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J'he I']miiin/ of Life.
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having long panted after God and heaven; as the hart pantetli after the water brook; took it.s leave of earthly things; and, without a cloud, or shadow of a doubt, passed beyond the border that skirts this world. Farther we cannot now go, beyond this eye hath not seen. Hut we have heard, yes, Blessed be God, we have heard of a ? sun bright clime where age has no power over the fadeless fame of our loved ones.?
? O, may we not follow, if 011 fancy?s wings, and see the good old Father in Israel, as he rises 011 the wings of love, see, as he sweeps the azure bosom of the starry sky, and explores each landmark on the distant shore; me thinks one beautiful star is seen amid the Heavenly constelation. And ? The nearer still he draws to land the more eager all his powers expand.? But O, I see the anchor drops. He is safe at home; and as the Husband and Wife meet, and sweetly blend in one perpetual bond of love and life; I must say, may the good Lord gather all the children into that same blessed home in Heaven where
? ?A holy quiet reigns around,
A calm which life nor death destroys;
And nothing disturbs that peace profound,
Which his unfettered soul enjoys.?
?A. II. B."