Echoes of Nature

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E. C. & J. Biddle, 1845 - 140 pagina's

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Pagina iii - I have seen A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped shell; To which, in silence hushed, his very soul Listened intensely; and his countenance soon Brightened with joy; for from within were heard Murmurings, whereby the monitor expressed Mysterious union with its native sea.
Pagina iii - To which, in silence hushed, his very soul Listened intensely ; and his countenance soon Brightened with joy ; for murmurings from within Were heard, sonorous cadences ! whereby, To his belief, the monitor expressed Mysterious union with its native sea. Even such a shell the universe itself Is to the ear of Faith...
Pagina iv - Congress, in the year 1847, by EC & J. BIDDLE, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Pagina 24 - To visit thee, fair child, and the delicate air Forbade to play upon thine ear's soft harp. And yet, how happy thine imprisoned spirit ! For in its heaven-born freedom it may hold Unveiled communion still with Him, of light The Fountain pure, — of melody and joy.

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