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... fire lifh the church of St. Ethelburga , one of London in 1666 , and which now appears to ftand in need of a thorough reparation . The parish is , like the church , very finall and the parishion- ers , of whom I fought information ...
... fire lifh the church of St. Ethelburga , one of London in 1666 , and which now appears to ftand in need of a thorough reparation . The parish is , like the church , very finall and the parishion- ers , of whom I fought information ...
Page 656
... fire - works ! ' midft laughs and huz- zas , With explosions the fky was all glowing , Then down ftream'd a million of stars . With a rush the bright rockets afcended , Wheels fpurted blue fires like a rain ; We turn'd with regret when ...
... fire - works ! ' midft laughs and huz- zas , With explosions the fky was all glowing , Then down ftream'd a million of stars . With a rush the bright rockets afcended , Wheels fpurted blue fires like a rain ; We turn'd with regret when ...
Page 657
... fire came down from Heaven , and confumed the burnt- offering and the facrifices ; and the Glory of the Lord filled the Houfe . " To this defcription , as it ftands in the facred vo- lume , nothing within the compass of thought of ...
... fire came down from Heaven , and confumed the burnt- offering and the facrifices ; and the Glory of the Lord filled the Houfe . " To this defcription , as it ftands in the facred vo- lume , nothing within the compass of thought of ...
Page 658
... fire from Heaven the Altar blaz'd , Refulgent Glory all the Houfe pervades , The people proftrate fall ; and Him adore Before whofe prefence human glory fades . PART II . Succeffive ages fince have pafs'd away , Still be the goodness of ...
... fire from Heaven the Altar blaz'd , Refulgent Glory all the Houfe pervades , The people proftrate fall ; and Him adore Before whofe prefence human glory fades . PART II . Succeffive ages fince have pafs'd away , Still be the goodness of ...
Page 660
... fire ! Can you with Tully fpeak , and yet not feel The rifing flow of patriotic zeal ? Can you with Brutus plead Lucretia's caufe Without a tear in genuine Virtue's caufe ? Can you the Heathen view with pious care Lift up to Heav'nhis ...
... fire ! Can you with Tully fpeak , and yet not feel The rifing flow of patriotic zeal ? Can you with Brutus plead Lucretia's caufe Without a tear in genuine Virtue's caufe ? Can you the Heathen view with pious care Lift up to Heav'nhis ...
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