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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He undermines the stately tower,

Uproots the tree, and snaps the flower;

And sweeps from our distracted breast

The friends that loved—the friends that blest;

And leaves us weeping on the shore,

To which they can return no more.

Time speeds away—away—away:

No eagle through the skies of day,

No wind along the hills can flee

So swiftly or so smooth as he.