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Sonnets by the Rev. Charles Strong | ||
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Passing th' enclosure where the dead repose,
I saw, in sable weeds, a gentle pair
Lingering with fond regard, at evening's close,
Beside a little grave fresh-swelling there:
I saw, in sable weeds, a gentle pair
Lingering with fond regard, at evening's close,
Beside a little grave fresh-swelling there:
Silent they stood, serene their thoughtful air;
There fell no tear, no vain complaint arose;
Faith seemed to prompt the unutterable pray'r,
And to their view the eternal home disclose.
There fell no tear, no vain complaint arose;
Faith seemed to prompt the unutterable pray'r,
And to their view the eternal home disclose.
Next Sabbath brought me where the floweret lay—
Record of high descent the marble bore,
Heir of a noble house, and only Stay;
Record of high descent the marble bore,
Heir of a noble house, and only Stay;
And these words gathered from the Bible's store—
“The Lord hath given, the Lord hath ta'en away,
His holy name be blessed evermore.”
“The Lord hath given, the Lord hath ta'en away,
His holy name be blessed evermore.”
Sonnets by the Rev. Charles Strong | ||