This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873 Excerpt: ...Marigolds, on death-beds blowing, Lark heels trim, --All dear Nature's children sweet, Lie 'fore bride and bridegroom's feet, Blessing their sense. Not an angel of the air, Bird melodious, or bird fair, Be absent hence. The crow, nor slanderous cuckoo, nor The boding raven, nor chough hoar, Nor chattering pie May on ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873 Excerpt: ...Marigolds, on death-beds blowing, Lark heels trim, --All dear Nature's children sweet, Lie 'fore bride and bridegroom's feet, Blessing their sense. Not an angel of the air, Bird melodious, or bird fair, Be absent hence. The crow, nor slanderous cuckoo, nor The boding raven, nor chough hoar, Nor chattering pie May on our bird-house perch or sing, Or with them any discord bring, But from it fly. Beaumont And Fletcher. HYMEN'S BLESSING. FROM "THE BROKEN HEART." Comforts lasting, loves increasing, Like soft hours, never ceasing; Plenty's pleasure, peace complying Without jars, or tongues envying: Hearts by holy union wedded, More than theirs by custom bedded; Fruitful issues, life so graced, Not by time to be defaced; Budding as the year ensu'th Every spring, another youth, --All what thought can add beside, Crown this bridegroom and this bride. John Ford. THE ANGER OF FRIENDS IS THE RENEWING OF LOVE. IN "PARADISE OF DAINTY DEVICES." T N going to my naked bed as one that would have slept, I heard a wife sing to her child that long before had wept, She sighed sore, and sang full sweet, to bring the babe to rest, That would not rest, but cried still, in sucking at her breast: She was full weary with her watch, and grieved with her child, She rocked it; and rated it until on her it smiled; Then did she say, "Now have I found the proverb true to prove, 'The falling out of faithful friends, renewing' is of love.'" Then took I paper, pen, and ink, this proverb for to write, In register for to remain of such a worthy night; As she proceeded thus in song unto her little brat, Much matter uttered she of weight, in place whereas she sat; And proved plain, there was no beast, nor creature bearing life Could well be known to live in love, withou...
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