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... brow Thy soothing hand may press . Thy neighbour ? ' T is the fainting poor Whose eye with want is dim , Whom hunger sends from door to door ; — Go thou and succour him . Thy neighbour ? ' T is that weary man , Whose years are at their ...
... brow Thy soothing hand may press . Thy neighbour ? ' T is the fainting poor Whose eye with want is dim , Whom hunger sends from door to door ; — Go thou and succour him . Thy neighbour ? ' T is that weary man , Whose years are at their ...
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... brows , Rules universal Nature . Not a flower But shews some touch , in freckle , streak , or stain , Of his unrivall'd pencil . He inspires Their balmy odours , and imparts their hues , And bathes their eyes with nectar , and includes ...
... brows , Rules universal Nature . Not a flower But shews some touch , in freckle , streak , or stain , Of his unrivall'd pencil . He inspires Their balmy odours , and imparts their hues , And bathes their eyes with nectar , and includes ...
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... monitory wreath For youth's unthinking brow ; Go , and to busy manhood breathe What most he fears to know ; Go , strew the path where age doth tread , And tell him of the silent dead . FIELD FLOWERS . But whilst to thoughtless ones and gay.
... monitory wreath For youth's unthinking brow ; Go , and to busy manhood breathe What most he fears to know ; Go , strew the path where age doth tread , And tell him of the silent dead . FIELD FLOWERS . But whilst to thoughtless ones and gay.
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... harm thy smallest leaf , Then let thy terrors fly . Alas ! ' mongst human kind there be Hearts sensitive as thou ; Who hear in every tone reproof , See frowns on every brow . 22 22 Oh ! may THE PARTING SHIP . I Moral of Flowers.
... harm thy smallest leaf , Then let thy terrors fly . Alas ! ' mongst human kind there be Hearts sensitive as thou ; Who hear in every tone reproof , See frowns on every brow . 22 22 Oh ! may THE PARTING SHIP . I Moral of Flowers.
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... brow , And dashed it out . There was a tint of rose On cheek and lip ; he touched the veins with ice , And the rose faded . - Forth from those blue eyes There spoke a wistful tenderness — a doubt Whether to grieve or sleep , which ...
... brow , And dashed it out . There was a tint of rose On cheek and lip ; he touched the veins with ice , And the rose faded . - Forth from those blue eyes There spoke a wistful tenderness — a doubt Whether to grieve or sleep , which ...
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amaranthine art thou BARTON beam beauty beneath bird blessing blest bloom bower breast breath breeze bright brow burning CHAMOIS childhood's clouds CONVENIENT SEASON dark dear death deep dream dwell earth fair Fare thee Farewell feel flowers glad glee gloom glorious glory glow hath heart HELVELLYN HEMANS HENRY KIRKE WHITE hope hour JOHN HOWARD LAKE GENEVA land LAST RITES leaves life's light lone Mary mighty wanderer morning mortal may know mountain murmur ne'er Nebaioth night NORTH COUNTRIE o'er passing pinnace praise prayer reign o'er RHINE RHODODENDRON rose round scenes shade shadows roll shine sing skies SKY LARK sleep smile snowy white song sorrow soul spring stars stream SUNDEW sweet tears tell thine things thou art thou hast Thou wilt thought thy rest thy spirit tree voice WALK AT NOON weep wild wind wings WINTER WALK youth
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