 Explores the lost, the wandering sheep directs, By day o'ersees them, and by night protects, The tender lambs he raises in his arms, Feeds from his hand, and in his bosom warms ; Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage, The promised Father of the...  The Spectator - Page 306edited by - 1898Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...engage, 5; The promis'd father * of the future age. No more shall ]| nation against nation rise, Jf or ardent warriors meet with hateful eyes, Nor fields with gleaming' steel be cover'd o'er. The brazen trumpets kindle rage no more ; W But useless lances into scythes shall bend,... | |
 | Select lessons - 1785 - 156 pages
...Guardian Care engage, The promis'd Father of the future Age. No more fhall Nation againft Nation rife, Nor ardent Warriors meet with hateful Eyes, Nor Fields with gleaming Steel be cover'd o'er, The brazen Trumpets kindle Rage no more; But ufelefs Lances into Scythes fhall bend,... | |
 | English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...his bosom warms: Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage, The promis'd father of the future age. No more shall nation against nation rise, Nor ardent...with hateful eyes, Nor fields with gleaming steel be cover"d o'er, The brazen trumpets kindle rage no more ; But useless lances into scythes shall bend,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 600 pages
...Mankind shall thus his guardian care engage, Isa. ix. 6. The promis'd father of the future age. ii. 4". No more shall nation against nation rise, Nor ardent...with hateful eyes, Nor fields with gleaming steel be cover* d o'er, The brazen trumpets kindle rage no more : But useless lances into scythes shall bend,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 230 pages
...bosom warms : Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage, 55 The promised father of the future age. No more shall nation against nation rise, Nor ardent...with hateful eyes, Nor fields with gleaming steel be cover'd o'er, The brazen trumpets kindle rage no more ; 60 But useless lances into scythes shall bend,... | |
 | E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...his hosom warms ; Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage. The promised father of the future age. No more shall nation against nation rise, Nor ardent...with hateful eyes ; Nor fields with gleaming steel he cover'd o'er, The hrazen trumpets kindle rage no more ; But useless lances into scythes shall hend,... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...his bosom warms; Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage, The promis'd father of the future age. No more shall nation against nation rise, Nor ardent...with hateful eyes; Nor fields with gleaming steel be cover'd o'er, The brazen trumpets kindle rage no more; But useless lances into scythes shall bend,... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...his bosom warms : Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage, The promis'd father of the future age. No more shall nation against nation rise, Nor ardent...with hateful eyes, Nor fields with gleaming steel be cover'd o'er, The brazen trumpets kindle rage no more ; But useless lances into scythes shall bend,... | |
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