A

IN

PLACE

the

With

Seasons

Day,

but

return,
the

or

Or

sight

Or

flocks,

not

of

vernal

or

to

bloom,

herds,

or

year
returns

me

of

approach

sweet

MEMORY.

THY

or

ev'n

summer's

face

human

or

mom.
rose,

divine.
MiLTOA

By

S.

H:

DeKROYFT.

NEW-YORK:
JOHN

F.

AND

PRINTER

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OF

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TH

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as

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world

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and

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reader

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In

PREFACE.

that

rememDer

the

of

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card,

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feeling,

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overburdened

by

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of

means

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to

heart.

an

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either

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for

25,

S.

H.

tlie

Blind,

1849.

DeKROYFT.

with

grooved

friend,

from

PLACE

THY

IN

MEMORY.

Rochester,
My
is

drawn

with

out

but

this

pillow

poor

once

feel

the

light

Tell
all

me,

Do

Oh

spirit

of

your

dear

eyes,

look
1*

see

as

these

have

when

them

open

smiling
and

face,

gentle
of

looks

saw

you

in

love.

changed

you
I

from

tears

could

your

and

bosom,

your

and

and

now,

you

warm

grow

mother,

you

that

fleetness

the

your

dry

and

mother,
my

on

my
yours.

are

to

come

world

and

now,

with

move

was

the

evermore

would

eyes.

all

grave

head

hands

more,

and

could

weary

my

the

would

soft

my

in

heart

WilUam
than

more

mother,

body

thought,

your

is

he

frail

When

him

1848.

whole

My

"

you.

affections,

purest

of

to

loved

me,

oeside,

If

Mother,

precious

April,

at

last

10

had

Oh,

have

light

gazed

often

You

it is

to

the

live

task

would

perhaps
heart

begin
and

me,
I
not

fifty

am

to

whispers,
Yes,
now,

we

my

of

darkness,

Then
"

the

dear
shall

is for
and

suffer

to

Rocky
the

cross

and

burdens
the

seas,
the

easily

current,

dear

of

mother,

'doubting Hebrew,

an

Be

heart

the

Hindoos,

along

like

and

mother,

orders

climb

look

years,

sink.

God."
know

fails,and

hand

Indians,

light, and

when

But

but, mother,

the

with

ever

seem

but

borne;

for

the

long

spirit world,

I could

teach

to

the

esucly to knoWj

me

of God

sad

how

sometimes

ever.

sess
pos-

faith, and

his

taught
will

for

cheerful

dreams

how

the

light

thing.

Mountains

and

Whatever

it is another

and

of

feature

melancholy

into

go

You

do,

how

are,

and

spirit

my

I tell you

then

meet

would

on

when

now,

and

for

God

best.

my

me

how

look

every

and

wings

resigned.

to

until

nights

the

bless

try

form,

to

pray

moimt

the

your

blind,

and

almost

all

me,

come

be

to

days

leave

your

should

we

ere

would

thoughts,

my

MEMORY.

that

on

engraved

were

THY

IN

known

the

again,

PLACE

unseen

still,and
mother,
know

lifts

arm

know
what

that
we

hereafter.

do
In

CHEERFUL

few

days,
and

will

be

heart

soaxes

points
what

the

for
at

another

last

friendship,and

heavenly
was

he

began

Pisgah,

which

overhung

his

upon

his

enraptured

good

may

yet

the

morning

Faith

is the

doctrine

of

keeps

heaven

to

come

whose

blossom

near,

me

future
and

up

that
so

the

pitched

of the
a

the

in his

whose

light of

his

to all that

the weary
the

clouds
break
land

promised

Mother,

; there

life

around,

soon

vision.

dawn

duty

always

little ones

would

burst

but

gray

adieu

glories of

grown

bade

the

My

pressed

the

and

reserve

and

life in

away,

again.

tents

journey

him

me,

not

white

friend

forsake

looked

little knew

he

the

now,
are

the

into

face ; when

side of

you

had

embraced

dear, and

you

mountain,

budded

had

hearts

the

sires who

of the

hands

nor

Moses

time, upon
the

; the

Things

When

seem.

be comforted
of me,

to

vene,
interchild

to

come

will

your

leave

come

way.

foot of

the

to

for

care

not

shall

me

they

take

will

long, I

ere

But

will

ravens

valleys

cares

anew.

God

the

and

anxious

your

kindled

widow's
of

hills and

new

11

FAITH.

is

may
not

be

so

in

gun.
yet be-

soul ; it makes

bright reality,

brings departed

ones

in

12

distance

speaking
of

grief,

and

Dear

mother,

fresh

in

tears

are

sort

of

and

and

locked

it

of

only
I

sometimes

brother,

when

wild

flowers

with
his

read

for

will

teach

many
every

me,

me

and

them

before,

and

write

some

They
and

again

as

write

new

must

me

they

never

must

not

and

he
and

and

Nin

all

them

choly,
melan-

now;

merrily

as

come

lessons,

stories.

week,

almost

laugh

my

songs,

go
what

sisters

cheerful

more

is

thoughts,
little

sad

something

love

my

let

but

growing

Tell

say

Helen;
as

am

all

and

and

prayers

Kiss

me,

still

are

Your

covers

for

sister

me

your

where.

every

often

their

words

heart.

my

that

shades

flight.

to

parting

in

the

away

and

robe

wear

for

him

fear

memory,

brother

think

chases

your

my

MEMORY.

THY

it

puts

spirit

forget

IN

PLACE

as

will

ever.

gather
hear

can

will

Mary
and

letters,
and

to

they

tell

the

them

library
read.

Water-

My
thank

you

many

yesterday.

How

in

you

seldom

so

to

also

for their

of

daughter,
much
somewhat
is

dark

her

Metoka

or

she

Southern

dialj

generous,

and

myself

crossed

bathed
of

have

valleys,
and

waded

and

shall

to

her

and
very
is

eyes,

and

ground.

