The Happiness of the Blessed considered as to the Particulars of their State their Recognition of Each Other in that State; and its Difference of Degrees. To which are added, Musings on the Church and her Services. By Richard Mant. Fourth Edition, with Additions |
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THE CHANGED BODY RECOGNISED.
And shall I e'er again thy features trace,Beloved friend; thy lineaments review?
Yes: though the sunken eyes, and livid hue,
And lips comprest, have quenched each lively grace,
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Which thine for many a year affection knew:
And what forbids, that, cloth'd with life anew,
It still on memory's tablet hold its place?—
Tho' then thy cheek with deathless bloom be sheen,
And rays of splendour wreathe thy sunlike brow,
That change I deem shall sever not between
Thee and thy former self; nor disallow
That love's tried eyes discern thee through the skreen
Of glory then, as of corruption now.
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