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... his dungeon , but , sustained and soothed By an unfaltering trust , approach thy
grave Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him , and lies down to
pleasant dreams . WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY BY WILLIAM CULLEN ...
... his dungeon , but , sustained and soothed By an unfaltering trust , approach thy
grave Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him , and lies down to
pleasant dreams . WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY BY WILLIAM CULLEN ...
Page 54
Tangled and golden brown , The seaweed drifts on a dreaming sea , Where
anchored boats rock lazily , As the waves lap , up and down . The night comes
and the wind comes ; Landward the white crests ride . Hark to the voice in the
wind that ...
Tangled and golden brown , The seaweed drifts on a dreaming sea , Where
anchored boats rock lazily , As the waves lap , up and down . The night comes
and the wind comes ; Landward the white crests ride . Hark to the voice in the
wind that ...
Page 68
SUNSET THOUGHTS BY MINNIE CONWAY To - night , as I sat by my window ,
As the west was all agleam With that strange and wonderful splendor That is
fleeting as a dream , I thought that the hands of angels Had swung heaven's ( 68
) ...
SUNSET THOUGHTS BY MINNIE CONWAY To - night , as I sat by my window ,
As the west was all agleam With that strange and wonderful splendor That is
fleeting as a dream , I thought that the hands of angels Had swung heaven's ( 68
) ...
Page 69
Perhaps while I sat there dreaming Of the gateway in the west , Some poor soul
went through the portals To a long and endless rest . Went in through the sunset
gateway To the city paved with gold , Passed in to the new life's gladness , To be
...
Perhaps while I sat there dreaming Of the gateway in the west , Some poor soul
went through the portals To a long and endless rest . Went in through the sunset
gateway To the city paved with gold , Passed in to the new life's gladness , To be
...
Page 116
So , toddling off to his trundle - bed , He dreamt of his pretty toys ; And , as he was
dreaming , an angel song Awakened our Little Boy Blue Oh ! the years are many ,
the years are long , But the little toy friends are true ! Ay , faithful to Little Boy ...
So , toddling off to his trundle - bed , He dreamt of his pretty toys ; And , as he was
dreaming , an angel song Awakened our Little Boy Blue Oh ! the years are many ,
the years are long , But the little toy friends are true ! Ay , faithful to Little Boy ...
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