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Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.
Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.
'Twas whispered in Heaven, 'twas muttered in hell
And echo caught faintly the sound as it fell.
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'Twas whispered in Heaven, 'twas muttered in hell
And echo caught faintly the sound as it fell.
On the confines of earth 'twas permitted to rest,
And the depths of the ocean its presence confessed.
God keeps a niche
In Heaven, to hold our idols; and albeit
He brake them to our read more
God keeps a niche
In Heaven, to hold our idols; and albeit
He brake them to our faces, and denied
That our close kisses should impair their white,--
I know we shall behold them raised, complete,
The dust swept from their beauty, glorified,
New Memnons singing in the great God-light.
Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.
Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
In hope to merit Heaven by making earth a Hell.
In hope to merit Heaven by making earth a Hell.
Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.
Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.
The road to heaven lies as near by water as by land.
The road to heaven lies as near by water as by land.
Where billows never break, not tempests roar.
Where billows never break, not tempests roar.
