79. Relics of Saints
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"He is not the God of the dead, but of the
living; for all
live unto Him." |
"THE Fathers are in dust, yet live to God:"— |
| So says the Truth; as if the motionless
clay |
| Still held the seeds of life beneath the sod, |
Smouldering and struggling till the
judgment-
day. |
And hence we learn with reverence to esteem |
| Of these frail houses, though the grave
confines; |
| Sophist may urge his cunning tests, and deem |
That they are earth;—but they are
heavenly
shrines. |
Palermo.
June 1, 1833. |