Part ii.
Alas! they had been friends in youth;
But whispering tongues can poison truth:
And constancy lives in realms above.
_The Devil's Thoughts_.
And the Devil did grin, for his darling sin,
Is pride that apes humility.
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_Love_.
All thoughts, all passions, all delights,
Whatever stirs this mortal frame,
All are but ministers of Love,
And feeds his sacred flame.
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_Reflections on having left a Place of Retirement_.
Blest hour! it was a luxury--to be!
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_Hymn in the Vale of Chamouni_.
Hast thou a charm to stay the morning star
In his steep course?
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Risest from forth thy silent sea of pines.
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Motionless torrents! silent cataracts!
* * * * *
Earth, with her thousand voices, praises God.
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_The Three Graves_.
A mother is a mother still,
The holiest thing alive.
_The Visit of the Gods_.
Never, believe me,
Appear the Immortals,
Never alone.
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_The Knight's Tomb_.
The Knight's bones are dust,
And his good sword rust;
His soul is with the saints, I trust.
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