A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations / Consisting of Choice Passages from the Sacred Poetry of All Ages and Countries, Classified and Arranged, for Facility of Reference, Under Subject Headings; Illustrated by Striking Passages from Scripture, and Forming Altogether a Complete Book of Devotional Poetry.

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And with blunt truth acquaints us what we are.

Blair.

Dull grave! thou spoil’st the dance of youthful blood,

Strik’st out the dimple from the cheek of mirth,

And every smirking feature from the face;

Branding out laughter with the name of madness.

Blair.

All at rest now—all dust!—wave flows on wave,

But the sea dries not! What to us the grave?

It brings no real homily; we sigh,