Pocahontas,

her.

it makes

seems

be

and

complexion

of

I do
one

so

Mrs.
hills

cor-

together,
paths,
foot-

plunged
almost

gentle

love

Hardy

winding
and

to

the

these

me

Mrs.

Hardy

touch

called

of

write

and

jet black

brooks,

miss

thing

her

traversed

till she

come

will

impulsive.

climbed

the

together,

myself

has

character,
and,

they

Mrs.

myself;

father

of

Mrs.

descendant

think

Schenectady,

circle.

nearly

is

note

of whom

all

; she

her

as

real

and

than

tresses

say

Mr.

me

dear

Dr.
in

our

brunette

raven

Some

in

larger

new

home

Virginia,

missed

no

to-morrow

lovely family,

to

you

Let

"

your

when

I have

that

leave

of

moments,
!

save

you,

Nott

kind

Island.

Long

Dean:

for

times

leisure

your

Cure,

Mr.

Friend

good

13

CHARACTER.

SOUTHERN

hand

and

part
and

14

words

kind

at

their

will

be

for

now,
but

gladly,
nothing

do

more

to

little

thing

to

for

fortune

in

cheerless

the

in

me

and
and

secured,

life but

this

it ;

pass

laughingly

on,

go

pation.
dissi-

and

bright spot

I had

though

as

fancy

where

not

will

so

next

almost

dark

looks

is

there

spring-time

delight,

know

yet

as

see

you

of

winter

The

May

little round

have

which

in

home

they
of

month

the

pass

pleasant

But

where.

every

that

arranged

MEMORY.

THY

IN

PLACE

be

live

and

Mrs.

Hardy

happy.
One

when

promises
back

me

that

Will

not

shall

love

long

always
to

until
treatment

and

if I try ;

cheer,

is

weather

than

duaker

steward

me

keepsake.
and

how

sake

Oh,

I cannot

be
voice

gentle

some

tuneful

some

and

for

anxious
well.

much
in

to

her

send

to

hand

me.

quite

am

kind

for

time

is

thing
so

bless

precious gift?

body

to

York
for

writing-desk

dear

comes

guide
Dr.

at

New-

to

gets

be

the

is every

why
sad

she
nice

tell you

I must

more

warm.

and

me

He

to

remain
the

says

effectual

Besides,
stewardess

here
water

cold

in
the

often

good
say,

"I

think

wilt

thou

be

much

so

set

sun

York

smiling

hills,and

through

the

heavens.

The

evening
bell

hnked

with

angels,

To

of

whispering

imaged

of

hours
have

to

come

turns

and

childhood

that

deep

back

upon

feelings

of the

past.

lightly

on

her

possess

are

Now

all the

hushed

the

and

their

visions

homeward

the

faces
sunny

joy

It is midnight,

the

by

dews

the

lips

of

when

all

to

heaven.

the

thoughts.

and

the

of

and

hour,

flowers,

and

Mary's

now

ago,

night

an

in

itself,and
chased

sang

enthroned
heard

long
with

the

down

dreaming

heart

her

on

is

of

them

home,

mother,

she

Perchance

sits

we

said,

laid

Jove,

out

bands

like

were

all

who

of. light and

abodes

came

past,

prayers

Him

stars

moon

flying through

hour

ten, and

for

rang

the

clouds,

hands,

and

for the Blind.

and

sea,
the

reading

hymn,

sleep.

the

upon

winter,

for us."

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incidents

are

green

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leaves

16

in

PLACE

shadows

moony

and

the

are

crawling

on

the

sky

that

God

loved

to

pulses
passed
when

fall

bite, when

the

They

silence

holds

communion

blend.

Night

ear

sad

of

too

leaping upward,
Christian's

with

the

toils

gets

the

lonely Olivet, apart

Father

in

old

in his

he

kneeled

heaven,
love

were

upon

the

distance,
like

night time,

life.

day,

and
with

So

oft

pray

at

him

damp

freer

the

full

air,

and

glimpses

Jesus,

wearied

night

climbed

and

seraphs

in

then

and

clearer

and

and

spirit

for prayer

the
has

with

bent,

new

to

the

now,

hand

doth

time

nearer

better
of

spirits is

spell-like reign,

is the
is

smiles

ear,

waking
in

the

even

my

faith, breathes

heart, by

of the

on

spirit

Heaven

of

the

of
on

the

smiling

come

her

heaven,

theirs

in

are

yonder

lights

throne,

to

ours

of

shades

world

voices

away.

unseen

the

and

blent

of

the

The

departed

their

in

wallSj
boughs

Away

the

up

from

wells

ours,

ones

and

so

the

as

Hudson

the

the

on

waving

soul.

my

playing.

are

opened

floor,

o'er

creep

twinkling

are

fountain
of

the

of

of the

forms

on

bosom

trembling

are

lengthened

melancholy

MEMORY.

THY

IN

talk

who
there

earth,

with

had
; and
their

his

grown
while

spirit

18

and

in

now,

IN

fancy,

I will

room,

and

sweet

perfumes
flowers

where

it

lay

on

make

; where

die

where

with

wiped

from

our

hour

sorrow

of

sit

of

chapel

chanting

and

is not
have

been

In
are

and
comes

is

one

as

their

be

her

fear

we

her

silvery

has

sphere
atmo-

poetess,

and

guitar
of

hand

the

little blind

voices

strayed

the

gentle spirit away.

twenty

some

with

the

harp

the

in

very

Fanny,

weeks

stealing

the

evening

little group

in

you

their

organ

but

and

1847.

choir

The

in

angels' whispers.
who

and

shall

tears

write

to

turning

are

below,

joining
pure

hall

unstrung,

room

love

comCc

Blind, January,

the

at

Many

consumption

the

down

me

melody

there.

land

we

not

all

sounds.

the

flute

into

love

for

sweet

hymn^across
piano

of
those

may

its

eyes.

little world
are

and

youi

May

dream

fade,

napkin

softly into

pillow.

you

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steal

your

never

never

MEMORY.

