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Goodness, and Purity, and Truth are thine, 
Mingling thy presence with whate’er I see, 
In which their abstract principles combine 
To win devotion while they symbol Thee; 
Type of each Virtue which to man has given 
Trust in his kind, and fervent faith in Heaven. 
\ ision of Girlhood! Idol of the dreams, 
Which still through life have softened every care, 
Whose hallowing sweetness, ever near me seems 
To add fresh charms to all that’s bright and fair, — 
A richer perfume to the fragrant rose, 
And tints more glorious where the iris glows. 
In the still hours of darkness thou hast come, 
A spirit-visitant to soothe and bless, 
Calling the ’wildered wanderer gently home, 
And quelling suffering with thy soft caress; 
Till in my sleep thy mystic charm I’ve felt, 
And in my dreams in worship wild have knelt. 
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