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Reflection

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Twice have I seen God's full reflected grace.          Once when the wailing of a child at birth          Proclaimed another soul had come to earth,     That look shone on, and through the mother's face.     And once when silence, absolute and vast,          Followed the final indrawn mortal breath,          Sudden upon the countenance of death     That supreme glory of God's grace was cast.

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"Twice have I seen God's full reflected grace...."

Exploring the themes of classic, Ella Wheeler Wilcox delivers a powerful performance in "Reflection"... ### Why We Love This Line At Linespedia, we believe that poetry is the ultimate sanctuary for the soul...

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