A collection of poems on divine and moral subjects, selected from various authors by W. GilesWilliam Giles (didactic writer) 1775 |
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... those of a modern date , I am indebted to several of my in- genious friends ; and even for fome , which under the fanction of the law , I might have taken . One thing very defirable in the pieces I have chofen , was uniformity of ...
... those of a modern date , I am indebted to several of my in- genious friends ; and even for fome , which under the fanction of the law , I might have taken . One thing very defirable in the pieces I have chofen , was uniformity of ...
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... those who had been his warmest friends ; and no doubt , the loss of their favors , added to his own imprudent conduct , reduced him to the ftate we have described . In these circumstances , it is probable , he was first brought to ...
... those who had been his warmest friends ; and no doubt , the loss of their favors , added to his own imprudent conduct , reduced him to the ftate we have described . In these circumstances , it is probable , he was first brought to ...
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... that exalted height of blifs fupreme , Look down on those who bear thy facred name ; Reftore their ways , infpire them by thy grace Thy laws to follow , and thy fteps to trace ; Thy Thy bright example to thy doctrine join , And by [ 29 ]
... that exalted height of blifs fupreme , Look down on those who bear thy facred name ; Reftore their ways , infpire them by thy grace Thy laws to follow , and thy fteps to trace ; Thy Thy bright example to thy doctrine join , And by [ 29 ]
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... nor controuls your will , And bids the doubting fons of men be still . What strange events can ftrike with more furprize , Than those which lately ftruck thy wond'ring eyes ? Yet Yet taught by these , confefs th ' Almighty just [ 61 ]
... nor controuls your will , And bids the doubting fons of men be still . What strange events can ftrike with more furprize , Than those which lately ftruck thy wond'ring eyes ? Yet Yet taught by these , confefs th ' Almighty just [ 61 ]
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... those rude climes where gospel light ne'er fhone , Where I , the prince of darkness , fix'd my throne , Now wav'd aloft the chriftian banner plays , And the new world the MARTYR'D GOD obeys . Can you , degenerate fouls , inactive lie ...
... those rude climes where gospel light ne'er fhone , Where I , the prince of darkness , fix'd my throne , Now wav'd aloft the chriftian banner plays , And the new world the MARTYR'D GOD obeys . Can you , degenerate fouls , inactive lie ...
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æther almighty behold bleffings bleft blifs bofom boundleſs breaſt bright cauſe ceaſe celeſtial croud dæmon darkneſs death defcends defire diftant diſplay divine dread duft earth eaſe endleſs eternal ev'n eyes facred fafe fame fate fave fenfe fhade fhall fhine fight filent fing firſt fkies flain fome fons foon forrow foul ftill ftreams ftrife fuch fwell glory goodneſs grace hafte hand heart heaven heavenly himſelf hope juftice juſt laft laſt light loft Lord Margate mind moſt mourn muft muſt nature's Nineveh o'er paffions pain pleaſe pleaſure praiſe pride purſue raiſe reafon reft rife riſe SAMUEL BOYSE SAVIOUR ſcene ſee ſenſe ſhall ſhare ſhine ſhould ſkies ſky ſmile ſpeak ſpread ſpring ſtand ſtate ſtill ſweet thee thefe theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand thro throne waſte whence whofe whoſe wiſdom wiſh
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Page 292 - One morn I missed him on the customed hill, Along the heath and near his favourite tree; Another came; nor yet beside the rill, Nor up the lawn, nor at the wood was he; 'The next with dirges due in sad array Slow through the church-way path we saw him borne. Approach and read (for thou can'st read) the lay, Graved on the stone beneath yon aged thorn.
Page 289 - Nor grandeur hear with a disdainful smile The short and simple annals of the poor. The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Awaits alike th' inevitable hour: — The paths of glory lead but to the grave.
Page 293 - Here rests his head upon the lap of earth A youth, to fortune and to fame unknown: Fair science frown'd not on his humble birth, And melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere...
Page 288 - Each in his narrow cell for ever laid, The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep. The breezy call of incense-breathing morn, , The swallow twittering from the straw-built shed, The cock's shrill clarion, or the echoing horn, No more shall rouse them from their lowly bed.
Page 139 - The swain in barren deserts with surprise Sees lilies spring, and sudden verdure rise ; And starts, amidst the thirsty wilds to hear New falls of water murmuring in his ear. On rifted rocks, the dragon's late abodes, The green reed trembles, and the bulrush nods.
Page 55 - FAR in a wild, unknown to public view, From youth to age a reverend hermit grew; The moss his bed, the cave his humble cell, His food the fruits, his drink the crystal well: Remote from man, with God he pass'd the days Prayer all his business, all his pleasure praise.
Page 290 - Some village-Hampden, that with dauntlefs breaft The little Tyrant of his fields withftood; Some mute inglorious Milton here may reft, Some Cromwell guiltlefs of his country's blood.. Th' applaufe of lift'ning fenates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to defpife, To fcatter plenty o'er a fmiling land, And read their...
Page 58 - Slow creaking turns the door with jealous care, And half he welcomes in the shivering pair...
Page 288 - The breezy call of incense-breathing morn, The swallow twittering from the straw-built shed, The cock's shrill clarion, or the echoing horn, No more shall rouse them from their lowly bed. For them no more the blazing hearth shall burn, Or busy housewife ply her evening care; No children run to lisp their sire's return, Or climb his knees the envied kiss to share.
Page 56 - Now sunk the sun ; the closing hour of day Came onward, mantled o'er with sober...