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Ye days and nights , that swiftly borne , From morn to eve , from eve to morn ,
Alternate glide away ; Praise Him , whose never - varying light , Absent , adds
horror to the night , But present gives the day . Light , -from whose rays all beauty
...
Ye days and nights , that swiftly borne , From morn to eve , from eve to morn ,
Alternate glide away ; Praise Him , whose never - varying light , Absent , adds
horror to the night , But present gives the day . Light , -from whose rays all beauty
...
Page 72
Amid the dreary gloom of night , I cry , 6 When will the morn's once pleasing
scenes return ? “ Yet what can morn's returning ray supply , “ But foes that
triumph , or but friends that mourn ! “ Alas ! no more that joyous morn appears
That 72 ...
Amid the dreary gloom of night , I cry , 6 When will the morn's once pleasing
scenes return ? “ Yet what can morn's returning ray supply , “ But foes that
triumph , or but friends that mourn ! “ Alas ! no more that joyous morn appears
That 72 ...
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Alas ! no more that joyous morn appears That led the tranquil hours of spotless
fame ; For I have steep'd a father's couch in tears , And ting'd a mother's glowing
cheek with shame . “ The vocal birds , that raise their matin strain , “ The sportive
...
Alas ! no more that joyous morn appears That led the tranquil hours of spotless
fame ; For I have steep'd a father's couch in tears , And ting'd a mother's glowing
cheek with shame . “ The vocal birds , that raise their matin strain , “ The sportive
...
Page 108
A parent she , but not a mother . Beneath a venerable shade The pious pelican
had made Her humble nest ; with rapture there Incessant plied the mother's care ;
1 * Natural love . From night to morn , from morn to night , 108 Fables and Tales .
A parent she , but not a mother . Beneath a venerable shade The pious pelican
had made Her humble nest ; with rapture there Incessant plied the mother's care ;
1 * Natural love . From night to morn , from morn to night , 108 Fables and Tales .
Page 109
From night to morn , from morn to night , Not more her duty than delight To watch
the tender chirping brood , Protect them , and provide their food . At dewy eve , at
morning's spring , Soft - canopied beneath her wing They slept secure ; herself ...
From night to morn , from morn to night , Not more her duty than delight To watch
the tender chirping brood , Protect them , and provide their food . At dewy eve , at
morning's spring , Soft - canopied beneath her wing They slept secure ; herself ...
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| Title | Poems Divine and Moral |
| Author | John Bowdler |
| Compiled by | John Bowdler |
| Publisher | C. & J. Rivington, 1823 |
| Original from | University of California Irvine |
| Digitized | 5 Jan 2017 |
| Length | 254 pages |
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