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Page 51
... , shadowy close of day , When the hushed grove has sung its parting lay ; When pensive Twilight , in her dusky car , Comes slowly on to meet the evening - star ; Above , below , aerial murmurs swell , From hanging ROGERS ' POEMS . 51.
... , shadowy close of day , When the hushed grove has sung its parting lay ; When pensive Twilight , in her dusky car , Comes slowly on to meet the evening - star ; Above , below , aerial murmurs swell , From hanging ROGERS ' POEMS . 51.
Page 80
... come from yonder tower ; When in dim chambers long black weeds are seen , And weepings heard where only joy has been ; When by his children borne , and from his door Slowly departing to return no more , He rests in holy earth with them ...
... come from yonder tower ; When in dim chambers long black weeds are seen , And weepings heard where only joy has been ; When by his children borne , and from his door Slowly departing to return no more , He rests in holy earth with them ...
Page 81
... comes with curious eye ; And on her nest the watchful wren sits by ! Nor do we speak or move , or hear or see ; So like what once we were , and once again shall be ! say , how soon , where , blithe as innocent , And The boy at sunrise ...
... comes with curious eye ; And on her nest the watchful wren sits by ! Nor do we speak or move , or hear or see ; So like what once we were , and once again shall be ! say , how soon , where , blithe as innocent , And The boy at sunrise ...
Page 84
... comes ! Rejoicing in his birth , Awhile he moves as in a heaven on earth ! Sun , moon , and stars - the land , the sea , the sky To him shine out as in a galaxy ! But soon ' tis past — the light has died 84 ROGERS ' POEMS .
... comes ! Rejoicing in his birth , Awhile he moves as in a heaven on earth ! Sun , moon , and stars - the land , the sea , the sky To him shine out as in a galaxy ! But soon ' tis past — the light has died 84 ROGERS ' POEMS .
Page 85
... arrives , the moment wished and feared ; The child is born , by many a pang endeared . And now the mother's ear has caught his cry ; Oh grant the cherub to her asking eye ! He comes - she clasps him . To her bosom ROGERS ' POEMS . 85.
... arrives , the moment wished and feared ; The child is born , by many a pang endeared . And now the mother's ear has caught his cry ; Oh grant the cherub to her asking eye ! He comes - she clasps him . To her bosom ROGERS ' POEMS . 85.
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