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...things else to love me, And is now a saint in heaven. With a slow and noiseless footstep Comes that messenger divine, Takes the vacant chair beside me, Lays her gentle hand on mine. And she sits and gazes at me With those deep and tender eyes, Like the stars so still and...

...cherished Koble longings for the strife, By the way-side fell and perished, Weary with the march of life ! With a slow and noiseless footstep, Comes the messenger...vacant chair beside me, Lays her gentle hand in mine. FOOTSTEPS OF ANGELS. 81 And, as she sits and gazes at me, With those deep and tender eyes, Like the...

...phantoms grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful fire-light Dance upon the parlor wall ; Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open door, The beloved...ones — the true-hearted, Come to visit me once more ; He, the young and strong, who cherished Noble longings for the strife, By the way-side fell and perished,...

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