 Death should come Gently, to one of gentle mould like thee, As light winds wandering through groves of bloom Detach the delicate blossom from the tree. Close thy sweet eyes, calmly, and without pain ; And we will trust in God to see thee yet again.  The Life and Works of William Cullen Bryant - Seite 192von William Cullen Bryant - 1883Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
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...appreciated her sanctified character; and I thought she would gradually fade away and be set free, As light winds wandering through groves of bloom, Detach the delicate blossoms from the tree. But God's thoughts are»not as our thoughts, nor His ways as our ways. Her feeble body began to suffer... | |
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