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He seemed a cherub who had lost his way And wandered hither, so his stay , With us was short, and 'twas most meet, That he should be no delver in earth's clod, Nor need to pause and cleanse his feet To stand before his God: O blest word—Evermore!
He seemed a cherub who had lost his way And wandered hither, so his stay , With us was short, and 'twas most meet, That he should be no delver in earth's clod, Nor need to pause and cleanse his feet To stand before his God: O blest word—Evermore!
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Printed page 55 · quotation 8 · Lowell · Threnodia.
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