THY

PLACE

from

tones

And
their

ah

girls
sweet

! here

number

STARRY

THE

twentieth

the

treasure

the

for

neck

my

heavenly

so

child.

to-day, clambering

time

about

arms

Man

fair vestibule

of

within

the

of

incense

kiss.

the

as

his

unseMsh

but

love

burns

no

sinless

farther

than

child

where

temple,

has

of

you

heart,

Httle

her

Earth
love

welcomes

seldom

you

19

SKY.

vites
in-

alone

the

its

upon

own

altar.
'Tis
the

hills,the

once

the

evening"

my

stars

poor

in
out

the

loved
seemed
of

holy light
they

now

watch

to

me

where

hang

daguerreotypes

bright

and

beautiful

flower

that

up

to

of

the

the

in
its

unfolds

cloud-capt
sky

starry

"

petals

the

of

unseen,

metrizes,"
into

new

thought;
to

and

far-off
nebular

life and

she
new

upon

the

passes

where

worlds
;

of

mory,
me-

are

is

lowest

sunbeams,
the

regions

plumes
and

Deity

ever

her

untried

boundary
"

and

"

with

the

the

to

of all that

and

whence

glory

halls

from

mountain

fields

fancy,

the

nature,

pinions, boldly entering

legions

in

ing
wheel-

skies

upper

wanders

look,

"

spiritsbathing

often

soul-lit

not

those

clear

lost

them

see

joyous

the

not

are

to

all

gladden

and

out

are

eyes

orbs, till they

moonbeams

of
geo-

ing
spring-

upwards

still

20

lost

in present

numbers
love

go,

and

glad

rivers

! this

is

But
life

oh

is

sepulchred

world

of

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Saviour

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heart

comfort

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me

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me,

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well.

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love,

friend,

which

sends

always

angel

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hands

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other

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God

the

on

light, and

of

smiles

on

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angels

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years,"

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and

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way

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to

MEMORY.

THY

IN

PLACE

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! tell

me

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the

banks

21

SORROW.

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love

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that

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proves

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be

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friend."

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and

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discipline
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writer
any

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22

Two

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not

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our

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Hope

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"

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world

to

23

COTTAGE.

LAKE

far

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errors

them

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in

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24

PLACE

reading

future.

Maggie

is

and

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my

this

this

nether

dom,

sphere

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Homer

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rapt Isaiah's
tongue

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made

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of

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so

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and

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wise

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words

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figures.

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to

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Hea-

twinkling

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me

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thankfulness

in

up

MEMORY.

THY

IN

them

my
the

entertain

26

the

to

fearful

and

letter, Ontario

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since

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thing

madness,
overturned

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waves

and

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it

and

the

sleep,
thick

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shore

hopes
of

sea

; and

life,to

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dolphins
lie

mariners

adieu

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watched
return

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sweet

left

alone

me

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tide

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chat

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them
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dear

darling

like

homo,

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June

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beauty;

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led

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sleeping

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its wrath.

in

my

in

beautiful

soul;

MEMORY.

THY

IN

PLACE

with

Your

1849.

14,

letter

"

My
its

heart

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friendly

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words.

LIGHT

How

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glad

pleasant

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could

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and

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have

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it be

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;

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me

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be

remissness

27

SHOWERS.

AND

days
a

dream

joy
all

did
that

28

souls
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into

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world

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of

of

ings,
reason-

world

lies,and

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his

course

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and

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and

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night

fast.

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felt ourselves

in

Locke,

lips speak

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no

in

perfect interchange

world,

fancy,

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by

half

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embarked

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feelings.

lived
in

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MEMORY.

straightway

we

commerce

growing

THY

IN

PLACE

beams

INVOCATION

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his

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of

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the

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upturned

by thee,

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rise, rivers

the

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to

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to

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the

space,

universe.

like

eye,

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in

as

marked.
of

books

veil

through

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past.

of

felt

thine

dark

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has

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is

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29

LIGHT.

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the

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The

the

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milhoned

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MEMORY.

THY

IN

command.

of

that

PLACE

one

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sorrowed.
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rippled by
by

look,

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feeling, however

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her

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sea

than
and

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in
;

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and

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there

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than
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heaven,
that

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her

hair,

and

and

the

its
in

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children

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and

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all, save

so,

Mrs.

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for

friends

Institution
me

to

journey

Superintendent
angels

would

needful, too,

to

Rochester
when

laughed

take

for I

care

began

of

me.

my

one,

breast,

the

angels

life,and

it
the

love.

July 1st,
far

Buckley,
thought

her

to

in

evermore,

Rochester^
Much-loved

ranth,
ama-

twined

into

to

wan-

she

all

leaves

fainting
her

of

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departure,

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ourselves

her

neck,

she

which

pure

celestial

which

her

on

wore

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quickened
took

time

of

bowers

flowers,

many

blossom,

love

last

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so

forget

us

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her

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unto

through

gave

Charity

and

live

deied

that

31

ALONE.

JOURNEYING

it

1847.

away

"

presumptuous

alone,

and

the

I told

him

the

Their

journey

care

quite

was

un-

32

with

incumbered

known

be

world

The
a

but

and

loving,
than

storms,

Men

oftener

than

ill.

know
lies

it is

pathway,

follow

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them,
is

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the

blessings
preserve
you
sun

and
to

his

at

us,"

of

love

Catskill,

father

our

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hear

fancying

;
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he,

the

me

on

in

and

heaven,

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due

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time

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moon

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in

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smiles

love

itself

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should

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notions

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deeds

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their

MEMORY.

THY

money,

traveller.

the

to

IN

PLACE

with
God
turn
re-

The

stars, those
in

the

sky

34

PLACE

IN

shrubs

and

in

buried
the

steeple
from

taken

when

he

while

and

visit

My

daughters,
in

scene

Catskill,

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their

to

joys.
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lest

and

come

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prove

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ter, from

mark,
the

stopped

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Thomas,

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he

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35

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chester,
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home,

37

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human

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faces,

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with

me

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and

rocks,

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to

in

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talk

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lead

to

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Mary,

often

come

ways;

and

and

Lizzy

away.

hands,

and

read, ride, walk,

we

happy

the

for

home,

the

winds

begin

members

of

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where

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may

to

the

moan

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meet

again

the

angels

38

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dear,

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with

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lady
I

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conductors

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stop, "c.

