Compensation; Or, Always a FutureJ.B. Lippincott & Company, 1860 - 297 pages |
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Page 213 - And honored ye who grieve. The praise of those who sleep in earth, The pleasant memory of their worth, The hope to meet when life is past, Shall heal the tortured mind at last. But ye, who for the living lost That agony in secret bear, Who shall with soothing" words accost The strength of your despair...
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