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... LEAVES . " He found nothing thereon but leaves . " Matt . xxi . 19 . NOTHING but leaves ; the spirit grieves Over the wasted life : Sin committed while conscience slept , Promises made but never kept , Hatred , battle , strife ; Nothing ...
... LEAVES . " He found nothing thereon but leaves . " Matt . xxi . 19 . NOTHING but leaves ; the spirit grieves Over the wasted life : Sin committed while conscience slept , Promises made but never kept , Hatred , battle , strife ; Nothing ...
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... leaves : And canst but point thy scars , and shake thy head , With solemn warning , in the sun- beam's sheen : And show how Time the mightiest thing bereaves , By the sere leaves that rot upor thy bed . Type of long - suffering power ...
... leaves : And canst but point thy scars , and shake thy head , With solemn warning , in the sun- beam's sheen : And show how Time the mightiest thing bereaves , By the sere leaves that rot upor thy bed . Type of long - suffering power ...
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... leaves upon the rushing blast . Sweet sylvan lake ! one single gem Is in thy liquid diadem . No sister has this little isle To give its beauty smile for smile ; With it to hear the blue - bird sing ; " Wake , leaves , wake , flowers ...
... leaves upon the rushing blast . Sweet sylvan lake ! one single gem Is in thy liquid diadem . No sister has this little isle To give its beauty smile for smile ; With it to hear the blue - bird sing ; " Wake , leaves , wake , flowers ...
Contents
Gray | xxxviii |
Effort the Gauge of Greatness | xxxix |
As Slow our Ship | xl |
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