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... soon afterward united in wedlock , and with whom he continues to enjoy every happiness that can flow from a union founded on reci- procal affection , in a sphere of life but one grade re- moved from penury and want . They are , however ...
... soon afterward united in wedlock , and with whom he continues to enjoy every happiness that can flow from a union founded on reci- procal affection , in a sphere of life but one grade re- moved from penury and want . They are , however ...
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... soon as two sheets were written ; and that the author was often compelled to deliver his unrevised manuscript to the waiting compo- sitor - a dozen lines at a time ! This work was com- menced in March , and ready for delivery in the ...
... soon as two sheets were written ; and that the author was often compelled to deliver his unrevised manuscript to the waiting compo- sitor - a dozen lines at a time ! This work was com- menced in March , and ready for delivery in the ...
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... soon the flush of enchantment assuming , Will glow an Elysium of Pleasure and Love . EVENING . ' Tis pleasant , when the world is still , And EVENING's mantle shrouds the vale , To hear the pensive whip - poor - will Pour her deep notes ...
... soon the flush of enchantment assuming , Will glow an Elysium of Pleasure and Love . EVENING . ' Tis pleasant , when the world is still , And EVENING's mantle shrouds the vale , To hear the pensive whip - poor - will Pour her deep notes ...
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... soon with his sorrows existence must cease , For rent is the heart of poor Edwin Delisle ! " Eliza ! my angel ! fate dooms us to sever , Tho ' brought to the climate that fosters thy charms ; In sight of my country , I lose it for ever ...
... soon with his sorrows existence must cease , For rent is the heart of poor Edwin Delisle ! " Eliza ! my angel ! fate dooms us to sever , Tho ' brought to the climate that fosters thy charms ; In sight of my country , I lose it for ever ...
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... soon be forgot in the glow of a kiss ; Though grief on the visage has oft been depicted , The tear shall soon glisten a tribute of bliss . Ah ! still on my vision the object increases ! The cottage of peace and affection I spy ! Hope ...
... soon be forgot in the glow of a kiss ; Though grief on the visage has oft been depicted , The tear shall soon glisten a tribute of bliss . Ah ! still on my vision the object increases ! The cottage of peace and affection I spy ! Hope ...
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Page 279 - Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, And bow myself before the high God ? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, With calves of a year old ? Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, Or with ten thousands of rivers of oil ? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul...
Page 270 - And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand ; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously ; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Page 275 - Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto ; whom no man hath seen, nor can see : to whom be honour and power everlasting.
Page 276 - The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Page 277 - Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government shall be upon his. shoulders, and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the mighty God, the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.
Page 274 - And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
Page 275 - If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also, and from henceforth ye know him and have seen him. . Philip saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us. Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? He that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
Page 275 - And he said, Thou canst not see my face : for there shall no man see me, and live.
Page 186 - air^drawn dagger " nigh ; And so the prince of Denmark stared, When first his father's ghost appeared. At length our hero silence broke, .And thus in wildest accents spoke : "Cut off my whiskers ! O ye gods ! I'd sooner lose my ears, by odds ; THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH.
Page 204 - He lingered ibr some time; till, at last, he called me, one day, and, gazing on me, while a faint smile played upon his lips he said, ' He believed death was more kind than his creditors.