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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What rapture fills thy spirit, borne on contemplation’s wing,

What charms, oh, beauteous canopy! thy varied aspects bring.

From the French of Anna H. P. Le Chatelain.

This world is all a fleeting show,

For man’s illusion given;

The smiles of joy, the tears of woe

Deceitful shine, deceitful flow,

There’s nothing true but heaven.

And false the light on glory’s plume,

As fading hues of even,