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... how bind Earth , self and brother to th ' Eternal Mind . Linked with th ' Immortal , immortality Begins e'en here . For what is time to thee , To whose cleared sight the night is turned to day COMMON - PLACE BOOK OF POETRY . 21.
... how bind Earth , self and brother to th ' Eternal Mind . Linked with th ' Immortal , immortality Begins e'en here . For what is time to thee , To whose cleared sight the night is turned to day COMMON - PLACE BOOK OF POETRY . 21.
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... eternal spirit things that rot , - That , looked on for a moment , are forgot , But to thy opening vision pass to take New forms of life , and in new beauties wake ? To thee the falling leaf but fades to bear Its hues and odors to some ...
... eternal spirit things that rot , - That , looked on for a moment , are forgot , But to thy opening vision pass to take New forms of life , and in new beauties wake ? To thee the falling leaf but fades to bear Its hues and odors to some ...
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... eternal year . Oh ! when , amid the throng of men , The heart grows sick of hollow mirth , How willingly we turn us , then , Away from this cold earth , And look into thy azure breast , For seats of innocence and rest ! From " The ...
... eternal year . Oh ! when , amid the throng of men , The heart grows sick of hollow mirth , How willingly we turn us , then , Away from this cold earth , And look into thy azure breast , For seats of innocence and rest ! From " The ...
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... Eternal forests , and unyielding earth , And savage men , who through the thickets peer With vengeful arrow . What could lure their steps To this drear desert ? -Ask of him who le't His father's home to roam through Haran's wilds ...
... Eternal forests , and unyielding earth , And savage men , who through the thickets peer With vengeful arrow . What could lure their steps To this drear desert ? -Ask of him who le't His father's home to roam through Haran's wilds ...
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... arms ; And nature , breathing dew and fragrance , yields A glimpse of happiness , which He , who formed Earth and the stars , had power to make eternal . Tam . Ah , Hadad , meanest thou to reproach 7 COMMON - PLACE BOOK OF POETRY . 78.
... arms ; And nature , breathing dew and fragrance , yields A glimpse of happiness , which He , who formed Earth and the stars , had power to make eternal . Tam . Ah , Hadad , meanest thou to reproach 7 COMMON - PLACE BOOK OF POETRY . 78.
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