Lincoln Literary Collection, Designed for School-room and Family Circle: Containing More Than Six Hundred Favorite Selections in Prose and Poetry, Sections for Arbor Day, Bird Day, Decoration Day, Days with the Poets, EtcJohn Piersol McCaskey |
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... rain for you , And like the sun that shines so gladly for you , And like the earth that bears you on her bosom , And like the dead who left their care for you . You cannot teach the dead , nor bless the heavens 18 LINCOLN COLLECTION .
... rain for you , And like the sun that shines so gladly for you , And like the earth that bears you on her bosom , And like the dead who left their care for you . You cannot teach the dead , nor bless the heavens 18 LINCOLN COLLECTION .
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... bear the earth , nor give the sun more glory , Nor clouds more rain ; you cannot nourish bread , Nor give the rose its fragrance , nor the vine Its sap , nor can you feed the water - springs . And now , what were you , if none did for ...
... bear the earth , nor give the sun more glory , Nor clouds more rain ; you cannot nourish bread , Nor give the rose its fragrance , nor the vine Its sap , nor can you feed the water - springs . And now , what were you , if none did for ...
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... bear the Cross to - day , Shall wear the Crown to - morrow ! O youth , flame - earnest , still aspire With energies immortal ! To many a heaven of desire Our yearning opes the portal ; And though age wearies by the way , And hearts ...
... bear the Cross to - day , Shall wear the Crown to - morrow ! O youth , flame - earnest , still aspire With energies immortal ! To many a heaven of desire Our yearning opes the portal ; And though age wearies by the way , And hearts ...
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... Bears on its bosom , quietly gave way , And lean'd in graceful attitudes , to rest . How strikingly the course of nature tells , By its light heed of human suffering , That it was fashion'd for a happier world ! He had fled King David's ...
... Bears on its bosom , quietly gave way , And lean'd in graceful attitudes , to rest . How strikingly the course of nature tells , By its light heed of human suffering , That it was fashion'd for a happier world ! He had fled King David's ...
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... bear no haughty sway ; Look , what I lack my mind supplies . Lo ! thus I triumph like a king , Content with that my mind doth bring . I see how plenty surfeits oft , And hasty climbers soonest fall ; I see that such as sit aloft Mishap ...
... bear no haughty sway ; Look , what I lack my mind supplies . Lo ! thus I triumph like a king , Content with that my mind doth bring . I see how plenty surfeits oft , And hasty climbers soonest fall ; I see that such as sit aloft Mishap ...
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ALFRED TENNYSON angel ANGELIC SONGS art thou auld lang syne beauty beneath bird blessed bosom brave breath bright brow Brutus Cæsar Captain Grey CHARLES MACKAY Cheiron child cloud dark dead dear death deep doth dream earth eternal eyes face fair father fear feel flowers forever Gelert give glory grave hand happy hath hear heard heart heaven hills holy honor human Inchcape rock JEAN INGELOW land light live look Lord mighty mind morning mother neath never night noble o'er passed peace praise prayer R. B. SHERIDAN rest Rhine river rock round shadow shalt shine shore silent sing sleep smile song sorrow soul spirit star-spangled banner stars stood sweet tears tell thee thine things thou art thought toil tree truth Twas unto voice wave weary wild wind wonder words