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<dl><dd>"AMONG the manifold and precious gifts of  God, that of a devout and loving child maybe regarded as one of the richest and most  precious. It is a priceless and eternal trea-  sure, of which even death, thanks to redeeming Love,  can only rob us for a season. But oh, the keenness of  the pang of separation ! the bitterness of the sorrow !  known only to those who have felt it! Parents who  have silently watched a beloved one fading away, and  have passed through the weeks or months of alternate  agony and hope, which precede the fatal issue — they,  and they only, know the supreme bitterness of the stroke,  which severs the hallowed earthly ties that knit the  hearts of parents to a child, and makes a void, in the  circle of a happy home, that earth can never fill...."</dd></dl><p>Digitized by Google.
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<dd>Signature R.B. on back cover</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Bereavement -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church</div>
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<dl><dd>B., Maria Charlotte</dd>
<dd>B., R., former owner. IeDuTC</dd>
<dd>Masters, printer</dd></dl></div>
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