James Lythgoe Missionary Journal / pp267-268

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Cottage by the Sea

1

Childhood's day now pass before me,
Forms and sea??ns of long ago,
Like a dream they hover o'er me,
Calm and bright as evening's glow,
Days that knew no shade or sorrow,
When my young heart pure and free,
Joyful hailed, each coming morrow,
In the cottage by the sea.

2

Fancy sees the rose tree twining,
Around the old and rustic door,
And below the white beach shining,
Where I gathered shells of yore,
Hears my gently Mother's warning,
As she took me on her knee,
And I feel again life's morning,
In the cottage by the sea.

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3

What through years have rolled above me,
Though mid f??rer seams I roam,
Yet I ne'er shall cease to love thee
Childhood's dear and happy home.
And when life's long day is closing,
Oh how pleasant would it be,
On same faithful breast reposing,
In the cottage by the sea.

[end of verse]

first spoke to Aug. 26th, 1860
and was [blank space] Sep. 8, 1861