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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I remember, I remember,

The fir-trees dark and high,

I used to think their tiny tops

Were close against the sky:

It was a childish ignorance,

But now ’tis little joy,

To know I’m farther off from heaven

Than when I was a boy!

T. Hood.