Poems, moral & entertaining, by a ladyW. Sheardown, 1808 - 153 pages |
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... death to part . Anguish , faintly now reviving Memory's half extinguished ray , Whisper'd " were thy Edwin living , This had been our bridal day . " ( Horror chilled ) she cried " I'll meet thee , " Sinking on the snow she prest ; Soon ...
... death to part . Anguish , faintly now reviving Memory's half extinguished ray , Whisper'd " were thy Edwin living , This had been our bridal day . " ( Horror chilled ) she cried " I'll meet thee , " Sinking on the snow she prest ; Soon ...
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Poems. ' Tis to peace that death invites us , Laura would not life implore ; Since the fate that here unites us , Never can divide us more . TO A LADY FOND OF FREQUENTING THE SEA SHORE . 17.
Poems. ' Tis to peace that death invites us , Laura would not life implore ; Since the fate that here unites us , Never can divide us more . TO A LADY FOND OF FREQUENTING THE SEA SHORE . 17.
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... wings , and tangled feet , Exposed the dangerous deceit , And warned us of our fate- That fate a useful hint may give , How none can unendangered live , Who taste temptation's bait . ON THE DEATH OF AN AMIABLE CHILD SCARCELY TWO YEARS 26.
... wings , and tangled feet , Exposed the dangerous deceit , And warned us of our fate- That fate a useful hint may give , How none can unendangered live , Who taste temptation's bait . ON THE DEATH OF AN AMIABLE CHILD SCARCELY TWO YEARS 26.
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... death ! No fatal pangs thy bosom wrung , With sorrow for the past ; The smile , that dimpled on thy cheek , May now for ever last . For thou , of neither sin , nor grief , The trials canst endure ; A Saviour's blessing has pronounced ...
... death ! No fatal pangs thy bosom wrung , With sorrow for the past ; The smile , that dimpled on thy cheek , May now for ever last . For thou , of neither sin , nor grief , The trials canst endure ; A Saviour's blessing has pronounced ...
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... , The warning sounded in a brother's knell , Note their own audit at the throne of heaven ; And Death , like the commissioned prophet , bear An unexpected " Message from their God . " ON A SUN DIAL OVER A CHURCH PORCH . THOUGHTLESS 32.
... , The warning sounded in a brother's knell , Note their own audit at the throne of heaven ; And Death , like the commissioned prophet , bear An unexpected " Message from their God . " ON A SUN DIAL OVER A CHURCH PORCH . THOUGHTLESS 32.
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