST HADDAM ELVIRA endearing erst ETERNAL faithful Father fear feeble feeling heart flame flowing tear friends genial gloom glory God's grace grave grief hail hast hath Heaven heavenly holy hope hymn Illume immortal impart INSCRIBED inspire JESUS kindred life's light Lord LOUISA lyre magick MELPOMENE mercy mind MONODY mortal coil Mother MOUNT PARNASSUS mourn Muse ne'er o'er pain Parnassus peace POLYHYMNIA praise prayer precious prize pure realms of day reign Religion's rest SABBATH sacred Saviour scenes shine sister skies soar sorrow soul spirit strain sway sweet swell sympathy tears thee thine thou thoughts thoughts inspire threnodial Throne thy heart tomb treasures truth vale virtue voice warm weep youth
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Страница 222 - Farewell, old Coila's hills and dales, Her heathy moors and winding vales ; The scenes where wretched fancy roves, Pursuing past, unhappy loves! Farewell, my friends ! Farewell, my foes! My peace with these, my love with those— The bursting tears my heart declare, Farewell the bonnie banks of Ayr ! SONG.
Страница 121 - Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours ; And ask them, what report they bore to heaven : And how they might have borne more welcome news.
Страница 227 - In his narrative, he had insinuated that the glory of having first discovered the New World, belonged to him. This was in part believed, and the country began to be called after the name of its supposed first discoverer. The unaccountable caprice of mankind has perpetuated the error ; so that now, by the universal consent of all nations, this new quarter of the globe is called AMERICA." — DR. MORSE. Note 23, page 186. This was written in reply to a poem by " AEM" entitled "The Voice of Friendship...
Страница 24 - The wrecks of matter, and the crush of worlds. What means this heaviness that hangs upon me ? This lethargy that creeps through all my senses? Nature oppress'd, and harass'd out with care, Sinks down to rest.
Страница 192 - twill pierce thee to the heart — A broken reed at best, but oft a spear, On whose sharp point Peace bleeds, and Hope expires.
Страница 40 - His hand will smooth my rugged way, And lead me to the realms of day ; To milder skies and brighter plains, Where everlasting pleasure reigns.
Страница 185 - Now launch the boat upon the wave ; The wind is blowing off the shore. I will not live, a cowering slave, In these polluted islands more ; Beyond the wild, dark-heaving sea There is a better home for me.
Страница 77 - it is God That worketh in you, both to will and do.
Страница 150 - I have seen his ways,* and will heal him ; I will lead him also and restore comforts to him and to his mourners.
Страница 186 - Oh ! woman's heart is like the rose, That glows beneath the tropic's flame, That blooms as sweet 'mid northern snows, For ever lovely — and the same. Whate'er her rank — whate'er her lot, Where'er her gentle influence ranges, The art to bless is ne'er forgot, The will to comfort never changes.