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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Promise of sunshine, not so prone to fail.

So to us sojourners in life’s low vale,

The smiles of fortune flatter to deceive,

While still the fates the web of misery weave;

So hope exultant spreads her airy sail,

And from the present gloom the soul conveys

To distant summers, and far happier days.

H. K. White.

Still on its march, unnoticed and unfelt,

Moves on our being. We do live and breathe,