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... leave their long and lasting mark behind . Here have I spent the live - long day , With kindred spirits gay and free , In joyous , though laborious play ; And who so happy then as we ? What though laborious ! no one car'd ! To struggle 4.
... leave their long and lasting mark behind . Here have I spent the live - long day , With kindred spirits gay and free , In joyous , though laborious play ; And who so happy then as we ? What though laborious ! no one car'd ! To struggle 4.
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... 'ror's power , Nor all that strength or wealth possess'd , Could yet command the peaceful , happy hour , That sheds its sweetness over boyhood's rest . Can busy statesmen's constant toils Contentment to the mind impart.
... 'ror's power , Nor all that strength or wealth possess'd , Could yet command the peaceful , happy hour , That sheds its sweetness over boyhood's rest . Can busy statesmen's constant toils Contentment to the mind impart.
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... happy past ; Each well - known group appears to throng In quick succession to the last . And as I quit this hallow'd spot , To ev'ry fond affection dear ; I sigh to think my own appointed lot May destine this my last of visits here . If ...
... happy past ; Each well - known group appears to throng In quick succession to the last . And as I quit this hallow'd spot , To ev'ry fond affection dear ; I sigh to think my own appointed lot May destine this my last of visits here . If ...
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... pair . While thus delighted with the varied scene , I wander'd on along the pasture green , A partridge , startled as I near her drew , Rose , and in terror from my presence flew . Well pleas'd , no doubt , and happy too was 24.
... pair . While thus delighted with the varied scene , I wander'd on along the pasture green , A partridge , startled as I near her drew , Rose , and in terror from my presence flew . Well pleas'd , no doubt , and happy too was 24.
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... happy too was she , To be so soon from sudden danger free : But ah ! how little do we know our state , Or see our error till it be too late . For as she gaily wing'd her speedy flight , The murd'rous fowler darted on her sight ; Alas ...
... happy too was she , To be so soon from sudden danger free : But ah ! how little do we know our state , Or see our error till it be too late . For as she gaily wing'd her speedy flight , The murd'rous fowler darted on her sight ; Alas ...
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Page 128 - Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven ? And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Page 127 - Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
Page 118 - THUS saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, Whose right hand I have holden, To subdue nations before him ; And I will loose the loins of kings, To open before him the two leaved gates; And the gates shall not be shut...
Page 118 - That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, And shall perform all my pleasure ; Even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built ; And to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
Page 126 - And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: 13 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
Page 126 - And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud: And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.
Page 130 - O, it is excellent To have a giant's strength ; but it is tyrannous To use it like a giant.
Page 118 - Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him ; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the...
Page 127 - Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
Page 130 - Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee ; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die ; 12 And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.