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... o'er us shed , Than all fantastic terrors , bigot - bred . Souls by the just and true alone improve ; And true it is , that ill acts from above Draw down a retribution on the head ; But stripes of vengeful wrath no bettering bring ...
... o'er us shed , Than all fantastic terrors , bigot - bred . Souls by the just and true alone improve ; And true it is , that ill acts from above Draw down a retribution on the head ; But stripes of vengeful wrath no bettering bring ...
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... o'er the shelf Of being it would fall , and nothing be , - Canst Thou uphold an endless misery ? Canst Thou for ever feed the ravening wolf , Remorse ; gaze ever on Hell's boiling gulf ? That were indeed a dread eternity ! But , no 28 ...
... o'er the shelf Of being it would fall , and nothing be , - Canst Thou uphold an endless misery ? Canst Thou for ever feed the ravening wolf , Remorse ; gaze ever on Hell's boiling gulf ? That were indeed a dread eternity ! But , no 28 ...
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... in vanity , in woe expire , And leave experience o'er but ashes bending . Then , too , the fear of God's avenging rod Can only be escaped by loving God ! XXXIV . " I will purely purge away thy dross 44 CHAUNCEY HARE TOWNSHEND .
... in vanity , in woe expire , And leave experience o'er but ashes bending . Then , too , the fear of God's avenging rod Can only be escaped by loving God ! XXXIV . " I will purely purge away thy dross 44 CHAUNCEY HARE TOWNSHEND .
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... O'er life , o'er death , alike we spread the storm , By straying from our being's simple form . Bright are our natural faculties in bloom Of childhood ; free from terror and from gloom Is our life's year when in its tender germ . The ...
... O'er life , o'er death , alike we spread the storm , By straying from our being's simple form . Bright are our natural faculties in bloom Of childhood ; free from terror and from gloom Is our life's year when in its tender germ . The ...
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... o'er Are wove by Terrors haunting death's dread shore , And Doubts that ask why here we toil and weep , Scarce knowing why we came into this sleep Called Life . A spirit from my strain will pour , Whispering , that God is good and ...
... o'er Are wove by Terrors haunting death's dread shore , And Doubts that ask why here we toil and weep , Scarce knowing why we came into this sleep Called Life . A spirit from my strain will pour , Whispering , that God is good and ...
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Alphonse De Lamartine angel angel-wings art thou beauty behold beneath bless blest bliss bosom breast breath bright calm cheer child Christ clouds dark dead dear death deep divine dost doth doubt dread dream dust E'en earth earthly Elizabeth Barrett Browning eternal eyes fair Faith fear feel flowers glad gloom glorious glory God's grace grave grief happy Hartley Coleridge harvest ended hath heart heaven heavenly holy hope human immortal life's light live Lord mercy mind morning Nature Nature's never night o'er old minster pain peace perish poor praise prayer Psalm rapture rest Ring Saviour seraphs shine silence sing skies smile sorrow soul sphere spirit stars sweet tears tempest thee thine things Thomas Parnell Thou art Thou hast thought throne Thy love trembling trust truth unto virtue voice wandering weary weep William Cullen Bryant wings wisdom word