The Rose of Sharon (1847); A Religious Souvenir
by Sarah Carter Edgarton Mayo (9781150790614)

Volume: 1847 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1847 Original Publisher: A. Tompkins and B. B. Mussey Subjects: Gift books American poetry Devotional literature History / General Poetry / American / General Religion / General Religion / Christian Life / General Religion / Christian Life / Devotional Religion / Devotional Religion / Christian Ministry / Discipleship Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: AFFECTION'S MISSIVE. BY MIS3 H. J. WOODMAN. Thou hast been sick, and I could not be near thee, To lay my hand upon thine aching head. By the sweet past I know no voice could cheer thee, Like mine, whose tones are music, thou hast said. Who smoothed thy pillow, brought the draught of healing, Whispered of hope whene'er thine eye grew dim 1 Whose prayer for mercy, through the hushed air stealing, Followed the softly-plaintive evening hymn ? Through the still night-watch, though not unattended, Lone were thy virgils, sad thine aching heart; Our thoughts so long in closest union blended, Wander like widowed rangers when we part. Oh, never, never, in thine hour of sorrow Again mayst thou be left to stranger care Flee to me, love, and pain itself shall borrow Hope's flexile wing to speed its murmured prayer. And I will watch beside thee, wearied never, So that thy gentle eyes can read in mine The love that shall abide with thee forever, True as that faithful, trusting heart of thine. CONDITION OP AN ANCIENT AUTHOR. BY PHILIP H. SEARS. An article of Macauley's, led us, not long since, to reflect on the comparative advantages enjoyed by the ancient and the modern author; and a few of out reflections on this subject, interspersed with m...

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