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is called

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as

heart-

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"

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IN

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PLACE

rule,
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is

39

EDUCATION.

allowed

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it

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sway

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IN

MEMORY.

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Rochester, Lizzy's Home,

fails

not,

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diadems

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that

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prize,

with

that

refuge

angels

round

it is set

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in

virtue, love,

/ruth.

My

dear

Augusta,

their

heads

incline

I will.

life,often

ends

binds

hearts

life

our

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music

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down

long

arms

heaven

around

not

hear

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on

since
my

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to

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pass

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joys

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and

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in

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self^ and

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me

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us

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highest

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you,
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lasts, and

together

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towards

love

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flowers

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as

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spirit is

my

of

friendship

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those
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bow

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me

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winds

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York

prayer.

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me

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largely

share

me

home

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let

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mother's

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them

to

and

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43

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heart's

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MOTHER

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44

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:

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the

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63

STUDENTS.

BIBLE

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future

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64

Friend

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IN

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70

PLACE

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UNENDING.

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72

PLACE

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74

PLACE

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75

VISITOR.

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76

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leaves,

to

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oak,

you

sleety

winds

have

Eliza,
since

and

and

the

those

who

ill.

been
without

it
or

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useful

the

will

of

but

in

every

God,

the

moon

loving

memories

dwell

by

is

to

condition

its

be

doing
we

the
and

shade.

has

waned

her
the

shore.
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it,are
have

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within

us.

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beams

precious

happy

around

those

and

stand

their

as

of

indeed

hardly

can

them

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in

repose

are

turned

branches,

my

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death

shaken

have

; but

you

hills,are

But

have

frigid

your

times
to

and

beautiful.

to

come

many

wrote

and

plot,

blossoms.

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spread

weariness

my

on

cold

firm

of

in

you

garden

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then,

as

full

"

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foj

then

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ground.

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in

and

it

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planted

Eliza:

dear

ever

like

have

gift,
selves,
our-

Sufiering
unlike

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;
to

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be

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grateful

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for the

day,
for

cause

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than

joy

mourning.
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every

post.

are

every

path,

and

approaches,
in

long

the

us

our

Father's

place

out

blessings
how

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and

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is

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forest

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sheds

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no

of

bleeding

hues.

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the

for

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morning
Love

lives.

trees

light

the

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all

winds

are

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are

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bitten

are

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sort

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peated
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in

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memories

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has

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me.

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and

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his
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come.

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frost

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leaves,

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moment

hand

removed,

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night

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is

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them.
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92

PLACE

accompaniment

and

my

soul, kindling

my

pulses

beat

that

of

be

Requiem

on

love

bright

are

dear.

more

like

moonbeams

blossoms

and

the

earth.

into

by gesturing
of

sight
I

would

saw,

it,thence

sense,

give

for

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the

deaf
"

all

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ter
lat-

the

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lost

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pleaever

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far

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and

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"

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former

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borders

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thanked

rich

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the

along

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of

thoughts,

my

always

be

may

flows

quicker.

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Heaven

tide

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; now,

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harmony

MEMORY.

THY

IN

to

my

heart."

Rochester,
Dear
the

Clara

winds

Four

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sick

couch,

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"

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weeks

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been

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to-day
the

trees.

pillowed
much

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your

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joy

from

night.

any
with
feel

of
me,

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me,

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And

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almost
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now,

like

love.

Clara,

tale
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spirit struggling

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to

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of

look

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then

free.

an

down

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obstinate

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am

suffocation.

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heavy

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and

me,

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years,

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to

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heart.

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coloring.

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echo

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fiction,"and

than

rang

friend

of

shrouded

on

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story

for

current

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hope

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myself

needs

settles

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ingly
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future.

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sant
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days.

arm,

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tell you

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endless

in

heard

buoyant

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slept

school-bell

welcome

morning

me,

of

in

realities

tread

familiar

arm

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pain.

and

seminary,

bright

chime

my

again,

that

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dreamed

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me

sleep.
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to-day

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still burns

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me,

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prisoner,
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year

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him.

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to

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day.

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me.

besides

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trans-

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Helen,

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day

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me,

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me,

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went

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the
and

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brow

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hand
my

and

and

me

grew

afternoon

out,

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lips

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lungs.

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school,

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increased

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the

change

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knowledge

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brow,

them

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remembrance.

me

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in

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voices

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love

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and

dead,

Clara,

hands

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kindness.
hold

to

know

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stranger

self

misery's

hope

me.

too.

strangers

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heart

THY

IN

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PLACE

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sumption
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than

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Words

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all.

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hopes,

upon

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clad

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thoughts.

in

hues

heart,
Oh,

what

that

Clara,

paint
Sorrow,

me.

wounded

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the

not

never

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it

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to

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Niagara

you

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despair,

places.

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lids,

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only

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their

of

known

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my

for

hear.

never

can

the

inflammation

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told

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lift up

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got

William's
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heart, imagination

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melancholy,
grief

made

tight together.

them,

with

Like
than

them.

swollen

swollen

simplicity,

half.

I awoke

mountains

the

days

the

until

felt

lingered

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know.

not

the

and

me.

garden

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more

no

left

die.

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home,

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were

eyes

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days

books, and

his

room,

weeks

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life had

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love,

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PLACE

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distracted

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in

God

me,

Clara,

slay
do

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me,

feel

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is

will

all

the

me,

and

and

sustaining

and

pray
P.

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hand,
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or

come?

feelings,
he

ihough

"

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of

Fenelon,
loves

Father

protecting

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Adieu,

care

of me,

think

to

any

again

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the
Oh

letters

God!

one,
to

the

is

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Clara:"

read

merciful.

him."

his

ever

with

sometimes.

prompted
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me

grace.

