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" And gentle sympathy that steals away Their sharpness ere he is aware. When thoughts Of the last bitter hour come like a blight Over thy spirit, and sad images Of the stern agony, and shroud, and pall, And breathless darkness, and the narrow house, Make... "
Echoes of Life Or, Beautiful Gems of Poetry and Song: A Choice Collection of ... - Page 284
edited by - 1891 - 556 pages
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The American Speaker: Containing Numerous Rules, Observations, and Exercises ...

John Frost - 1855 - 462 pages
...Are we then so much alike ? Alexander like a robber ! Let me reflect. DR. AIKIN. 1 69 THANATOPSIS. Into his darker musings, with a mild And gentle sympathy,...come like a blight Over thy spirit, and sad images Of the stern agony, and shroud, and pall, And breathless darkness, and the narrow house, Make thee...
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cullen Bryant - 1855 - 318 pages
...enemies : who shall then declare THANATOPSIS. To him who in the love of Nature holds Communion with her visible forms, she speaks A various language ; for...she glides Into his darker musings, with a mild And healing sympathy, that steals away Their sharpness ere he is aware. When thoughts Of the last bitter...
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The Defender

1855 - 892 pages
...the pleasures arising from the contemplation of the various objects and aspects of Nature. For him she speaks " A various language ; for his gayer hours...she glides Into his darker musings, with a mild And healing sympathy, that steals away Their sharpness, ere he is aware." Nor is this the- only class of...
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The modern reader and speaker

David Charles Bell - 1856 - 466 pages
...! XXXII.— A VIEW OF DEATH.— Bryant. To him who, in the love of Nature, holds communion with her visible forms, she speaks a various language : for...come like a blight over thy spirit; and sad images of the stern agony, and shroud, and pall, and breathless darkness, and the narrow house, make thee...
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Essays critical and imaginative

John Wilson - 1856 - 412 pages
...author's claim to the honours of genius. " To him who, in the love of Nature, holds Communion with her visible forms, she speaks A various language ; for...come like a blight Over thy spirit, and sad images Of the stern agony, and shroud, and pall, And breathless darkness, and the narrow house, Make thee...
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The Book of Oratory: A New Collection of Extracts in Prose, Poetry and ...

1856 - 518 pages
...can be spoken together, or separately.) To him who, in the love of Nature, holds Communion with her visible forms, she speaks A various language. For...come like a blight Over thy spirit, and sad images Of the stern agony, and shroud and pall, And breathless darkness, and the narrow house, Make thee to...
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The works of professor Wilson, ed. by prof. Ferrier, Volume 6

John Wilson - 1856 - 432 pages
...author's claim to the honours of genius. " To him who, in the love of Nature, holds Communion with her visible forms, she speaks A various language ; for...sharpness ere he is aware. When thoughts Of the last hitter hour come like a blight Over thy spirit, and sad images Of the stern agony, and shroud, and...
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The Works of Professor Wilson of the University of Edinburgh: Essays ...

John Wilson - 1856 - 416 pages
...author's claim to the honours of genius. " To him who, in the love of Nature, holds Communion with her visible forms, she speaks A various language ; for...sharpness ere he is aware. When thoughts * Of the last hitter hour come like a blight Over thy spirit, and sad images Of the stern agony, and shroud, and...
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The British Controversialist and Literary Magazine, Volumes 1-2

1856 - 600 pages
...forth sentiments of gratitude ; for — " To him who, in the love of nature, holds Commnnion with her visible forms, she speaks A various language ; for...she glides Into his darker musings with a mild And healing sympathy, that steals away Their sharpness ere he is aware," f The immensity, the grandeur,...
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Self-culture in Reading, Speaking, and Conversation: Designed for the Use of ...

William Sherwood - 1856 - 466 pages
...little regard, to the final pause. To him | who in the love of nature holds ' Communion ' with her visible forms, she speaks ' A various language ; for...glides ' Into his darker musings, with a mild ' And' healing sympathy, that steals away ' Their sharpness, ere he is aware. — Bryant. Of Man's ' first...
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