Specimens of sacred and serious poetry, from Chaucer to the present day; including Grahame's Sabbath [&c.] with biogr. notices and critical remarks, by J. JohnstoneJohn Johnstone 1827 |
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... beam of bliss , though faint ; The debtor's friends ( for still he has some friends ) Have time to visit him ; the blossoming pea , That climbs the rust - worn bars , seems fresher tinged ; And on the little turf , this day renewed ...
... beam of bliss , though faint ; The debtor's friends ( for still he has some friends ) Have time to visit him ; the blossoming pea , That climbs the rust - worn bars , seems fresher tinged ; And on the little turf , this day renewed ...
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... beam The fairest scenes of nature seem involved In darkness , shine upon my dreary path Once more ; or , with thy faintest dawn , give hope , That I may yet enjoy thy vital ray ! - Though transient be the hope , ' twill be most sweet ...
... beam The fairest scenes of nature seem involved In darkness , shine upon my dreary path Once more ; or , with thy faintest dawn , give hope , That I may yet enjoy thy vital ray ! - Though transient be the hope , ' twill be most sweet ...
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... Beam in the parting ray ; before him lies , Upon the smooth - cropt sward , the open book , His comfort , stay , and ever - new delight ! While , heedless , at his side , the lisping boy Fondles the lamb that nightly shares his couch ...
... Beam in the parting ray ; before him lies , Upon the smooth - cropt sward , the open book , His comfort , stay , and ever - new delight ! While , heedless , at his side , the lisping boy Fondles the lamb that nightly shares his couch ...
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... beam On all the sparkling waste . Now is the time To visit nature in her grand attire ; Though perilous the mountainous ascent , A noble recompense the danger brings . How beautiful the plain stretched far below ! Unvaried though it be ...
... beam On all the sparkling waste . Now is the time To visit nature in her grand attire ; Though perilous the mountainous ascent , A noble recompense the danger brings . How beautiful the plain stretched far below ! Unvaried though it be ...
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... beam . Peace reigned , And love , and gratitude ; the human pair Their orisons poured forth ; love , concord , reigned . The falcon , perched upon the blooming bough With Philomela , listened to her lay ; Among the antlered herd , the ...
... beam . Peace reigned , And love , and gratitude ; the human pair Their orisons poured forth ; love , concord , reigned . The falcon , perched upon the blooming bough With Philomela , listened to her lay ; Among the antlered herd , the ...
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ABRAHAM COWLEY ANDREW MARVEL angels beams beauty behold BEN JONSON blessed bliss born breast breath bright child clouds Cowper dark dead death deep delight didst died divine doth dread dust earth eternal eyes face fair faith father fear flowers FRANCIS QUARLES GILES FLETCHER give glory grave hand happy hast hath hear heart heaven heavenly holy honour humble hymns Isaac Walton King labour Lady light live looks Lord mercy MICHAEL DRAYTON Midian mind morning mother never night o'er pain peace PHINEAS FLETCHER poem poet poetry poor praise prayer rest rise ROBERT HENRYSOUN ROBERT HERRICK Sabbath sacred sacred poet Scotland shade shepherd shine sight sing skies smile song soul spirit spring sweet tears Tell thee thine thing THOMAS LODGE THOMAS PARNELL thou thought tomb truth unto Unwin verse voice wings youth
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Page 371 - Affectionate, a mother lost so long. 1 will obey, not willingly alone, But gladly, as the precept were her own : And, while that face renews my filial grief, Fancy shall weave a charm for my relief, Shall steep me in Elysian reverie, A momentary dream, that thou art she.
Page 421 - Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee — Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, what are they? Thy waters wasted them while they were free, And many a tyrant since; their shores obey The stranger, slave or savage; their decay Has dried up realms to deserts — not so thou Unchangeable, save to thy wild waves
Page 482 - FRIEND after friend departs : Who hath not lost a friend ? There is no union here of hearts That finds not here an end: Were this frail world our only rest.
Page 111 - Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the Lord, to serve him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant ; even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer...
Page 451 - That day of wrath, that dreadful day, When heaven and earth shall pass away, What power shall be the sinner's stay? How shall he meet that dreadful day? When, shrivelling like a parched scroll, The flaming heavens together roll, When louder yet, and yet more dread, Swells the high trump that wakes the dead ! O, on that day, that wrathful day, When man to judgment wakes from clay, Be THOU the trembling sinner's stay, Though heaven and earth shall pass away!
Page 335 - Hark, they whisper ; angels say, " Sister spirit, come away ! " What is this absorbs me quite, Steals my senses, shuts my sight, Drowns my...
Page 82 - He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee.
Page 420 - Roll on, thou deep and dark blue Ocean— roll! Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain; Man marks the earth with ruin — his control Stops with the shore; upon the watery plain The wrecks are all thy...
Page 110 - And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.
Page 303 - O, source of uncreated light, The Father's promised Paraclete ! Thrice holy fount, thrice holy fire, Our hearts with heavenly love inspire ; Come, and thy sacred unction bring, To sanctify us while we sing.