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lave

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in

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ways
al-

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lives

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entire

confidence"

my*

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heaven

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heart?

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benevolence

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and

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in her

ladies.

examining
any

reasonings

recitations

library,and

is

pupil

the

ideas

his

giving

of

e^er

of

only

mode

matic
syste-

have

any

composed

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nation.
exami-

more

subject,without

the

names

Academy

recitations

C.'s

Albany,

anniversary

than

Mr.

I like

interrogatories.

but

the

thought

thorough

only

the

his

and

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he

attended

Yesterday

from

Female

Brooklyn

the

he

hand.

own

removed

has

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Corinthians,

his

with

them

presidesin

the

to

103

ACADEMY.

FEMALE

BROOKLYx\

they

picture gallery
the

sky.

pencillings and

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it

say

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upper

walls

paintings

is

of

are

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ladies.

young
there
in

idea

stood

their

them

in

noise

the

air

the

miller,

the

! if all

me

hnn,

I envy

him

sitting

upon

fairies

Not

Being
ladies

near

were

one's

the

close

exchanging
Chinese

Have

of

the

and

like
be

read

you

of

with

M:\

Europe?'
his

school

term,

the

young

parting gifts.

work-box,

are

in

day

droppings

delight,

Heads

passed

low

it would

Why

feet.

is

fascinating,

so

of

note

beats

the

subjects

summit

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since

long

reign.

the

at

is

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says

to

far-ofl'

style

you

he

down

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his

Abbot's

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the

nist
pia-

highest

when

the

lined
out-

evening

Whitlock

makes

and

and

through

the

to

up

Kirke

as

celebrated

dance

; then

His

water.

pahitings

I wish

Professor

wings

There

me.

Last

the

lingers

musquito

something

rivers,

castles.

almost

his

to

Nicholas.

which

dear

harping

is

leave

to

women,'-

again,

his

sound,

falhng

like

and

Emperor
hear

flutter of
of

and

men

Strakosch

with

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half-drawn

and

naturCj

the

of

of cities

of
all

with

ekes
;

once

mazes

work.

her

half-fmished

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to

could

of

each

easels

says

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for

pleasing

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exceedingly

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It is customary

piece

this

on

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of

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PLACE

length

margin,

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on

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with

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all

are

the

I would

as

indeed.

people
ideas
"

of

you

them

of

the

French.

not

far

are

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see

life;

others

nine
Avho

face

in

practise
hour

besides

band.

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and

seem

the
upon

each

organs,

inclosed

per

with
the

them,

which

day.

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iron

going,

doors,

inhabitant

of

never

here

are

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Institution, and

have

affords

only

also

two

large

brass

quite forget

for

eighty

some

have

and

this

place

and

time.

violins,flutes,and

these

Phin,

certainly

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Paddy

call

you

world,

man.

that

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the

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for it is

of

for

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right

from

retire

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music

singular

foreigner,"

mory,
me-

scientifically.

unlike

nunnery^

ladies

where

one

all

notes.

learned

habits,

so

no

from

play

more

here

are

have

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have

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things
to

am

said

folks

blind

the

relieved,

raised

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orally,

taught

same

much

with

music

as

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find

thus

the

upon

practising.

my

here

name

of

aid

by

servant,

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out

curiosity

my

thing

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glasses, spelled

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THY

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granite walls,

spiritland,

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LOVES

BREATHED

107

VOV\
.

harmony
throbs

"

ever

wish

take

in

what

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upon

love,

and

there

the

and

more

than

hearts

all

of

too.

the

Rochester.

me

Oh

world

learned
there

idol

of

of

sorrow

my

blessed

not

me

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to

and

up,
chide

closed

vows

the

me

opened

they

night-time

took

strangers
me

the

to

first

eyes

break

where

been

love's

angel

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is

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breathed

in

there,

loved

land

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ever.

guardian

care,

me,

for

side

the

on

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towards

est

my

world,

glories

affections;
and

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place.

its

saw

fan

swing

pass

away

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beautiful

this

looks

the

or

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that

abide.

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truly,

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grounds,

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building

Chester.

if,

call

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to

promenade

morning

of

the

and

time,

some

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new,

air."

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come

us

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on

every

with

run

would

ever

are

melody

with

you

walk

anthems

reigns,

love

then,
the

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PLACE

IN

MEMORY

THY

Slone

The

stars

deor,

if

as

whence
in

they

dear.
The

of

in

The

last

Lays

of

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beautiful

in

of

me

in

Mrs.

to

for

one

received

is

ladies

the

of

their

so

many

of

summers

me

Maylin,
guished
distin-

the

is

there

fancies, which

her

to

meet

lessons

of

neat

tainly,
Cer-

do
and

thing
some-

esteem

they

literary
*

her.

whom

in

country.

our

should

gratitude

that

notice,

land

our

Neighbors,"

to

sisters, from

ago,

The

way

out

their

instruction.
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most

reading

of

saw

her

on

go

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wont

ever

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by

"

paper

will

who

of

sky

Embury.

evening

its fair authoress

been

England

finished

we

the

I wonder

of

the

holds

it

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tread

the

is

those
has

to

lovely night;

heart

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and

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horn,

Jersey,

ease

reminds

of

search

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Salem,

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in

oh

the

by
awhile

there,

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hours

brook

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came.

abroad

go

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on

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thy peaceful

to

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had

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bright

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have

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school-room,

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played

school-mistress.

the

his

on

walked

into

handsomely,
with

the

room

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this

to

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face

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you

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seat, hung

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travelling

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satchel

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seat;

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books,

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hand,

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please, they

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his

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school."

opened

then

his

patted

ever

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gave

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their

if you

attend

in

his

mother

little number."

our

went

and

and

summer,

Master

chel
sat-

green

accosted

asked

black-

straightway

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"

father

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and

when

replied promptly,

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straw

day,

with

boy,

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my

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little

and

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from

hill

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eyed, curly-headed

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WILL.

