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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Nought looks the same, save the nests we made!”

Sad is your tale of the beautiful earth,

Birds that o’ersweep it in power and mirth!

Yet through the wastes of the trackless air

Ye have a guide, and shall we despair?

Ye over desert and deep have passed—

So shall we reach our bright home at last.

Mrs. Hemans.

What time thy heavenly voice preludes

Unto the fair and silent night,