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... grace , Confess'd a God , they kneel'd before they fought , And praised Him in the victories He wrought . Now from the dust of ancient days bring forth Their sober zeal , integrity , and worth ; Courage , ungraced by these , affronts ...
... grace , Confess'd a God , they kneel'd before they fought , And praised Him in the victories He wrought . Now from the dust of ancient days bring forth Their sober zeal , integrity , and worth ; Courage , ungraced by these , affronts ...
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... grace . Turn eastward now , and fancy shall apply , To your weak sight her telescopic eye . The Brahmin kindles on his own bare head The sacred fire , self - torturing his trade , His voluntary pains , severe and long , Would give TRUTH ...
... grace . Turn eastward now , and fancy shall apply , To your weak sight her telescopic eye . The Brahmin kindles on his own bare head The sacred fire , self - torturing his trade , His voluntary pains , severe and long , Would give TRUTH ...
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... grace , Expert in all the duties of his place : Say , on what hinge does his obedience move ! Has he a world of gratitude and love ? No , not a spark - ' tis all mere sharper's play ; He likes your house , your housemaid , and your pay ...
... grace , Expert in all the duties of his place : Say , on what hinge does his obedience move ! Has he a world of gratitude and love ? No , not a spark - ' tis all mere sharper's play ; He likes your house , your housemaid , and your pay ...
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... Grace in his mien and glory in his eyes , Supreme on earth , and worthy of the skies , Strength in his heart , dominion in his nod , And , thunderbolts excepted , quite a god . So sings he , charm'd with his own mind and form , The song ...
... Grace in his mien and glory in his eyes , Supreme on earth , and worthy of the skies , Strength in his heart , dominion in his nod , And , thunderbolts excepted , quite a god . So sings he , charm'd with his own mind and form , The song ...
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... grace for others ' sins , but none for theirs . Through all He spoke a noble plainness ran , Rhet'ric is artifice , the work of man , And tricks and turns that fancy may devise , Are far too mean for Him that rules the skies . Th ...
... grace for others ' sins , but none for theirs . Through all He spoke a noble plainness ran , Rhet'ric is artifice , the work of man , And tricks and turns that fancy may devise , Are far too mean for Him that rules the skies . Th ...
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appears beauty beneath breast cause chance charms close course Cowper dear death deep delight divine dream earth ease ev'ry eyes face fair faithful fall fear feel field fire force give glory grace hand happy hast head hear heard heart Heav'n hold hope hour human kind Lady land leaves length less light live lost means mind muse nature never o'er once pain peace perhaps pleasure poet pow'rs praise prove rest scene seek seems seen shine side sight skies smile song soon soul sound speak spring stands sweet task taste tears thee theme thine things thou thought thousand till true truth turn vain virtue wind winter wisdom wish youth
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Página 324 - Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take ; The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head.
Página 165 - JOHN GILPIN was a citizen Of credit and renown, A trainband captain eke was he Of famous London town. John Gilpin's spouse said to her dear, Though wedded we have been These twice ten tedious years, yet we No holiday have seen. To-morrow is our wedding day, And we will then repair Unto the Bell at Edmonton All in a chaise and pair.
Página 106 - Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds Exhilarate the spirit, and restore The tone of languid nature. Mighty winds, That sweep the skirt of some far-spreading wood Of ancient growth, make music not unlike The dash of Ocean on his winding shore...
Página 209 - Thy nightly visits to my chamber made, That thou might'st know me safe and warmly laid ; Thy morning bounties ere I left my home, The biscuit, or confectionary plum...
Página 186 - His sword was in its sheath, His fingers held the pen, When Kempenfelt went down With twice four hundred men.
Página 27 - My panting side was charged when I withdrew To seek a tranquil death in distant shades.^ There was I found by one who had himself Been hurt by the archers. In his side he bore And in his hands and feet the cruel scars. With gentle force soliciting the darts He drew them forth, and healed and bade me live.
Página 210 - My boast is not, that I deduce my birth From loins enthroned, and rulers of the earth : But higher far my proud pretensions rise — The son of parents pass'd into the skies.
Página 172 - And galloped off with all his might, As he had done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat and wig: He lost them sooner than at first, For why? — they were too big. Now...
Página 325 - Where is the blessedness I knew When first I saw the Lord? Where is the soul-refreshing view Of Jesus and his word? 3 What peaceful hours I once enjoyed ! How sweet their memory still ! But they have left an aching void The world can never fill.
Página 234 - And the scene where his melody charm'd me before Resounds with his sweet-flowing ditty no more. My fugitive years are all hasting away, And I must ere long lie as lowly as they, With a turf on my breast, and a stone at my head, Ere another such grove shall arise in its stead.