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Grief fills the room up of my absent child , Lies in his bed , walks up and down with me , Puts on his pretty looks , repeats his words , Remembers me of all his gracious parts , Stuffs out his vacant garment with his form ; Then have I ...
Grief fills the room up of my absent child , Lies in his bed , walks up and down with me , Puts on his pretty looks , repeats his words , Remembers me of all his gracious parts , Stuffs out his vacant garment with his form ; Then have I ...
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| Title | Elements of Criticism, Volume 1 Elements of Criticism, Lord Henry Home Kames |
| Author | Lord Henry Home Kames |
| Publisher | S. Campbell & son, E. Duyckinck [etc. ], 1823 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 21 May 2007 |
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