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... heads , drops of dew glitter like diamonds . There is life , joyous life beneath , around , and above us - insects chirp in the grass - the dusky turtle goes on his rustling way amongst the dead leaves of last Autumn - bright - eyed ...
... heads , drops of dew glitter like diamonds . There is life , joyous life beneath , around , and above us - insects chirp in the grass - the dusky turtle goes on his rustling way amongst the dead leaves of last Autumn - bright - eyed ...
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... head stone , with the inscrip- tion J. S. B. LOTHROP , aged four years . There is a very pretty little carving in relief on this stone , of an angel - fitting representation of the little one so early called to rest . A little way from ...
... head stone , with the inscrip- tion J. S. B. LOTHROP , aged four years . There is a very pretty little carving in relief on this stone , of an angel - fitting representation of the little one so early called to rest . A little way from ...
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... heads , which stand out in bold relief against the quiet sky . And near it is the vicarage , a neat , modest edifice , where rose trees and woodbines cluster round the casement and lift up their flowers so that they may look within ...
... heads , which stand out in bold relief against the quiet sky . And near it is the vicarage , a neat , modest edifice , where rose trees and woodbines cluster round the casement and lift up their flowers so that they may look within ...
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... head . His features must at one time have been handsome , and even now , furrowed as they were , they were gentle and pleasant in their expression . As he was hard of hearing he took a seat close by us , and on ascertaining the reason ...
... head . His features must at one time have been handsome , and even now , furrowed as they were , they were gentle and pleasant in their expression . As he was hard of hearing he took a seat close by us , and on ascertaining the reason ...
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... heads of our people ; and then I saw him ride 66 up in a rage , and he cried out again , " D - n you , fire at them , " and then I saw several men of our side fall . ' I asked him about the precise spot where the colonists stood , and ...
... heads of our people ; and then I saw him ride 66 up in a rage , and he cried out again , " D - n you , fire at them , " and then I saw several men of our side fall . ' I asked him about the precise spot where the colonists stood , and ...
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Page 32 - So shalt thou rest, and what if thou withdraw In silence from the living, and no friend Take note of thy departure ? All that breathe Will share thy destiny. The gay will laugh When thou art gone, the solemn brood of care Plod on, and each one as before will chase His favorite phantom ; yet all these shall leave Their mirth and their employments, and shall come And make their bed with thee.
Page 25 - TO him who in the love of nature holds Communion with her visible forms, she speaks A various language; for his gayer hours She has a voice of gladness, and a smile And eloquence of beauty, and she glides Into his darker musings, with a mild And healing sympathy, that steals away Their sharpness, ere he is aware.
Page 33 - So live, that when thy summons comes, to join The innumerable caravan, that moves To that mysterious realm, where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of death, Thou go not, like the quarry slave at night, Scourged to 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.
Page 32 - Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours ; And ask them, what report they bore to heaven ; And how they might have borne more welcome news.
Page 26 - HERE the lamented dead in dust shall lie, Life's lingering languors o'er, its labors done, Where waving boughs, betwixt the earth and sky, Admit the farewell radiance of the sun. Here the long concourse from the murmuring town, With funeral pace and slow, shall enter in, To lay the loved in tranquil silence down, No more to suffer, and no more to sin.
Page 43 - The applause of listening senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to despise, To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, And read their history in a nation's eyes...
Page 15 - I sincerely believe that the public institutions and charities of this capital of Massachusetts are as nearly perfect, as the most considerate wisdom, benevolence, and humanity, can make thom. I never in my life was more affected by the contemplation of happiness, under circumstances of privation and bereavement, than in my visits to these establishments.
Page 22 - Shed not for her the bitter tear, Nor give the heart .to vain regret; Tis but the casket that lies here : The gem that filled it sparkles yet.
Page 132 - THE HAUNCH OF VENISON. A POETICAL EPISTLE TO LORD CLARE. THANKS, my lord, for your venison, for finer or fatter Never rang'd in a forest, or smok'd in a platter ; The haunch was a picture for painters to study, The fat was so white, and the lean was so ruddy...
Page 117 - The peopling of this Towne is by men of good ranke and quality, many of them having the yearly Revenue of large Lands in England before they came to this Wildernesse...