Thy life a long dead calm of fix'd repose; No pulse that riots, and no blood that glows. Still as the sea, ere winds were taught to blow, Or moving spirit bade the waters flow; Soft as the slumbers of a saint forgiv'n, And mild as op'ning gleams of promis'd... The Life of Joseph Addison Alexander - Page 136by Henry Carrington Alexander - 1870Full view - About this book
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