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Charles Swain

Short Name: Charles Swain
Full Name: Swain, Charles, 1801-1874
Birth Year: 1801
Death Year: 1874
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Texts by Charles Swain (18)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
How sweet and heavenly is the sightCharles Swain (Author)English1
If thou hast lost a friendCharles Swain (Author)English1
Let tomorrow take care of tomorrowCharles Swain (Author)English4
Let us love one another, not long may we stayCharles Swain (Author)15
Morn called fondly to a fair boy strayingChas. Swain (Author)English1
Nay, speak no ill, a kindly wordCharles Swain (Author)English9
Never rail at the worldCharles Swain (Author)1
O loving and forgivingCharles Swain (Author)2
O what a world this might beCharles Swain (Author)English4
Take the spade of perseveranceCharles Swain (Author)2
The heart it hath its own estateCharles Swain (Author)English3
The mystery of the Spirit's birthCharles Swain (Author)English2
The Sabbath sun was setting slowCharles Swain (Author)English1
There is a friend, a secret friendCharles Swain (Author)2
There's a charm too often wantedCharles Swain (Author)1
Think, O my soul, what must it beSwain (Author)1
To him, who for six days a weekT. Swain (Author)3
What is noble, to inheritCharles Swain (Author)1
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