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...own daughter. CHAPTER XX. " Lot us be patient. These severe afflictions Not from the ground arlse, But oftentimes celestial benedictions Assume this dark disguise. " We see but dimly through the inists and vapours, Amid these earthly damps ; What seem to us but sad funereal tapers, Hay be heaven's...

...The heart of Rachel, for her children crying, Will not be comforted ! * Stones of Venice. t Whittier. Let us be patient ! these severe afflictions Not from...Amid these earthly damps, What seem to us but sad funereal tapers, May be heaven's distant lamps. He is not dead, — the child of our affection, —...

...mournings for the dead ; The heart of Bachel, for her children crying, Will not be comforted ! Let ui be patient ! these severe afflictions Not from the...Amid these earthly damps, What seem to us but sad funereal tapers, May be heaven's distant lamps. He is not dead, — the child of our affection,—...

...for her children crying, Will not be comforted ! * Stones of Venice. f Whittier. Let us be patient I these severe afflictions Not from the ground arise,...Amid these earthly damps, What seem to us but sad funereal tapers, May be heaven's distant lamps. He is not dead, — the child of our affection, —...

...farewells to the dying, And mournings for the dead ; The heart of Rachel, for her children crying, Let us be patient! These severe afflictions Not from...dark disguise. We see but dimly through the mists and vapour-. Amid these earthly damps ; What seem to us but sad, funereal tapers, May be heaven's distant...

...And mournings for the dead : The heart of Rachel, for her children crying, Will not be comforted ! Let us be patient ! These severe afflictions Not from...Assume this dark disguise. We see but dimly through the mist and vapors ; Amid these earthly damps, What seem to us but sad, funereal tapers, May be heaven's...

...farewells to the dying, And mournings for the dead ; The heart of Rachel, for her children crying, Let us be patient! These severe afflictions Not from...ground arise, But oftentimes celestial benedictions We see but dimly through the mists and vapours, Amid these earthly damps ; What seem to us but sad,...

...tended, But one dead lamb is there ! There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair ! Let us be patient ! these severe afflictions Not from the ground arise, But oftentimes celestial benediction.} Assume this dark disguise. She is not dead — the child of our affection ; But gone...

...And mournings for the dead ; The heart of Rachel,1 for her children crying, Will not be comforted ! Let us be patient ! These severe afflictions Not from...Amid these earthly damps, What seem to us but sad funereal tapers, May be heaven's distant lamps. There is no Death ! What seems so is transition ; Tiiis...