The Young Ladies' Class Book: A Selection of Lessons for Reading, in Prose and Verse |
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Page 13
... faces we no more may see ! How are we haunted , in thy wind's low tone , By voices that are gone ! Looks of familiar love , that never more , Never on earth , our aching eyes shall meet , Past words of welcome to our household door ...
... faces we no more may see ! How are we haunted , in thy wind's low tone , By voices that are gone ! Looks of familiar love , that never more , Never on earth , our aching eyes shall meet , Past words of welcome to our household door ...
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... face Enchantment's veil withdraws , What lovely visions yield their place To cold material laws ! And yet , fair bow , no fabling dreams , But words of the Most High , Have told why first thy robe of beams Was woven in the sky . When ...
... face Enchantment's veil withdraws , What lovely visions yield their place To cold material laws ! And yet , fair bow , no fabling dreams , But words of the Most High , Have told why first thy robe of beams Was woven in the sky . When ...
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... face To be exposed against the warring winds ? To stand against the deep , dread - bolted thunder ? In the most terrible and nimble stroke Of quick , cross lightning ? My enemy's dog , Though he had bit me , should have stood that YOUNG ...
... face To be exposed against the warring winds ? To stand against the deep , dread - bolted thunder ? In the most terrible and nimble stroke Of quick , cross lightning ? My enemy's dog , Though he had bit me , should have stood that YOUNG ...
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... face ; and a general commotion of the elements produced a disruption of some mountains , and merged others beneath the common level of desolation . Nothing less than this will account for the sun- dering of a long range of great rocks ...
... face ; and a general commotion of the elements produced a disruption of some mountains , and merged others beneath the common level of desolation . Nothing less than this will account for the sun- dering of a long range of great rocks ...
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... face of it , speak a language that is in mournful and melancholy accordance with that of an apostle- " The fashion of this world passeth away . " A testimony , thus concurrent , is solemn , and we cannot distrust it . It is eloquent ...
... face of it , speak a language that is in mournful and melancholy accordance with that of an apostle- " The fashion of this world passeth away . " A testimony , thus concurrent , is solemn , and we cannot distrust it . It is eloquent ...
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Andrew Waddell Argand lamp beams beauty beneath bless blue damsel bosom breath bright brow character charm child choly Christian clouds cold dark dear death deep delight earth eternal fade fair Fairbairn familiar chat father feel flowers forest Friendly Hall gathering band gentle give gloriously bright glory grave hand happy hath heart heaven hills hope hour human husband knowledge lady land of Goshen leaves LESSON light lips living look man-the melan midst mind moral morning mother mountains nature never night Northamptonshire o'er objects passed passion plagues of Egypt pleasure polished language praise prayer pride rocks round scene shade silence smile song soon soul spirit stars sweet taste tears tell thee things thou thought tion trees truth virtue voice ward circles waves wild winds wings woman young youth
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Page 219 - The breaking waves dashed high On a stern and rock-bound coast, And the woods, against a stormy sky, Their giant branches tost; And the heavy night hung dark...