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... holy communion with the visible . forms of Nature . Come , and I promise thee that when thou returnest thy heart will have become more peace- ful and happy than it was before . Summer hath thrown open her leafy doors , leading to the ...
... holy communion with the visible . forms of Nature . Come , and I promise thee that when thou returnest thy heart will have become more peace- ful and happy than it was before . Summer hath thrown open her leafy doors , leading to the ...
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... . Those feelings and passions engendered by familiar intercourse with men , cannot enter these holy sanctuaries of Nature . We must leave them all behind if we desire to have the trees , the brooks AFTERNOON IN THE WOODLANDS . 11.
... . Those feelings and passions engendered by familiar intercourse with men , cannot enter these holy sanctuaries of Nature . We must leave them all behind if we desire to have the trees , the brooks AFTERNOON IN THE WOODLANDS . 11.
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... holy character of God , and on my own insignifi- cance ; and these thoughts have made me humbled , though contented and happy . In these solitudes I pre- pared myself to meet with fortitude the troubles and tri- als of active life ...
... holy character of God , and on my own insignifi- cance ; and these thoughts have made me humbled , though contented and happy . In these solitudes I pre- pared myself to meet with fortitude the troubles and tri- als of active life ...
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... holy an- gels . Who is there , in the Christian world at least ; that does not welcome with joy the Sabbath evening ? ' To me it comes fraught with a thousand pleasing re- collections of childhood , and in fancy I behold myself innocent ...
... holy an- gels . Who is there , in the Christian world at least ; that does not welcome with joy the Sabbath evening ? ' To me it comes fraught with a thousand pleasing re- collections of childhood , and in fancy I behold myself innocent ...
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... holy religion . How beautiful when it is the guar dian spirit of old age ! How unearthly is its influenc upon the heart ! Look at it , when the young man , il the vigor of life , is guided by its sweet and heavenly voice . Far beyond ...
... holy religion . How beautiful when it is the guar dian spirit of old age ! How unearthly is its influenc upon the heart ! Look at it , when the young man , il the vigor of life , is guided by its sweet and heavenly voice . Far beyond ...
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Autumn beautiful behold bells beneath birds black bass blue bosom breath breeze bright brooklet canoe CHARLES LANMAN clouds cottage dark dear death deep dreams dwelling earth echo emblem eternal feelings floating flowers forest Garden of Eden gathered gaze glorious gone grave green happy hear heard heart heaven hills holy Holy Bible hour human hunt lakes land laugh listen live lonely look Mary Howitt Michigan mind mingled minstrels Mirth and sadness morning mountains murmur nature neath night noble onward passing peace pleasant dreams pleasure poet poor rest river river Raisin Sabbath scenes shadows silent sleeping slumber smile song sorrow soul sound spirit sported stars strange streams summer sweet thee thing Thomas Miller thou thought thousand trees twilight valley village voice wander waters waves whip-poor-will wigwam William Howitt wind woods yonder young