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Page 307
... Living , and a humble expres- sion of Christian confidence in Immortality , is the language of a thousand Church - yards ; and it does not often happen that any thing , in a greater degree discriminate or appropriate to the Dead or to ...
... Living , and a humble expres- sion of Christian confidence in Immortality , is the language of a thousand Church - yards ; and it does not often happen that any thing , in a greater degree discriminate or appropriate to the Dead or to ...
Page 309
... living eyes ! The character of a deceased Friend or beloved Kinsman is not seen , no - nor ought to be seen , otherwise than as a Tree through a tender haze or a luminous mist , that spiritualizes and beautifies it ; that takes away ...
... living eyes ! The character of a deceased Friend or beloved Kinsman is not seen , no - nor ought to be seen , otherwise than as a Tree through a tender haze or a luminous mist , that spiritualizes and beautifies it ; that takes away ...
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... living slept , there would not be the space of a pin's point in all the streets and ways for the living to come out into . Not only that , but the vast armies of dead would overflow the hills and valleys beyond the city , and would ...
... living slept , there would not be the space of a pin's point in all the streets and ways for the living to come out into . Not only that , but the vast armies of dead would overflow the hills and valleys beyond the city , and would ...
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acquainted admiration appeared beauty Ben Jonson better body called character colour Country creature dark death delight discommending Discourse dream Dry Rot E. V. Lucas eyes face fancy father feel Fellow fortune FREEPORT Friedrich Schlegel Friend Sir ROGER Gentleman give half hand happy head hear heard heart heaven Honour human Humour imagination James Miller Jeems kind lady laugh light living look Lord Macbeth Maid manner Master Metaphysics mind morning nature never night object observed occasion once passed passion person play pleased pleasure poor Pyrrhonism Pyrrhus remember ROGER DE COVERLEY ROGER hearing round Samuel Johnson seemed seen sense Servants side Sir Richard Baker soul speak spirit talk tell thee things thou thought tion told town truth turned Uranius whole woman wonder word young