COUSIN

me

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IN

laughed, and

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Evermore

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"

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shortlyaf-

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home."

your

parents

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summer

dear

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me

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my

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their home.

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mother

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dis-

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on

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it,save

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school-days,

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me,

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began

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over

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at

play.

home

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miles,

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of twelve

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to

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SCHOOL-DAY

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tired

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no

IN

PLACE

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to

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those

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him.

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learned

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esteem

for

you,

fancied
with

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every

bore

always

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native
lineament

meet,

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each

kind,

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that.

thought
love

gether,
to-

us

same

were

30, 1848.

blew

to

soon

you

the

freely, you

where

me,
*

strangers
very

saw

wandered

that

as

poetry

eyes

guiding

breeze

old

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we

morning

met

course

speaking

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wan-

read

house,

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Island,

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he

spirits

our

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grounds,

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apart.

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same

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my

days
together

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more.

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us

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THY

you
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114

PLACE

THY

IN

MEMORY,

of

glad

were

into

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Beau

in

little

many
interest

hard

his

his

tlie

them

patients
say

have

such

no

and

the

three

into

enticingly

of

there,

the

beautiful

lakes

hills

among

their

and

where

dle-cakes
grid-

been

write

very

no

with
to

so

have

upon,

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fare,

mush,

have

you

gaze

and

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delicious

must

but

to

his

away.

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brooks

no

and

one.

bay
;

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kernels

hills

no

the

week,

magnificent

City,

in

and

of

brag

bread

ground,

cracked

but

such

by

meantime

this

about

excellent

father

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matron

nothing

our

pleasing.

very

more

breeze

do

in

fortune

me

which

been

man

the

plays

and

no

are

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knew

told

has

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poor

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son

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of

accounts

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the

him

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young

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to-day,
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not

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mark

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back.

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con-

for

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for

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be

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treatment.

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tour

to
not

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in

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hour

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soon

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up

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after

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over

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roll

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sailed

us

us

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self-denial

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delightedly

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taught

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will

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stones

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be

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hill, Kate

his

will

to

him

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to

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the

footsteps must

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115

GOOD.

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convenient.

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BE

part

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116

PLACE

with

head

covered

is

and

grave,"
must

fall

the

to

Good

these

enough

Chancellor
introduced

and

chat

was

friends,

Dr.

had

S.

the

met

all
; indeed

and
like

my

and

the
his

fears.

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him,

he

hand

you

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the

those

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of

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and

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me,

he

quite
at

same

know

our

familiar

reception

was

all seemed

ful
delight-

of

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cordial

he

whom

peaches

as

in

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meeting

landing,

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sail

friend,

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over

long

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Mrs.

of

waited

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air

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find

to

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me

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than

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bracing,
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after

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the

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write

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indeed.
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to

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his

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water

with

company

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still, but

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days

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of

son

earth.

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resides

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friend

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of
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attention

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round,

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117

PATIENTS.

WATER-CURE

me

Mrs.

been

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so

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have

We

gentlemen

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however

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in

India,

seems

perfect

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as

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draw

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from.
St.

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walking

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in-

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ble
inexhaustia

gentleman
father

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mother
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ser-

for reading,

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clopedia,
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allowed

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quite

circle, and

in

embodiment

him

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engaged

ladies.

of

affable

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of

company

representatives

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all

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pleasant

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latter

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struck

118

for

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of

land
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to

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and

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and

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merry

well,

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gallant

as

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of

wants

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all,

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so

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conversation

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establishments

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have

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than

around
to

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eat

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next

ability.
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out,

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treatment

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innocence

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to

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127

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in

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and

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128

My

PLACE

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dear

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of

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and

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PLACE

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gratitude

131

LONELY.

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WE

harps

the

beyond

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sky.
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the

the

morning,
of

feelings

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moment

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132

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you

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moment

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of

who

down

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tell

I will

positions

planning

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again

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green

"

music,

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creatures," crossing-again

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the

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THY

IN

still,
matter

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MORNING

Wilson's
of

spoke

of

Tales

"

Physician,"

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but,

Border."

the

from

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she,

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chapters

some

133

AWAY.

Maggie
of

Diary

"

end

all

so

sadly.
is

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soul

the

to

with

some

passed

and

leave

take

you

and

of

frosts

deepened

all

Mr.

the

the

mental

acting

Graham
in London

is

on

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of

native
some

of

have

and
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in-

very
is

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at

because

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his

his

while

brow,
of

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locks

youth
his

since

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and

years,

Edinburgh,

fiftyyears

I
Mrs.

blanched

freshness

excellence
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of

; I

weeks

Graham,

have

furrows

the

two

to

go

little time

if indeed

winters

net
bon-

not

last

tonishment,
as-

your

stop

old^ merely

man

to

home

Augustus

many

still retains

the

gentlemen,

call

to

proper

and

and

lonely

so

little

dreary

I could

Brooklyn,
;"

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old

here

you
to

and

"Get
"

and
a

delight

my

she.

delightful

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at

to

seem

dark

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istence
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weary
away,

to

returned.

said

friends

Emory,

and

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shawl,"

come

days

of

wheel

wore

began

evening,
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chariot-

morning

all the

Towards

Boston,

only drag

we

vacation

life-time,and

and

it
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months'

two

the

without

along.
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truly

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cated
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134

to

New-

decHning

rehef

the
with

of

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the

the

good
like
are

not

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bereft of every

of

grounds

misery

of the

Benjamite,

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finger to

would

the

not

apartments

of

Paris,

little relic of the

follows

as

took

him

that

around
in

up

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stone
^^

serving,
pre-

niche, a figure

save

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haunt

ever

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the outer

astonishment

must

threw

worth

by

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G.

Oh,

books, paintings,engravings,

finger,pointingin

shades

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dispensing

Graham's

spied,far
limb

of

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and

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finding nothing

guide
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heart
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day, speaking

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procured

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the

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wish

of choice

caskets

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rich?

