Ellen Gray or, The dead maiden's curse. A poem, by the late Dr. Archibald Macleod [i.e. W. L. Bowles] |
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Enter the dwelling, it is small but neat,—
One book lies open on the window-seat,—
The spectacles are on a leaf of Job:
Here mark, a map of the terrestrial globe;
And opposite, with its prolific stem,
The Christian's tree , and new Jerusalem;
Below, a printed paper to record
A veritable “letter from our Lord :”
Some books are on the window-ledge beneath,—
The Book of Prayer, and Drelincourt on Death.
With sounds of birds and bees the garden rung,
And Ellen's linnet at the casement sung.
One book lies open on the window-seat,—
The spectacles are on a leaf of Job:
Here mark, a map of the terrestrial globe;
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The Christian's tree , and new Jerusalem;
Below, a printed paper to record
A veritable “letter from our Lord :”
Some books are on the window-ledge beneath,—
The Book of Prayer, and Drelincourt on Death.
With sounds of birds and bees the garden rung,
And Ellen's linnet at the casement sung.
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