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Page 530 - There is no death! The stars go down To rise upon some fairer shore, And bright in Heaven's jeweled crown They shine for evermore. There is no death!
Page 530 - There is no death ! An angel form Walks o'er the earth with silent tread ; He bears our best loved things away ; And then we call them "dead.
Page 530 - They leave us but to come again ; With joy we welcome them the same, Except their sin and pain. And ever near us, though unseen, The dear immortal spirits tread, For all the boundless universe Is life : there are no dead.
Page 530 - He leaves our hearts all desolate; He plucks our fairest, sweetest flowers; Transplanted into bliss, they now Adorn immortal bowers. The bird-like voice, whose joyous tones Made glad these scenes of sin and strife, Sings now an everlasting song Around the tree of life.
Page 82 - ... shall be made and kept free from all coloration or ingredients causing it to look like yellow butter; nor unless the same shall be kept and presented in a separate and distinct form, and in such manner as will advise the purchaser and consumer of its real character; nor unless such person, firm or corporation shall in all other respects comply with and observe the provisions of this act.
Page 530 - There is no death ! The leaves may fall, And flowers may fade and pass away ; They only wait through wintry hours, The coming of the May. There is no death ! An angel form Walks o'er the earth with silent tread ; He bears our best loved things away ; And then we call them "dead.
Page 517 - The most striking point in the study of the food of the blue jay is the discrepancy between the testimony of field observers concerning the bird's nest-robbing proclivities and the results of stomach examinations. The accusations of eating eggs and young birds are certainly not sustained, and it is futile to attempt to reconcile the conflicting statements on this point, which must be left until more accurate observations have been made.
Page 398 - As to the general effect produced by grass on young apple trees, the results of the last few years have brought forward nothing which can in any way modify our previous conclusions as to the intensely deleterious nature of this effect, and we can only repeat that no ordinary form of ill-treatment — including even the combination of bad planting, growth of weeds and total neglect — is so harmful to the trees as growing grass round them.
Page 522 - Thou'rt gone, the abyss of heaven Hath swallowed up thy form ; yet, on my heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson thou hast given, And shall not soon depart. He who, from zone to zone, Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight, In the long way that I must tread alone, Will lead my steps aright.
Page 23 - Commonwealth any pulverized leather, hair or wool waste, raw, steamed, roasted or in any form as a fertilizer, or as an ingredient of any fertilizer or manure, without an explicit printed certificate of the fact...