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to

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freely?

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birth-day,Mr.

Brooklyn

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who

last

now,

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is

free

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which

philanthropy could

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presented to

he

unfortunate

and

our

industry and

own

fortune

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as

benevolence

his

by

years,

the

hand

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amassed

has

he

his

IN

where

York,

economy
in

PLACE

the

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and

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guide,

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mind

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to

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sisters,I

for

words

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good

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reason

love

worth

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and

presence,

grateful

valuable

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more.

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feel

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me

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friend

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place,
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finger

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away.
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be

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quickly

135

BASTILE.

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best

guards

pocketed

first

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suppose
should

rish
che-

friend.

But

believe

Augusta

and

Juliet

could

not

love

and

me,
were

esteem

136

My
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as

time

when

sight

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;
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spend

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muscles

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submitted

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do

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of it

apparatus,

own

house,

with

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benefit

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eyes.
very

much

you

both

She

see

wish

Mr.
to

urged
New-

; indeed

friend

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time

general

my
D.

pass

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one

me

York.

gave

minia

shower-bath

some

to

ing
bathBut

raised

trial.

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and

in

wore

and

doctors

the

again

until

douche

never

medicine."

myself

satisfactory

very

scriptions
pre-

otherwise.

or

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objections

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faculty,

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as

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to

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than

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night.

of

for you

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it

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and

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return

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to

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approvingly

the

summer

"

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for

or

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conversation,

whole

the

nearly

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once

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becomes

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in

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sentences

letter, listen

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you

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arrange

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MEMORY.

THY

IN

PLACE

in

hei

last winter
health
I

am

week

and
at

I
or

138

PLACE

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brought

read.

to

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clouds

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wing,

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pathway,

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immortal
has

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to

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all

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to

and

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my

soul

upon
learn

evil.

could

the

breathe

seize

life,whither
is

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linger

heaven

spiritual being,

the

blessed

more

beckoning

dissolve

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and

I cannot

way.

nature

made.

and

like

whisper

one

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nor

pinions
ever

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right

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is hard

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US

MEMORY.

THY

IN

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revelations

destiny

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and

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poor,

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Mumford:

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incident,

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soul

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labor

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be

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us

139

GOD.

would

we

with

draws

earthly

and

when

familiar

grow

FOR

not

little

so

sufficiently suggestive
those

lively

emotions

epistolary writing,

that

diffidence.

expect

coloring

and

me

to

invest

vivacity

that

110

would,

IN

PLACE

were

feelings die, and

do

thoughts
We

the

the

symbols

perhaps

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substance

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is

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to

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; to

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its dark

the

and

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cradle.

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the

sources

world

than

more

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mystic

chronicles,

dried

in

hardly

like

from

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so

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locality

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as

positive improvement,

any

future

and

shadow,

copy.

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feeling;

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and

exercise

books

the

our

culture.

healthful
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ciety
so-

for

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more

preferred

mind,

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unshared

well

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as

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is better

derive

only

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suggestive

needful,

thought

conversation

can

is

that

happiness
is

for

of

kind

and

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but

and

unexpressed

world.

the

sentiment,

to

constituted

so

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health

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more

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are

of

MEMORY.

mingling

is favorable

Retirement
up

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in

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barred,
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me

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priceof

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its fountains
1

an

past, then,

books

caskets

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to

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of

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has

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in

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there.

oh

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words

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deceive

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of the

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is swal-

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brow

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and

blessings, and

severe

heart, they

Besides,
ourselves

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to

der
won-

well

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doth

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in

sorrow

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on

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greater

please others,
be

joy,

with

received

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her

save

me,

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real

weeps

puts

morn

around

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meet

save

pair
des-

wretchedness,

How

She

of

wildness

life in

speak.

world

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and

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away,

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them.

heart,

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nestling

and

around,

see

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have

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up

to

and

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or

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feet,

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like

thoughts,

Picria,

night,

at

to-day something

me,

us

of

are

gone,

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of

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are

is

light

I may

waters.

streams

Flowers

are

the

the

is the

stars

but

gushing

CastaUa.

mine

Evermore

141

PLEASE.

TO

HOW

if

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when,
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Common

seem.

we

but

word;

too

you
I

give

and

;
in

give

You

feeling,

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to

them

with

and

wants

them,

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and

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to

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philan-

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thoughts.
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blow

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beauties
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upon

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thirsts

nature

improving

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if

herded

be

to

to

merce
com-

long,

play

ready

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sciiseless

"How

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to

to

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and

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low

love

To-day
her

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?"

and

litUe

oar

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spirit cries,

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growing

heart
in

very

richer.

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wearied

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the

you

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deaf

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friendship

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I

return,

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MEMORY.

soul

my

me

and

esteem,

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pity

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scorn

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IN

PLACE

higher

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As

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entire

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spheres,

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I

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by self-application, and
love

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last

matter's

no

have

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illimita-

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true

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143

GENIUS.

is felt

force
space,

simple

most

THAN

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sci-

mysteries

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hide

the

finger-

144

of

marks
the

THY

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music

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de-

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gems

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lightning's fiery wing,"

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MEMORY.

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"

PLACE

as,
dium
me-

146

healthful

of

them.

leaving

replied,
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is

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less

family."

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to

expect
I

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leave

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reason

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in

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health."

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irritable,
is

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MEMORY.

THY

still

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when

than

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day

PLACE

by.

of

147

GRATITUDE.

If

my

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of

course

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kindness

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163

CASE.

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IN

PLACE

described

and

to

seems

them

Mary,

to-day

you.

