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ON HEAVENLY AND EARTHLY HOPE by REGINALD HEBER

First Line: REFLECTED ON THE LAKE, I LOVE
Last Line: AS FALSE AND FLEETING AS 'TIS FAIR.
Subject(s): EARTH; HEAVEN; HOPE; WORLD; PARADISE; OPTIMISM;

REFLECTED on the lake, I love
To see the stars of evening glow,
So tranquil in the heaven above,
So restless in the wave below.

Thus heavenly hope is all serene,
But earthly hope, how bright soe'el,
Still fluctuates o'er this changing scene
As false and fleeting as 'tis fair.



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