Meditations and ContemplationsW.W. Woodward, 1809 - 371 pagina's |
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Pagina xxxvii
... lustre to reduce , Το prove their noblest pow'r , their genuine use ; From earth - born fumes to clear their tainted flame , And point their flight to heav'n - from whence they came , O more than bard in praise ! to whom belong ...
... lustre to reduce , Το prove their noblest pow'r , their genuine use ; From earth - born fumes to clear their tainted flame , And point their flight to heav'n - from whence they came , O more than bard in praise ! to whom belong ...
Pagina xli
... lustre owe ; His cov❜nant brightens the celestial bow ; His vast benevolence profusely spreads The yellow harvests , and the verdant meads . Thy pupil , HERVEY , a Redeemer finds In boundless oceans , and in viewless winds : He rains ...
... lustre owe ; His cov❜nant brightens the celestial bow ; His vast benevolence profusely spreads The yellow harvests , and the verdant meads . Thy pupil , HERVEY , a Redeemer finds In boundless oceans , and in viewless winds : He rains ...
Pagina xlv
... lustre through thy various theme ; That speaks deep lessons from the silent tomb , And crowns thy garden with fresh - springing bloom ; Or piercing through creation's ample whole , Now soothes the night , or gilds the starry pole ; Or ...
... lustre through thy various theme ; That speaks deep lessons from the silent tomb , And crowns thy garden with fresh - springing bloom ; Or piercing through creation's ample whole , Now soothes the night , or gilds the starry pole ; Or ...
Pagina 68
... lustre of thy sprightly eye ! How vain the bloom of thy bridal : youth ! How vain the honors of thy superior birth ! How unable to secure the lovely possessor from the savage violence of death ! How ineffectual the universal esteem of ...
... lustre of thy sprightly eye ! How vain the bloom of thy bridal : youth ! How vain the honors of thy superior birth ! How unable to secure the lovely possessor from the savage violence of death ! How ineffectual the universal esteem of ...
Pagina 93
... lustre here . O ! how her roses fade , and her lilies languish in this bleak soil ! How does the grand leveller pour contempt upon the charmer of our hearts ! How turn to deformity what cap- tivated the world before ! Could the lover ...
... lustre here . O ! how her roses fade , and her lilies languish in this bleak soil ! How does the grand leveller pour contempt upon the charmer of our hearts ! How turn to deformity what cap- tivated the world before ! Could the lover ...
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admirable adore æther Almighty amiable amidst Aspasio beams beatific beautiful behold blessed bliss blooming book of Job breath bright charms cheerful CHRIST Christian cleave asunder clouds Collingtree creation creatures darkness death delight divine dreadful dust earth elegant eternal everlasting exalted excellent faith firmament flesh flowers glittering gloom glorious glory glow grace hand happiness Hardingstone heart heaven heavenly Hervey holy honor imagination immortal infinite innu JAMES HERVEY JEHOVAH JESUS light living LORD lustre magnificent majesty Meditations mercy mighty mind moon mortals mountains nature ness never night Night Thoughts noble Northampton orbs parterre peace perfect pleasing pleasure Psalm Redeemer render rich righteousness sacred salvation scarce scene shades shine skies solemn soul Spect spirit stars sublime sweet thee things thou thought thousand tion truth uncon unto VIRG whole wings wisdom wonder word
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Pagina 75 - Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.
Pagina 222 - Of echoing hill or thicket have we heard Celestial voices, to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive...
Pagina 70 - How lov'd, how honour'd once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom begot ; A heap of dust alone remains of thee, 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be ! Poets themselves must fall, like those they sung, Deaf the prais'd ear, and mute the tuneful tongue.
Pagina 351 - Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth ; " While all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings, as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole.
Pagina 112 - Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds; pleasant the sun, When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower, Glistering with dew; fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers; and sweet the coming on Of grateful evening
Pagina 137 - Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself, have they not sped ? have they not divided the prey ; to every man a damsel or two ; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil...
Pagina 112 - Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth : there will I give thee my loves.
Pagina 89 - Thou art my father, and to the worm, Thou art my mother and my sister.
Pagina 337 - There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differeth from another star in glory. So also is the resurrection of the dead.
Pagina 106 - A dungeon horrible on all sides round, As one great furnace flamed ; yet from those flames No light ; but rather darkness visible, Served only to discover sights of woe, Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace And rest can never dwell ; hope never comes, That comes to all ; but torture without end Still urges, and a fiery deluge, fed With ever-burning sulphur unconsumed.