PoetryBenjamin B. Mussey, 1842 - English literature |
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... tears , that warm from wounded friendship flow ! O thoughts , that wake to monuments of woe ! Reflection keen , that points the painful dart ; Mem'ry , that speeds its passage to the heart ; Sad monitors , your cruel power suspend , And ...
... tears , that warm from wounded friendship flow ! O thoughts , that wake to monuments of woe ! Reflection keen , that points the painful dart ; Mem'ry , that speeds its passage to the heart ; Sad monitors , your cruel power suspend , And ...
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... tear , And sighs are incense from a heart sincere . Such are the vows , the sacrifice I give : Accept the vow , and bid ... tears I stray , Where briers wound , and thorns perplex my way , Still let my steady soul thy goodness see , And ...
... tear , And sighs are incense from a heart sincere . Such are the vows , the sacrifice I give : Accept the vow , and bid ... tears I stray , Where briers wound , and thorns perplex my way , Still let my steady soul thy goodness see , And ...
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... candid breast , And clear undaunted eye ; And Hope , who points to distant years , Fair op'ning through this vale of tears A vista to the sky . There Health , through whose calm The temp'rate joys in 40 [ BOOK 1 . ELEGANT EXTRACTS .
... candid breast , And clear undaunted eye ; And Hope , who points to distant years , Fair op'ning through this vale of tears A vista to the sky . There Health , through whose calm The temp'rate joys in 40 [ BOOK 1 . ELEGANT EXTRACTS .
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... tears ; strange tears ! that trickled down From marble hearts ! obdurate tenderness ! A tenderness that call'd them more severe ; In spite of nature's soft persuasion , steel'd ; While nature melted , superstition rav'd ; That mourn'd ...
... tears ; strange tears ! that trickled down From marble hearts ! obdurate tenderness ! A tenderness that call'd them more severe ; In spite of nature's soft persuasion , steel'd ; While nature melted , superstition rav'd ; That mourn'd ...
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... Tears . LORENZO ! hast thou ever weigh'd a sigh ? Or studied the philosophy of tears ? Hast thou descended deep into the breast , And seen their source ? If not , descend with me , And trace these briny riv'lets to their springs . Our ...
... Tears . LORENZO ! hast thou ever weigh'd a sigh ? Or studied the philosophy of tears ? Hast thou descended deep into the breast , And seen their source ? If not , descend with me , And trace these briny riv'lets to their springs . Our ...
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