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And vows were made for her, if vows might save; She for herself the while preferr'd no prayer; For when she stood beside her Mother's grave, Her earthly hopes and thoughts had ended there. Her only longing now was, free as air From this obstructive flesh to take her flight For Paradise, and seek her Mother there, And then regaining her beloved sight Rest in the eternal sense of undisturb'd delight.

Her heart was there, and there she felt and knew That soon full surely should her spirit be. And who can tell what foretastes might ensue To one, whose soul, from all earth's thraldom free, Was waiting thus for immortality? Sometimes she spake with short and hurried breath As if some happy sight she seem'd to see, While in the fulness of a perfect faith Even with a lover's hope she lay and look'd for death.