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Page 73
... vernal gale “ Was not so fragrant , and was not so fair : “ Now the grave old
alarm the gentler young , “ And all my fame's abhorr'd contagion flee ; “ Trembles
each lip , and faulters every tongue , “ That bids the morn propitious smile on me .
... vernal gale “ Was not so fragrant , and was not so fair : “ Now the grave old
alarm the gentler young , “ And all my fame's abhorr'd contagion flee ; “ Trembles
each lip , and faulters every tongue , “ That bids the morn propitious smile on me .
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His ready smile a parent's warmth exprest , Their welfare pleas'd him , and their
cares distrest ; To them his heart , his love , his griefs were giv'n , But all his
serious thoughts had rest in heav'n . RETIREMENT.- From the Same . O BLEST ...
His ready smile a parent's warmth exprest , Their welfare pleas'd him , and their
cares distrest ; To them his heart , his love , his griefs were giv'n , But all his
serious thoughts had rest in heav'n . RETIREMENT.- From the Same . O BLEST ...
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O Thou , at whose creative smile , yon heaven , “ In all the pomp of beauty , life ,
and light , “ Rose from th ' abyss ; when dark confusion , driven “ Down down the
bottomless profound of night , Fled , where he ever flies Thy piercing sight ; “ O ...
O Thou , at whose creative smile , yon heaven , “ In all the pomp of beauty , life ,
and light , “ Rose from th ' abyss ; when dark confusion , driven “ Down down the
bottomless profound of night , Fled , where he ever flies Thy piercing sight ; “ O ...
Page 180
Those lips are thine — thy own sweet smile I see , The same , that oft in
childhood solac'd me ; Voice only fails , else how distinct they say , “ Grieve not ,
my child , chase all thy fears away ! ” The meek intelligence of those dear eyes (
Blest be ...
Those lips are thine — thy own sweet smile I see , The same , that oft in
childhood solac'd me ; Voice only fails , else how distinct they say , “ Grieve not ,
my child , chase all thy fears away ! ” The meek intelligence of those dear eyes (
Blest be ...
Page 249
... his thriftie wifie's smile , The lisping infant prattling on his knee , Does a his
weary carking cares beguile , An ' makes him quite forget his labour and his toil .
Belye the elder bairns come drapping in , At service out , amang the farmers roun
' ...
... his thriftie wifie's smile , The lisping infant prattling on his knee , Does a his
weary carking cares beguile , An ' makes him quite forget his labour and his toil .
Belye the elder bairns come drapping in , At service out , amang the farmers roun
' ...
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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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