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upon ourselves; || faint | hearts are
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ally | false | hearts, | choosing | sin, | rather than | suffer-
ing." He offers his prayers
three | kingdoms of | England, | Scotland,
land, || and that an | end may be
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their present
asked pardon
man, he would have con- |cluded,

and | Ire

put Having then

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for his | own | faults, | both of | God and |

but | being

of the |

that he re- | fers,

in |

at his trial |

re- | minded | ▼ that he had | said | nothing royal family, he adds,

this matter, to what he had | said

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concerning the | test; that he | prayed | | there never might be | wanting | one of the | royal | to sup- | port the | Protestant re- | ligion; | and if | any of them had | swerved | from the true | faith, | he prayed | God to turn their hearts; but at any rate his people from their machi- | nations. | When he had ended, he turned to the south | side of the scaffold | and | said, "Gentlemen,

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I pray you, | do not | miscon- | struct | my be- | havior this day. I freely for- | give | all men | their wrongs and | injuries | done a- | gainst | me, as I de- | sire | to be for- | given of | God. | 17 He | then em- | braced his | friends, |

gave some tokens of his re- | membrance | to his son-in-law, | Lord | Maitland, |◄ for his | daughter and grand-children, || stript himself | of part of his ap- | parel, | of | which he | likewise made presents, | and | laid his | head | upon the block. 1971

Having | uttered a | short | prayer, he gave the |

signal to the exe- | cutioner, | which was instant

ly o- | beyed,
body. 11

and his head | severed from his |

Such were the last | hours and | such the final close of this great | man's | life. 111 May

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the like | happy serenity, in such | dreadful | circumstances, and a death | equally | glorious

be the lot of all, | whom | tyranny

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THOUGHTS IN A PLACE OF WORSHIP.

Hannah More.

And here we | come and | sit, time after | time,| And I call it social | worship; | 179 | Is it | thus ?

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Oh Thou! whose | searching | all per- | vading eye

Scans every secret | movement of the | heart, | And sees us as we | are | why | mourns my soul

found thee | oft

On these occasions? | Why so | dead and | cold || My best af- fections? | I have In my more secret | seasons, And in my chamber: || even Of outward | occu- | pations

in the | field, |

in the stir |

has my

mind ||

Been drawn to thee, and I found thy | presence |

life: 1

But here I seek in | vain | and | rarely find

Thy | ancient promise to the few that | wait| In singleness up- on thee, || reach to | us.

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Of soul ce- menting | love | gathering in Flowing from heart to | heart, | and | like a cloud | Of | mingled | incense || rising to the | thron | Of Love it-self! || then much of heaven is | felt

By minds drawn | thither- | ward, and | closely linked 1

In the celestial | union, || 'tis in | this |

Sweet element a- | lone,

To | any purpose,

that we can | live

or ex- | pect our | minds |

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Clothed with that covering | which a- | lone pre

pares

For social | worship. ||17| Therefore mourns my soul |

In secret, and like | one a- | midst the | vast| And widely peopled | earth

to | hide |

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Myself and sorrows from the | motly | crowd |
Of human obser-
But | Oh |

Thou

vation.

Whose bowels of com- | passion | never | fail| Towards the creatures | fashioned by thy | hand Reanimate the dead and give to | those |

Who never felt thy presence | in their | souls

Nor saw thy | beauty, | both to see and feel | thou art | lovely,

That

life: 171

I and thy | presence |

Re-store the | wanderer, and sup- port the!

weak

With thy sustaining arm, for strength is | | | thine. 1971

And Oh! pre- serve this | tempest beaten | bark

From

sinking in the wave,

surge

whose

swelling

Threatens to over-whelm, For- | sake her

not

But be her | Pilot, though | no | sun nor

star

Appear a- | mid the | gloom; for if a | ray | From thy all | cheering | presence, || light her course |

She rides the storm se- | cure, and in due

time

Will reach her | destined | port,

at peace. T T

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THE DOG AND WATER LILY.

Cowper.

The moon was | shady | and | soft | airs |

Swept | Ouse's silent | tide,|

'scaped from | literary cares,

When

I wander'd

on his side. ||11

My spaniel,

prettiest of his | race, 1|

And high in | pedigree, |

(Two | nymphsa- | dorned with every | grace That spaniel | found for | me,)||

Now | wanton'd | lost in | flags

Now starting into | sight, |

and reeds

Pursued the | swallow o'er the meads

With scarce a | slower | flight. |19|79|

It was the time when | Ouse dis- | play'd |
His lilies newly | blown; 1

Their beauties | I in- | tent

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sur- | vey'd

And one I wish'd my | own. |19|77|

With cane ex- | tended | far|I| sought || To steer it close to | land;|

But still the prize though nearly | caught, | Escaped my | eager | hand. |17|79|

unsuccessful pains |

Beau mark'd my unsuc

With fix'd con- | siderate | face,

And puzzling || sat his | puppy | brains | To compre- | hend the case. 1991

But with a chirup | clear and strong, |

Dispersing | all his | dream, 1|

I thence with- | drew

and | follow'd | long |

The windings of the stream. 1971

My ramble finish'd | I re- | turn'd, ||

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Beau (trotting | far be- | fore) | |

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The floating wreath a- gain dis- | cern'd | And plunging | left the | shore. |11|17|

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