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... sorrow find a sweet relief ? Or is thy heart oppressed with woes untold ? Balm wouldst thou gather for corroding grief ? Pour blessings round thee like a shower of gold.— ' Tis when the rose is wrapt in many a fold Close to its heart ...
... sorrow find a sweet relief ? Or is thy heart oppressed with woes untold ? Balm wouldst thou gather for corroding grief ? Pour blessings round thee like a shower of gold.— ' Tis when the rose is wrapt in many a fold Close to its heart ...
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... sorrows , crimes and cares To tire thee of it , -enter this wild wood , And view the haunts of Nature . The calm shade Shall bring a kindred calm , and the sweet breeze , That makes the green leaves dance , shall waft a balm To thy sick ...
... sorrows , crimes and cares To tire thee of it , -enter this wild wood , And view the haunts of Nature . The calm shade Shall bring a kindred calm , and the sweet breeze , That makes the green leaves dance , shall waft a balm To thy sick ...
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... sorrow ; and the light , And loveliness , and fragrant air were sad To the dejected Hagar . The moist earth Was pouring odors from its spicy pores , And the young birds were caroling aз life Were a new thing to them ; but , oh ! it came ...
... sorrow ; and the light , And loveliness , and fragrant air were sad To the dejected Hagar . The moist earth Was pouring odors from its spicy pores , And the young birds were caroling aз life Were a new thing to them ; but , oh ! it came ...
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... , - But why in sorrow should we mourn For those who sin no more ? We mourn for those who weep , Whom stern afflictions bend · With anguish o'er the lowly sleep Of lover or of 38 COMMON - PLACE BOOK OF POETRY . Mrs Sigourney.
... , - But why in sorrow should we mourn For those who sin no more ? We mourn for those who weep , Whom stern afflictions bend · With anguish o'er the lowly sleep Of lover or of 38 COMMON - PLACE BOOK OF POETRY . Mrs Sigourney.
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... sorrow , with cold hearts I've met ; Seen honest minds by hardened craft beset ; Seen hope cast down , turn deathly pale its glow ; Seen virtue rare , but more of virtue's show . And fare thee well , my own green , quiet COMMON - PLACE ...
... sorrow , with cold hearts I've met ; Seen honest minds by hardened craft beset ; Seen hope cast down , turn deathly pale its glow ; Seen virtue rare , but more of virtue's show . And fare thee well , my own green , quiet COMMON - PLACE ...
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