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was

like

dug

from

the

half

for the

middle,

where

it

know

upon

have

may

the

twelve

and

sweetness

pleased

the

people,

was

great

philosopher
Here

perhaps

it

is

of those

of

ridiculing

one

see

for

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of

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us

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hand,

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father

years

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would

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his

his

elegance,

you

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sat

wrote

entitled

the

the

chiselled

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us

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letters;
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melody,

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table,

thing,

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to

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they

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one

in

and

brilliant

belonged

and

dialogues

in

as

of

top

great

his

wove

shaped

holes

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world.

which

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poured

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in

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on

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light Aristophanes
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tube

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for

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little

cannot

we

fancy

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ruins

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wick,

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but

is

really
in

the

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side

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perfectly,

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have

me

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THY

and
and

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165

SOCRATES,

slight oiFence,
death.

it but

In

innocence
she

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Socrates

by

vice,

no

and
for

subjects,

of
the

of

the

not

our

is
to

seem

two

it

thousand

the
had

upon

and

and

and

Aritus

and
;

before

and

of

and
the

ing
corrupt-

ridiculing

Athenians

has

censure.

him

accused

the

worshipped.

earthen

much

praise

arrows,

Miletus,

recriminate

little

differ

day, though
than

of

youth,

after

comedies

his

summoned

the

beyond

acter
char-

poisoned

hundred,

which

Mary,

to

all

venerable

criticism

was

five

him

opened,

her

pendence
inde-

Aristophanes

of

voices

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gods

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him

and

upon

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was

to

forth

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tribunal

does

the

stood

good

many

at

virtue

speech

the

one

way

place

in

jealousy,

more

the

hurled

Lycon,

in

began

of slander.

placed

ridicule

to

new,

high-souled

of

years

Socrates

gave

Envy

his

unprincipled

stage,

soon

every

malevolence.

ventured

once

of

many

and

witty

by

freedom

and

suspicion

tongue

and

the

time

the

to

adorned

since

for

atone

in

v/orld, as

safe

exposed

was

stained

old

the

could

nothing,

never

was

has

then

but

from
lain
years.

bowl,

which

the

pottery

under
If

ground
not

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166

it

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probably

was

remember,

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draught.

the

with
in

hole

the

of

know

we

wanderings;
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they

are

the

of

of

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the

for

weep

Miss

of

tears

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glands

it is

the

in

of

tiful
beau-

tellest

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my

into
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tained
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those

or

mourners,

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by

probably

oriental

rymatory,
lachtears.

the

tears

and

countries

to

dead.

the

occasions,

and

for

frequently

so

dlestick,
can-

bottling tears,

book
in

deceased,

profession

whose

found

it

vessel

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Thy

Athens

ancient

friends

in

fatal

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called

of

my

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are

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me

David,

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little tear-bottles
or

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put

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people

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off

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in

tears

shaped

in

you

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executioner,

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likewise

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IN

PLACE

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mould.

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moment

grief;

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literally

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in

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thing,

pottery

city.

still.

days

of

which

the

call

we

offering

seen

next

deepest

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perhaps

be

to

the

the

votive

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were

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Greeks,

probably

now

in

lost

seemingly

167

PARTHENON.

THE

little

with

robed

arms

like

mummy.
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let

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open

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the

architects

all

hand

in

open

where

chiselled

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mouth,

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dedicated

is still

you

spouted
of

do

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the

world.

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water

the

ever

the

over

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from

of

Mary,

of

head

temple

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wide,

the

eaves

beautiful

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this

from

taken

hands

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to

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out.

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lion,
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the

model
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your

is

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wide
was

marble,

168

which

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and

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And

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you

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old

the

time

larger,

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carrying
double

filled

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shoulder,
task

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if

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handles,

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but

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house

from

the

fountains.

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when

they

hands,

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supple joints
some

cause.

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in

fore
be-

condemned

the

which

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them

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upon

same

for

maidens

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have

from

of

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his

ancient

an

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him

built

ruins,

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water-jar.
present

he

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to

xlreo-

years

and

of criminals.

line

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tried

makes

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hundred

for

was

and

innovation

tried

and

stood

presence

bold

since,

years

in

illustrious

the

was

spot

few

went

Socrates

same

the

Four

book.

unknown

before

faith.

marble

Paul

the

for his

judges,

Christ,

where

in

white,

pure

sugar.

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Athenians

answered

religious

rock

Hill,

himself

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pile

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the

to

you

is

say

like

sun

give

from

came

and

the

I will

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quarry
in

glistens

MEMORY

THY

IN

PLACE

such

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170

PLACE

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us

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in

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course

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characteristic

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PHYLACTERIES.

and

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visited

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her

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phylactery

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choice

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to

phylacteries."

relics, among
of

be

to

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fair

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upon

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also, for

daughter
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children

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of curiosities.
founded

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from

until

at

itself

of

little

Professor
is

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the

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when

kneeling

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to

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improved,
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becomes

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and

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immortal

this

privation

so

delicate,

and

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upon

canvas

whether
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fortune
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nature

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of

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eye.

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lady

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teacher

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libraries

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Artist.

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in

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well-known

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ladies.

of

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education

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present

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for

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since

ever

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gradually

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Emily

and

Massachusetts

have

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and

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by

MEMORY.

THY

IN

PLACE

feeling

source

of

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instruction
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and
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spaces

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to

thing,

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lines

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"

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"

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173

COMPENSATED.

MISFORTUNE

"

Rochester^ April 11, 1848.

My

good

looked
nas

for,
till

because

to

1^

have
was

learn

D.

thankfully

remained

contents

and

now

Mr.

friend

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"

unmindful

you

both
have

long

received

of
sorry

letter
but

unanswered,

indeed
that

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its

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kindly

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prised
sur-

your

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174

station

of

one

as

knowing

IN

PLACE

the

do

as

interests.

best

Mr.

you,

THY

of

managers

devotion

assures

that

me

without

step,

with

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to

acquaintance

my

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former

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But

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not

for

reasons

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doing.
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success

wholly dependent

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none

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labor

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175

RESIGNATION.

is, is for

ever

as

face

sunny

the

best,

of my

labors

noviciate.

and

winter,
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of

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out

alas

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me

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her

family
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family,

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of
Mrs.

she

with

regards

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your

time

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friend

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THE

END.