Vera; Or, The Russian Princess and the English EarlD. Appleton, 1871 - 100 pages |
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Page 84 - TAKE the last kiss, — the last for ever ! Yet render thanks amidst your gloom : He, severed from his home and kindred, Is passing onwards to the tomb ; For earthly labours, earthly pleasures, And carnal joys, he cares no more : Where are his kinsfolk and acquaintance ? They stand upon another shore. Let us say, around him pressed, Grant him, Lord, eternal rest ! The hour of woe and separation, The hour of falling tears is this.
Page 30 - Eh quanto, a dir qual era e cosa dura Questa selva selvaggia ed aspra e forte Che nel pensier rinnova la paura! Tanto e amara, che poco e piü morte.
Page 30 - Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita, Mi ritrovai per una selva oscura Che la diritta via era smarrita.
Page 19 - twas but the wind, Or the car rattling o'er the stony street; On with the dance! let joy be unconfined; No sleep till morn, when Youth and Pleasure meet To chase the glowing Hours with flying feet.— But hark!
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Page 8 - We recover, and we find ourselves a new being. The intellect has become hardened by the fire through which it has passed. The mind profits by the wrecks of every passion, and we may measure our road to wisdom by the sorrows...
Page 95 - But if thou have recourse unto the ever-living and abiding' Truth, the desertion or death of a friend will not grieve thee. Thy...