Poems, moral & entertaining, by a ladyW. Sheardown, 1808 - 153 pages |
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... Prayer Book The Passing Bell On a Sun Dial over a Church Porch A Moonlight Soliloquy The Admonition - To aYoung Lady with a painted Flower 28 30 31 33 - 35 39 42 45 47 49 · 50 The Triumph of Hope ; or Reflections in a Church Yard 52 To ...
... Prayer Book The Passing Bell On a Sun Dial over a Church Porch A Moonlight Soliloquy The Admonition - To aYoung Lady with a painted Flower 28 30 31 33 - 35 39 42 45 47 49 · 50 The Triumph of Hope ; or Reflections in a Church Yard 52 To ...
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... prayer , Thus guiltless shouldst thou ever rest . No sickness should thy couch invade , No sorrow on thy bosom prey ; But each revolving evening's shade , Thus calmly close a happy day . In mirthful sports , thy tender years , Should ...
... prayer , Thus guiltless shouldst thou ever rest . No sickness should thy couch invade , No sorrow on thy bosom prey ; But each revolving evening's shade , Thus calmly close a happy day . In mirthful sports , thy tender years , Should ...
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... than beauty's smile : Which , while they heal the lacerated breast , Inspire its prayer ( approving heaven receives ) To bless the generous source from whence they flow . THE FAREWEL . " TIS past , the dread moment B 2 11.
... than beauty's smile : Which , while they heal the lacerated breast , Inspire its prayer ( approving heaven receives ) To bless the generous source from whence they flow . THE FAREWEL . " TIS past , the dread moment B 2 11.
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... Where the too ardent , in their frail pursuit , Expect from blossoms , ample store of fruit ; Till dissappointed , they lament to see , A " Withered Bud " upon their favorite tree . WRITTEN ON THE BLANK LEAF OF A PRAYER BOOK . 29.
... Where the too ardent , in their frail pursuit , Expect from blossoms , ample store of fruit ; Till dissappointed , they lament to see , A " Withered Bud " upon their favorite tree . WRITTEN ON THE BLANK LEAF OF A PRAYER BOOK . 29.
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Poems. WRITTEN ON THE BLANK LEAF OF A PRAYER BOOK . OMNISCIENT Judge of every heart , 1 Oh ! cleanse the thoughts of mine ; When in these prayers I bear a part , Or in thy praises join . Alas ! what have I dared to say , May " dust and ...
Poems. WRITTEN ON THE BLANK LEAF OF A PRAYER BOOK . OMNISCIENT Judge of every heart , 1 Oh ! cleanse the thoughts of mine ; When in these prayers I bear a part , Or in thy praises join . Alas ! what have I dared to say , May " dust and ...
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49th Regiment affliction's anxious Armthorpe art thou bestow blessing blest blossom bosom Brackenbury Miss breast brow calm Carshalton charm cheek couch Crayford dared dear death Derry despair Ditto Brackenbury Doncaster dread e'en Eda's Ellen endear Epigram Evander faded fair faithless fancy fancy's fate fear feel Fernham fled flower fond gentle glow grace grave grief Halton hand happiness heart heaven Henry hope humble indulgent Lady Leontine Lest life's Lincolnshire Lord Madan maid Manor House Mary mayst mercy Middlesex mind mourn muse nature's ne'er o'er omission once pang pensive Peterborough pleasure's praise prayer prize promise Quebec Raymond resign revive rose sacred scarce scene seek Serlby shed shore sigh smile sooth sorrow soul Spilsby Surrey sweet tears tempest tender thee thorn thou thought tide toil Totteridge Twas veil Vyse weep William wish Wolfran Yorkshire youth
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Page 109 - And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?