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... sight , and enliven the heart . Let us walk abroad and view the charms of the landscape . Let us walk abroad and mark the freshness of reviv- ing nature . B . Whilst the dew yet moistens the green herb , The Pleasures of Spring.
... sight , and enliven the heart . Let us walk abroad and view the charms of the landscape . Let us walk abroad and mark the freshness of reviv- ing nature . B . Whilst the dew yet moistens the green herb , The Pleasures of Spring.
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... heart , oh man ? Speaks it not design and superintend- ing skill ? Are such ordinations the work of chance ? Are such effects the consequence of accident ? But the truth makes its own impres- sion . It sinks upon the heart with deep and ...
... heart , oh man ? Speaks it not design and superintend- ing skill ? Are such ordinations the work of chance ? Are such effects the consequence of accident ? But the truth makes its own impres- sion . It sinks upon the heart with deep and ...
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... , beasts , and fishes , every insect and every rep- tile , profit by the lengthened day . Shall the eye of man alone be shut upon the cheerful view ! Shall the heart of man alone be insensible to the glo- : rious The Pleasures of Summer.
... , beasts , and fishes , every insect and every rep- tile , profit by the lengthened day . Shall the eye of man alone be shut upon the cheerful view ! Shall the heart of man alone be insensible to the glo- : rious The Pleasures of Summer.
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... hearts as frankly open to accept the blessed truth of immorta- lity . Then shall we not fear to resign our earthly existence : then shall we not fear to resign our earthly form . The turf that covers our grave shall not more surely put ...
... hearts as frankly open to accept the blessed truth of immorta- lity . Then shall we not fear to resign our earthly existence : then shall we not fear to resign our earthly form . The turf that covers our grave shall not more surely put ...
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... heart to the influence of sweet sights and sounds . Mark the gay colour of flowers and fruits . The brightly streaked tulip , the crim- son poppy , the snowy bindweed . Bloom not these with enlivening power ? Listen to the notes of ...
... heart to the influence of sweet sights and sounds . Mark the gay colour of flowers and fruits . The brightly streaked tulip , the crim- son poppy , the snowy bindweed . Bloom not these with enlivening power ? Listen to the notes of ...
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Albert art thou beauteous Flora beauty beguiling Behold blessed blest bliss blooming blush bosom bough bound breast bright brother butterfly calm charm cheek cheer child of fortune coloured Conrad consolation dimpled discontent ditto enjoy evil fate favoured feeble feel feli felicity Fleet Street Florio flowers fragrance friends gaiety gaily gave gaze gift glow grace grave happiness History of England hour Hubert human humble insect Jessy JOHN SCOTT labour landscape laughed lost loved child luxurious maternal ment mercy merry mirth Miss Sandham mother's mourn mourner natural evil nature nosegay nursling pain passing plain playmates pleasure precious Price rich rill scene SHILLINGS AND SIXPENCE sigh smile smooth snowy sorrow soul sparkling sportive spot spring sweet taste tears tender thee thou hast thought thy eyes thy heart tints tion toys turf virtue vols walk wealth Wherefore wild wild rose wood yield young youth
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