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... Mother's Love . ....... .............. ....... ..... B. Barton 24 L. Sigourney 26 .... Moral of Flowers 27 L. Huntley 29 Hemans 30 .. ... B. Barton 31 Hemans 33 ...... Cowper 35 To the Memory of Henry Kirke White .... Byron 39 J ...
... Mother's Love . ....... .............. ....... ..... B. Barton 24 L. Sigourney 26 .... Moral of Flowers 27 L. Huntley 29 Hemans 30 .. ... B. Barton 31 Hemans 33 ...... Cowper 35 To the Memory of Henry Kirke White .... Byron 39 J ...
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... mother's ear , Charming her even to tears . The spoiler set His seal of silence . But there beam'd a smile So fix'd and holy from that marble brow— , Death gazed and left it there ; he dared not steal The signet ring of Heaven . L ...
... mother's ear , Charming her even to tears . The spoiler set His seal of silence . But there beam'd a smile So fix'd and holy from that marble brow— , Death gazed and left it there ; he dared not steal The signet ring of Heaven . L ...
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... tear , Oh , A torture undefined . you who are by nature form'd , Each thought refined to know ! Repress the word , the glance that wakes That trembling nerve to woe . 30 A MOTHER'S LOVE . And be it still your Huntley.
... tear , Oh , A torture undefined . you who are by nature form'd , Each thought refined to know ! Repress the word , the glance that wakes That trembling nerve to woe . 30 A MOTHER'S LOVE . And be it still your Huntley.
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... MOTHER'S LOVE . [ Translated from the Portugese , by F. HEMANS . ] The brightness of a mother's love Can never pass away , It watcheth , like the brooding dove , From even - tide till day . It sitteth by the couch of pain With quiet ...
... MOTHER'S LOVE . [ Translated from the Portugese , by F. HEMANS . ] The brightness of a mother's love Can never pass away , It watcheth , like the brooding dove , From even - tide till day . It sitteth by the couch of pain With quiet ...
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M. S.. STANZAS . A mother's love ! oh who may breathe- Oh , who may tell its worth ! Its patient suffering until death , E'en from our childhood's birth ? ' T is changeless , fathomless , and deep ; It is its lot to sigh , To wake , and ...
M. S.. STANZAS . A mother's love ! oh who may breathe- Oh , who may tell its worth ! Its patient suffering until death , E'en from our childhood's birth ? ' T is changeless , fathomless , and deep ; It is its lot to sigh , To wake , and ...
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amaranthine art thou BARTON beam beauty beneath bird blessing blest bloom bower breast breath breeze bright brow burning CHAMOIS childhood's clouds CONVENIENT SEASON dark dear death deep dream dwell earth fair Fare thee Farewell feel flowers glad glee gloom glorious glory glow hath heart HELVELLYN HEMANS HENRY KIRKE WHITE hope hour JOHN HOWARD LAKE GENEVA land LAST RITES leaves life's light lone Mary mighty wanderer morning mortal may know mountain murmur ne'er Nebaioth night NORTH COUNTRIE o'er passing pinnace praise prayer reign o'er RHINE RHODODENDRON rose round scenes shade shadows roll shine sing skies SKY LARK sleep smile snowy white song sorrow soul spring stars stream SUNDEW sweet tears tell thine things thou art thou hast Thou wilt thought thy rest thy spirit tree voice WALK AT NOON weep wild wind wings WINTER WALK youth
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