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grees they are no longer seen, and the sky resumes 

 its clearness and serenity. 



Thus death and life succeed, and mournful scenes, 

 Obtrude by turns, amid the works of God. 

 His glorious works, of rolling clouds and showers, 

 Of winding rivers, forest trees, and dells, 

 Of healthful winds, and that gray screen of clouds, 

 Which shields the parched earth from heat extreme. 

 The one, from year to year, denotes the change, 

 The death ful change, that passed on this fair earth ; 

 Che other speaks of that unchanging love 

 Which cares for man, and fruitful seasons still, 

 Leed-tirne and harvest, gives to all alike. 



THE END. 



