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... Light and Glory of the Word XXXI . On the death of a Minister PAGE 451 452 453 XXXII . The shining light 453 XLV . Submission XXXIII . The waiting soul XXXIV . Seeking the Beloved xxxv . Light shining out of darkness XXXVI . Welcome ...
... Light and Glory of the Word XXXI . On the death of a Minister PAGE 451 452 453 XXXII . The shining light 453 XLV . Submission XXXIII . The waiting soul XXXIV . Seeking the Beloved xxxv . Light shining out of darkness XXXVI . Welcome ...
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... light ? Can hopes of heav'n , bright prospects of an hour , That come to waft us out of sorrow's pow'r , Obscure or quench a faculty , that finds Its happiest soil in the serenest minds ? Religion curbs indeed its wanton play , And ...
... light ? Can hopes of heav'n , bright prospects of an hour , That come to waft us out of sorrow's pow'r , Obscure or quench a faculty , that finds Its happiest soil in the serenest minds ? Religion curbs indeed its wanton play , And ...
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... Light subjects suit not grave Pindaric ode , Which walks in metre down the Strophic road . But let the sober matron ... light expressions quaint , and tinsel vest , Where swelling epithets are laid ( Art's ineffectual parade ) 30 As ...
... Light subjects suit not grave Pindaric ode , Which walks in metre down the Strophic road . But let the sober matron ... light expressions quaint , and tinsel vest , Where swelling epithets are laid ( Art's ineffectual parade ) 30 As ...
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