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... soul , and sapient eye serene , Who hail thee , Man ! the pilgrim of a day , Spouse of the worm , and brother of the clay ; Frail as the leaf in autumn's yellow bower , Dust in the wind , or dew upon the flower ; A friendless slave , a ...
... soul , and sapient eye serene , Who hail thee , Man ! the pilgrim of a day , Spouse of the worm , and brother of the clay ; Frail as the leaf in autumn's yellow bower , Dust in the wind , or dew upon the flower ; A friendless slave , a ...
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... Soul ! A thousand worlds are glowing round , And thousands more than sight can trace Revolve throughout the vast profound , And fill the realms of space . Then what is man ? It ill befits That such should hear or heed the prayer- Lip ...
... Soul ! A thousand worlds are glowing round , And thousands more than sight can trace Revolve throughout the vast profound , And fill the realms of space . Then what is man ? It ill befits That such should hear or heed the prayer- Lip ...
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... soul ) , As ye have ever been . On you ' tis sweet to read at eve , The themes of youth's departed day ; Call up the past , and fondly grieve O'er what hath waned away : The faces that we see no more , The friends whom fate hath doom'd ...
... soul ) , As ye have ever been . On you ' tis sweet to read at eve , The themes of youth's departed day ; Call up the past , and fondly grieve O'er what hath waned away : The faces that we see no more , The friends whom fate hath doom'd ...
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... soul ; and as on high Those rolling fires discover but the sky- Not light us here — so Reason's glimmering ray Was sent , not to assure our doubtful way , But guide us onward to a better day . And as those nightly tapers disappear When ...
... soul ; and as on high Those rolling fires discover but the sky- Not light us here — so Reason's glimmering ray Was sent , not to assure our doubtful way , But guide us onward to a better day . And as those nightly tapers disappear When ...
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... souls as these ? -even here on earth ? And what right has any one to say that they shall be debarred from forming societies of their own , and devoting themselves to exercises of piety , and works of charity , so long as they are ...
... souls as these ? -even here on earth ? And what right has any one to say that they shall be debarred from forming societies of their own , and devoting themselves to exercises of piety , and works of charity , so long as they are ...
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Page 84 - A spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.
Page 92 - Yet, though I cannot be beloved, Still let me love! My days are in the yellow leaf; The flowers and fruits of love are gone; The worm, the canker, and the grief Are mine alone! The fire that on my bosom preys Is lone as some volcanic isle ; No torch is kindled at its blaze — A funeral pile. The hope, the fear, the jealous care, The exalted portion of the pain And power of love, I cannot share, But wear the chain.
Page 72 - From Greenland's icy mountains ; From India's coral strand ; Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand ; From many an ancient river ; From many a palmy plain ; They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain.
Page 85 - Our political system is placed in a just correspondence and symmetry with the order of the world and with the mode of existence decreed to a permanent body composed of transitory parts; wherein, by the disposition of a stupendous wisdom, moulding together the great mysterious incorporation of the human race...
Page 92 - The sword, the banner, and the field, Glory and Greece, around me see! The Spartan, borne upon his shield, Was not more free.
Page 86 - Always acting as if in the presence of canonized forefathers, the spirit of freedom, leading in itself to misrule and excess, is tempered with an awful gravity. This idea of a liberal descent inspires us with a sense of habitual native dignity, which prevents that upstart insolence almost inevitably adhering to and disgracing those who are the first acquirers of any distinction.
Page 98 - Of Law there can be no less acknowledged than that her seat is the bosom of God; her voice the harmony of the world. All things in heaven and earth do her homage ; the very least as feeling her care, and the greatest as not exempted from her power. Both angels and men, and creatures of what condition soever, though each in different sort and manner, yet all with uniform consent, admiring her as the mother of their peace and joy.
Page 98 - Of law there can be no less acknowledged, than that her seat is the bosom of God, her voice the harmony of the world ; all things in heaven and earth do her homage, the very least as feeling her care, and the greatest as not exempted from her power...
Page 5 - Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childish days; that can recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth; and transport the sailor and the traveller thousands of miles away, back to his own fireside and his quiet home!