| John Hanbury Dwyer - 1844 - 320 pages
...the good man's smile: His ready smile a parent's warmth exprest, Their welfare pleas'd him, and thgr cares distrest; To them his heart, his love, his griefs,...in heav'n: As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells from the vale and midway leaves the storm, Tho' round its breast the rolling clouds are... | |
| Samuel Maunder - 1844 - 544 pages
...To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven. As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells...storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. LESSON CXIV.—APRIL THE TWENTY-FOURTH. Chateaubriand's... | |
| Jonathan Hutchinson - 1844 - 418 pages
...to an aged pilgrim (say any one but myself,) these lines are very beautiful and appropriate : — " As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells...storm ; Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread Eternal sunshine settles on its head." Attended however as I am by fears and failings, I must... | |
| English poetry - 1844 - 110 pages
...To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in Heaven. As some tall cliff, that lifts its awful form, Swells...storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. GOLDSMITH. ON THE RECEIPT OF MY MOTHER'S PICTURE. OH... | |
| 1844 - 320 pages
...To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven, As some tall cliff, that lifts its awful form, Swells...storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. Goldsmith. Calendar. JANUARY, XXXI DAYS. 5t 12t I9t 27t... | |
| John Hanbury Dwyer - 1845 - 494 pages
...were not divided : they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions." 2 SAMUEL, i. 23. " As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells...storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head." GOLDSMITH. " She came in all her beauty, like the moon... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1845 - 550 pages
...To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven. As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells...storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. Beside yon straggling fenrc that skirts the WET, •... | |
| John Hall - 1845 - 354 pages
...Thusv to my breast' alternate passions rise', Pleasedv with each good' that heaven to man^ supplies*. As some tall cliff, that lifts Its awful form', Swells...storm', Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. Soft as the slumbers of a saint forgiven, And mild as... | |
| Esek Cowen - 1845 - 872 pages
...unobtrusive in his opinions, content and happy that his " serious thoughts should rest in heaven." " As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells...storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head." I have noticed the morals of Mr. Wells in this place,... | |
| Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...them his heart, his love, his griefs, were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven. As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells...storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With... | |
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