Who that hath ever been Could bear to be no more Yet who would tread again the scene He trod through life before.
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The Dove, on silver pinions, winged her peaceful way.
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Prayer is the soul's sincere desire, Uttered or unexpressed, The motion of a hidden fire That trembles in the breast.
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Night is the time to weep, To wet with unseen tears; Those graves of memory where sleep; The joys of other years.
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