 Life, thou saidst, is short; and the sleep which is in the grave is long; let me use that life, so transitory, for the glory of those heavenly dreams destined to comfort the sleep which is so long!  Tait's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 184edited by - 1847Full view - About this book
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