The poetical works of William Lisle Bowles ... with memoir, critical dissertation, and explanatory notes, by the Rev. George Gilfillan |
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THE MOWER. |
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THE MOWER.
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Hark to the mower's whistling blade!How steadily he mows!
The grass is heaped, the daisies fade,
All scattered as he goes.
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The flowers of life may bloom and fade,But He in whom I trust,
Though cold and in my grave-clothes laid,
Can raise me from the dust.
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