Hours of sadness: or, Instruction and comfort for the mourner |
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... rising and falling upon the ocean , -as bubbles appearing and disappearing on the stream , — -as the meteor that glances across the heaven , -as the thin cloud that fleets before the storm . Short indeed , yea , mo- mentary is our ...
... rising and falling upon the ocean , -as bubbles appearing and disappearing on the stream , — -as the meteor that glances across the heaven , -as the thin cloud that fleets before the storm . Short indeed , yea , mo- mentary is our ...
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... rising reputation , fair opening prospects of private , social , and domestic happiness . No ! the gloomy monarch does not consult us . He makes his own choice ; and we know , too well , that he often crops the fairest flower , and ...
... rising reputation , fair opening prospects of private , social , and domestic happiness . No ! the gloomy monarch does not consult us . He makes his own choice ; and we know , too well , that he often crops the fairest flower , and ...
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... rising superior to the dread of death . Yet if we admire such conduct as an indication of firmness and dignity of mind , we acknowledge death to be an object which may justly inspire terror . When the victory is glorious , the enemy ...
... rising superior to the dread of death . Yet if we admire such conduct as an indication of firmness and dignity of mind , we acknowledge death to be an object which may justly inspire terror . When the victory is glorious , the enemy ...
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... rise to view , in all their vast and solemn magnificence . There is , I well know , an anguish which may preclude this calmness of reflection and hope . Our resolution may be prostrated to the earth ; for he on whom we were accustomed ...
... rise to view , in all their vast and solemn magnificence . There is , I well know , an anguish which may preclude this calmness of reflection and hope . Our resolution may be prostrated to the earth ; for he on whom we were accustomed ...
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... rise from the repast , a small coffin was carried round , containing a perfect repre- sentation of a dead body ; and , as it was shown to the guests in rotation , the bearer exclaimed , " Cast your eyes on this figure ; after death you ...
... rise from the repast , a small coffin was carried round , containing a perfect repre- sentation of a dead body ; and , as it was shown to the guests in rotation , the bearer exclaimed , " Cast your eyes on this figure ; after death you ...
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