...peaceable fruits of righteousness ; and therefore he can sing what the poet felt and well expressed, " These severe afflictions Not from the ground arise,...disguise. " We see but dimly through the mists and vapors, Amid these earthly damps ; What seems to us but sad funereal tapers May be heaven's distant...

...the midst of them. Such is another page of the blessed life ! CHAPTER X. THE NOBLE ARMY OF MARTYRS. " These severe afflictions Not from the ground arise...disguise. " We see but dimly through the mists and vapors, Amid these earthly damps ; What seem to us but sad funereal tapers May be heaven's distant...

...must number her with her dear father, as a saint in glory ! " AN UNWELCOME CALL. 85 CHAPTER XVIII. " Let us be patient, these severe afflictions Not from...celestial benedictions Assume this dark disguise. " We will be patient, and assuage the feeling We may not wholly stay ; By silence sanctifying, not concealing,...

...There is no fireside, howsoe'er defende d, But hath one vacant chair. " The air is full of farewells of the dying, And mournings for the dead ; The heart...Rachel, for her children crying, Will not be comforted." And what does this prove but that sin hatlt entered, and death by sin? In that day, when holiness shall...

...tended, But one dead lamb is there! There la no fireside, howsoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair I The air is full of farewells to the dying, And mournings for the dead ; The heart of Rachacl for her children crying Will not »e comforted! Let us be patient! these severe afflictions...

...THERE is no flock, however watched and tended, But one dead lamb is there ; There is no tire-side, howsoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair. The air is full of farewells to the dying, And mourners for the dead ; The heart of Rachel, for her children crying, Will not be comforted. Let us...

...colour fron her cheek! RESIGNATION. THERE is no flock,ho wever watched and tended, But one dead lamb is there! There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair! The air is füll of farewells to the dying And mournings for the dead; The heart of Kachel, for her children ciying,...

...It is almost literally true — " There is no flock, however watched and tended, But one dead lamb is there ; There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair." ^ The child is dead. Our child is dead. Let us now go to the book of God, and learn its lessons in the time...

...places to call at." CHAPTER XVII. " There is no flock, however watched and tended, But one dead lamb is there ! There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair. Let us be patient ; these severe afflictions Not from the ground arise, But oftentimes celestial benedictions...

...an infant daughter.) By LONGFELLOW. THERE is no flock, however watch'd and tended, But one dead lamb is there ! There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair I The air is full of farewells to the dying, And mournings for the dead ; The heart of Rachael, for...