Original Poems with Translations from Scandinavian and Other Poets

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Hurst and Blackett, 1856 - 338 páginas
 

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Página 95 - OUT of the deep have I called unto thee, O LORD ; LORD, hear my voice. 0 let thine ears consider well the voice of my complaint. If thou, LORD, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss; O LORD, who may abide it ? For there is mercy with thee: therefore shalt thou be feared.
Página 279 - ... me, Rushing, their lightnings and missives astound me ; Leader of Battles, I cry to thee ! Father, O lead thou me ! Father, O lead thou me ! Lead me to victory, to death if Thou willest ; Thine if Thou sparest me, thine if Thou killest ; O Lord, as Thou wilt, so lead Thou me ! God, I acknowledge Thee ! God, I acknowledge thee ! As in the rustle of autumn leaves falling, So in the tempest of battle appalling ; Fountain of Grace, I acknowledge Thee ! Father, O bless Thou me ! Father, O bless Thou...
Página 119 - I would rather choose to sit at the threshold of the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
Página 279 - Bound me like lightning the leaping shots rattle. Leader of battles, I call to thee ! Father, thou lead me! Father, thou lead me ! Lead me to victory, lead me to death ; Lord, at thy pleasure I offer my breath. Lord, as thou wilt, so lead me ! God, I acknowledge thee ! God, I acknowledge thee! As when the leaves of the autumn are shaking. So when the thunders of battle are breaking, Fountain of grace, I acknowledge thee ! Father, thou bless me ! Father, thou bless me ! Into...
Página 129 - Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, 0 Lord.
Página 280 - I commit my life to the will of heaven, For thou canst take it as thou hast given. In life and death, oh bless me ! Father, I praise thee ! " Father, I praise thee ! This is no strife for the goods of this world ; For freedom alone is our banner unfurl'd. Thus, falling or...
Página 37 - It is for homely features to keep home, They have their name thence ; coarse complexions And cheeks of sorry grain have leave to ply The sampler, and to tease the house-wife's wool. What need a vermeil-tinctured lip for that ? Love-darting eyes, and tresses like the morn...
Página 280 - I offer my breath. Lord, as thou wilt, so lead me ! God, I acknowledge thee ! God, I acknowledge thee! As when the leaves of the autumn are shaking. So when the thunders of battle are breaking, Fountain of grace, I acknowledge thee ! Father, thou bless me ! Father, thou bless me ! Into thine hand I my being resign ; Thou didst bestow it — to take it be thine.
Página 166 - To Odin's self in star-lit hall Her lineage rises, and the maid King Bele's daughter is :" he said, " And thou but Thorsten's son ; give heed, For like with like hath best agreed.
Página 159 - Rose-hud bright, When ended is the winter's night, And spring lies dreaming in the rose, Till its sweet petals soft unclose.

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