The Illustrated book of Christian Ballads And Other Poems
The book The Illustrated book of Christian Ballads And Other Poems was written by author Griswold, Rufus W. (Rufus Wilmot), 1815-1857 Ed Here you can read free online of The Illustrated book of Christian Ballads And Other Poems book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Illustrated book of Christian Ballads And Other Poems a good or bad book?
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Weep not for her ! She is an angel now, And treads the sapphire floors of Paradise^ All darkness wiped from her refulgent brow, Sin, sorrow, suffering, banish'd from her eves ; Victorious over death, to her appears The vista'd joys of heaven's eternal years : W r eep not for her ! Weep not for her ! Her memory is the shrine Of pleasant thoughts, soft as the scent of flowers, Calm as on windless eve the sun's decline, Sweet as the song of birds among the bowers, Rich as a rainbow with its hues o...f light, Pure as the moonshine of an autumn night: Weep not for her ! Weep not for her! There is no cause of wo, But rather nerve the spirit that it walk Unshrinking o'er the thorny path below, And from earth's low defilements keep thee back. So, when a few fleet swerving years have flown, She'll meet thee at heaven's gate — and lead thee on : Weep not for her! *3^^^^^^f^^^^^^^K ggp^l D. M. MOIB. G5ob an unfailing ttcfugc. The smoothest seas will sometimes prove To the confiding bark untrue; And if she trust the stars above, They can be treacherous too.
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