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Child of mortality, whence comest thou? Why is thy countenance sad, and why are thine eyes red with weeping?
Child of mortality, whence comest thou? Why is thy countenance sad, and why are thine eyes red with weeping?
Approximate author period: c. 1784 AD · early modern
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- Approximate author period: c. 1784 AD · early modern
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Hymns in Prose. xiii.
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