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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And all that lasts, eludes the subtlest eye.

John Sterling.

Ere sin could blight, or sorrow fade,

Death came with friendly care,

The opening bud to Heaven conveyed,

And bade it blossom there.

Coleridge.

O Death! Thou great invisible,

Pale monarch of the unending Past,

Who shall thy countless trophies tell,