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... Human Life , " & c . It was inscribed to the memory of the amiable Boy , snatched from the joyous group , because he more than once expressed a wish for a Dedication from his Mother's pen . That mourning Mother's sweetest occupation is ...
... Human Life , " & c . It was inscribed to the memory of the amiable Boy , snatched from the joyous group , because he more than once expressed a wish for a Dedication from his Mother's pen . That mourning Mother's sweetest occupation is ...
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... human industry ; where golden crops are decked with Flora's loveliest children . As the gale undulates the wavy sur- face , crimson , blue , pink , yellow flow- rets , mingle their garish tints with the soberer hue of the ripening grain ...
... human industry ; where golden crops are decked with Flora's loveliest children . As the gale undulates the wavy sur- face , crimson , blue , pink , yellow flow- rets , mingle their garish tints with the soberer hue of the ripening grain ...
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... human spirit ? Shall the insect display such a glorious phenomenon , and no moral attend the miracle ? There is nothing made , there is no- thing performed in vain . The worm , that passes from the dull grub to OF SUMMER . 19.
... human spirit ? Shall the insect display such a glorious phenomenon , and no moral attend the miracle ? There is nothing made , there is no- thing performed in vain . The worm , that passes from the dull grub to OF SUMMER . 19.
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... human being . Then bethink thee what human beings need thy pity , thy sympathy , thy aid . If thou unenvyingly sharest the rich man's treasures , shrink not from sharing the poor man's humble festivities . If thou gaily participate the ...
... human being . Then bethink thee what human beings need thy pity , thy sympathy , thy aid . If thou unenvyingly sharest the rich man's treasures , shrink not from sharing the poor man's humble festivities . If thou gaily participate the ...
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... human beauty , too often to human life . Unattended by a mother's vigilant eye and ever gentle hand , the suffering child endured the disorder in its severest form . For many days he lay in darkness , and when at length blindness ...
... human beauty , too often to human life . Unattended by a mother's vigilant eye and ever gentle hand , the suffering child endured the disorder in its severest form . For many days he lay in darkness , and when at length blindness ...
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