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There was, ’tis said, and I believe, a time When humble Christians died with views sublime; When all were ready for their faith to bleed, And few to write or wrangle for their creed; When lively faith upheld the sinking heart, And friends assured to meet prepared to part; When love felt hope, when sorrow grew serene, And all felt comfort in the death-bed scene.
There was, ’tis said, and I believe, a time When humble Christians died with views sublime; When all were ready for their faith to bleed, And few to write or wrangle for their creed; When lively faith upheld the sinking heart, And friends assured to meet prepared to part; When love felt hope, when sorrow grew serene, And all felt comfort in the death-bed scene.
Approximate author period: c. 1793 AD · early modern
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- George Crabbe
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- Approximate author period: c. 1793 AD · early modern
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- A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations (catalogued1888) (1888 AD)
Page 171 · printed citation: Crabbe · subject: DEATH
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