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Book: Lyrics of the Hearthside

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  • A Choice
    They please me not-- these solemn songs
    That hint of sermons covered up.
    8 lines, 2 comments
  • Distinction
    "I am but clay," the sinner plead,
    Who fed each vain desire.
    4 lines
  • The Paradox
    I am the mother of sorrows,
    I am the ender of grief;
    32 lines
  • Sympathy
    I know what the caged bird feels, alas!
    When the sun is bright on the upland slopes;
    22 lines, 6 comments
  • Theology
    There is a heaven, for ever, day by day,
    The upward longing of my soul doth tell me so.
    4 lines, 2 comments
  • Sympathy
    I know what the caged bird feels, alas!
    When the sun is bright on the upland slopes;
    22 lines, 6 comments
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