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Page 12
Oh , perfect Dead ! oh , Dead most dear , I hold the breath of my soul to hear ; - 11
, “ I listen as deep as to horrible As high as to heaven ! - and you do not tell ! “
There must be pleasures in dying , Sweet , To make you so placid from head to ...
Oh , perfect Dead ! oh , Dead most dear , I hold the breath of my soul to hear ; - 11
, “ I listen as deep as to horrible As high as to heaven ! - and you do not tell ! “
There must be pleasures in dying , Sweet , To make you so placid from head to ...
Page 24
So God imparts to human hearts The blessings of His heaven ; No ear may hear
His coming , But in this world of sin , Where meek souls will receive Him , still The
dear Christ enters in . O Holy Child of Bethlehem , Decend to us , we pray ; Cast ...
So God imparts to human hearts The blessings of His heaven ; No ear may hear
His coming , But in this world of sin , Where meek souls will receive Him , still The
dear Christ enters in . O Holy Child of Bethlehem , Decend to us , we pray ; Cast ...
Page 29
You require your mutton shall always be hot , Your socks and your shirts shall be
whole ; I require your heart to be true as God's stars , And pure as heaven your
soul . You require a cook for your mutton and beef ; I require a far better thing : A
...
You require your mutton shall always be hot , Your socks and your shirts shall be
whole ; I require your heart to be true as God's stars , And pure as heaven your
soul . You require a cook for your mutton and beef ; I require a far better thing : A
...
Page 30
A loving woman finds heaven or hell On the day she is made a bride . I require all
things that are grand and true , All things that man should be ; If you give this all I
would stake my life To be all you demand of me . If you cannot do this a ...
A loving woman finds heaven or hell On the day she is made a bride . I require all
things that are grand and true , All things that man should be ; If you give this all I
would stake my life To be all you demand of me . If you cannot do this a ...
Page 33
... aster in the wood , And the yellow sunflower by the brook , in autumn beauty
stood , Till fell the frost from the clear cold heaven , as falls the plague on men ,
And the brightness of their smile was gone from upland ( 33 ) POETICAL
FAVORITES.
... aster in the wood , And the yellow sunflower by the brook , in autumn beauty
stood , Till fell the frost from the clear cold heaven , as falls the plague on men ,
And the brightness of their smile was gone from upland ( 33 ) POETICAL
FAVORITES.
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