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Never shall I forget the parsonage house
at bridge rule with its ancient trees
[indecipherable] lawns & lovely shrubberies
the charming drawling [drawing] room with
its large open windows clustering
with Fuschias & Jasmine (my friend
Mrs. [indecipherable] observed to me that there was
a holy stillness about the spot wh made
her fancy that each day was Sunday)
neither can I forget the gentle
kindness fo its hospitable owners –
The Spirit of my angel Mother
Seemed to breathe around me –
" Sweet Saint" Thou wast so near
& yet so far"! –

Sweet Saint how near thou
wast & yet so far