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Three hours ; or, the vigil of love : and other poems

Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell (1788-1879)

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[PART I.]
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THREE HOURS; OR, THE VIGIL OF LOVE.
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FIRST HOUR.
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SECOND HOUR.
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THIRD HOUR.
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PART II. POEMS.
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PART III.
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[PART IV.] THE MISSISSIPPI, AND OTHER POEMS.

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She took the flagon to depart,
And yet her feet were loath to move;
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A tremor shook her boding heart—
But oh! the depth, the might of love!—
It can strengthen or subdue,—
It gave her power her task to do;
“The Saviour guard thee, precious one!”
Was the word to the child, and the mother is gone.
She drew the door with close, firm grasp,
Fastening its latch with a curious clasp,
A clasp that closed like a padlock true,
And she and one other could only undo.
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