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... shew my genius , or my wit , When God and you know I have neither ; Or such as might be better shewn , By letting poetry alone . ' Tis not with either of these views That I presume to address the muse ; But to divert a fierce banditti ...
... shew my genius , or my wit , When God and you know I have neither ; Or such as might be better shewn , By letting poetry alone . ' Tis not with either of these views That I presume to address the muse ; But to divert a fierce banditti ...
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... shew you strange sights ; nothing , I flatter myself , that would shock you , but a good deal that would make you wonder . I am of a very singular temper , and very unlike all the men that I have ever conversed with . Certainly I am not ...
... shew you strange sights ; nothing , I flatter myself , that would shock you , but a good deal that would make you wonder . I am of a very singular temper , and very unlike all the men that I have ever conversed with . Certainly I am not ...
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... shew what the Almighty , whose name I am unworthy to mention , has done for me , the chief of sinners . Once he was a terror to me ; and his service , oh , what a weariness it was ! Now I can say , I love him , and his Holy name , and ...
... shew what the Almighty , whose name I am unworthy to mention , has done for me , the chief of sinners . Once he was a terror to me ; and his service , oh , what a weariness it was ! Now I can say , I love him , and his Holy name , and ...
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... shew him , that what he had received was not merely a new set of notions , but a real impression of the truths of the gospel . His brother listened to his statements at first with some attention , and often laboured to convince him ...
... shew him , that what he had received was not merely a new set of notions , but a real impression of the truths of the gospel . His brother listened to his statements at first with some attention , and often laboured to convince him ...
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... He has my heart , but he allows a corner of it for all who shew me kindness , and therefore one for you . The storm of 1763 , made a wreck - of the friendships I had contracted , in the course THE LIFE OF WILLIAM COWPER . 85.
... He has my heart , but he allows a corner of it for all who shew me kindness , and therefore one for you . The storm of 1763 , made a wreck - of the friendships I had contracted , in the course THE LIFE OF WILLIAM COWPER . 85.
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Página 35 - The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree ; And seem by Thy sweet bounty made For those who follow Thee.
Página 22 - SAVE me, O God ; for the waters are come in unto my soul. I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
Página 318 - Adieu !' At length his transient respite past, His comrades, who before Had heard his voice in every blast, Could catch the sound no more : For then, by toil subdued, he drank The stifling wave, and then he sank. No poet wept him : but the page Of narrative sincere, That tells his name, his worth, his age, Is wet with Anson's tear : And tears by bards or heroes shed Alike immortalize the dead. I therefore purpose not, or dream, Descanting on his fate, To give the melancholy theme A more enduring...
Página 3 - Hovered thy spirit o'er thy sorrowing son, Wretch even then, life's journey just begun ? Perhaps thou gav'st me, though unfelt, a kiss ; Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep in bliss — Ah, that maternal smile ! it answers — Yes.
Página 354 - He looks abroad into the varied field Of nature, and though poor perhaps, compared With those whose mansions glitter in his sight, Calls the delightful scenery all his own. His are the mountains, and the valleys his, And the resplendent rivers. His t...
Página 86 - GOD moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform ; He plants his footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm. Deep in unfathomable mines Of never-failing skill, He treasures up his bright designs, And works his sovereign will.
Página 43 - Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.
Página 317 - OBSCUREST night involved the sky, The Atlantic billows roared, When such a destined wretch as I, Washed headlong from on board, Of friends, of hope, of all bereft, His floating home for ever left. No braver chief could Albion boast Than he with whom he went, Nor ever ship left Albion's coast With warmer wishes sent. He loved them both, but both in vain, Nor him beheld, nor her again. Not long beneath the whelming brine...
Página 58 - ... service, which is performed here twice every day ; and from twelve to three we separate and amuse ourselves as we please. During that interval I either read in my own apartment, or walk, or ride, or work in the garden. We seldom sit an hour after dinner, but if the weather permits adjourn to the garden, where with Mrs. Unwin and her son I have generally the pleasure of 'religious conversation till tea-time.
Página 86 - Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take, The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head.