Guild, C. S. (Caroline Snowden), 1827-1898, Guild, Anne E., 1826-1868 · Boston : Walker, Wise, & Co. · leaf 294
t cold and gi^ay,Lifeless, but beautiful, he lay.And from the sky, serene and far,A voice fell, like a falling star.Excelsior! Longfellow. A FAREWELL. My fairest child, I have no song to give you ; No lark could pipe to skies so dull and gray :Yet, ere we part, one lesson I can leave youFor every… … DEATH OF THE NEWLY BAPTIZED, LYRA INNOCENTIUM. What purer, brighter sight on earth, than whenThe sun looks down upon a drop of dew, Hid in some nook from all but angels ken, And with his radiance bathes it through and through,Then into realms too clear for our frail view 272 LITTLE BESSIE. Exhales…
Children's poetry, English · Mothers
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