 | Sacred poetry - 1854 - 268 pages
...mercy loved to dwell. He taught the Gospel rather than the Law, And forced himself to drive, but loved to draw : For fear but freezes minds; but love, like...is hard ; Wrapp'd in his crimes, against the storm prepared ; But when the milder beams of mercy play, He melts, and throws his cumbrous cloak away. Lightning... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1854 - 324 pages
...mercy loved to dwell. He taught the gospel rather than the law; And forced himself to drive, but loved to draw. For fear but freezes minds ; but love, like...seat. To threats the stubborn sinner oft is hard, Wrapped in his crimes, against the storm prepared; But, when the milder beams of mercy play, He melts,... | |
 | Thomas Whittemore - Clergy - 1854 - 444 pages
...mercy loved to dwell. He taught the gospel rather than the law, And forced himself to drive, but loved to draw. For fear but freezes minds ; but love, like...seat. To threats the stubborn sinner oft is hard, Wrapt in his crimes, against the storm prepared ; But, when the milder beams of mercy play, He melts,... | |
 | Edward David Cree - 1854 - 148 pages
...forced himself to drive, but loved to draw ; For fear but freezes minds ; but love, like heat, Exalts the soul sublime to seek her native seat. To threats the stubborn sinner oft is hard, Wrapped in his crimes, against the storm prepared ; But when the milder beams of mercy play, He melts... | |
 | John Dryden - 1855 - 380 pages
...loved to dwell. He taught the gospel rather than the law, so And forced himself to drive : but loved to draw. For fear but freezes minds ; but love, like...is hard, Wrapp'd in his crimes, against the storm prepared ; But, when the milder beams of mercy play, He melts, and throws his cumbrous cloak away,... | |
 | American poetry - 1855 - 248 pages
...loved to dwell. lie taught the gospel rather than the law, And forced himself to drive ; yet loved to draw. For fear but freezes minds : but Love, like...seat, To threats the stubborn sinner oft is hard, Wrapped in his crimes against the storm prepared ; But when the milder beams of Mercy play, He melts... | |
 | John Dryden - 1856 - 568 pages
...law ; And forced himself to drive ; but loved to draw. For fear but freezes minds ; though love, liko heat, Exhales the soul sublime, to seek her native...is hard ; Wrapp'd in his crimes, against the storm prepared ; But, when the mildor beams of mercy play, He melts, and throws his cumbrous cloak away.... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 444 pages
...loved to draw. For fear but freezes minds : but love, like hcut, Exhales the soul sublime, to sook her native seat, To threats the stubborn sinner oft...is hard, Wrapp'd in his crimes, against the storm prepared^ But, when the milder beams of mercy play, He melts, and throws his cumbrous cloak away. Lightning... | |
 | John Dryden - 1856 - 592 pages
...but freezes minds ; though love, like heat, I Exhales the soul sublime, to seek ner native seat. I To threats the stubborn sinner oft is hard ; ' Wrapp'd in his crimes, against the storm prepared ; But, when the milder beams of mercy play, He melts, and throws his cumbrous cloak away.... | |
 | William Hunter (rector of Ayr acad.) - 1857 - 130 pages
...not obeyed, Immediately inordinate desires, And upstart passions, catch the government. xii. 86 — 8 He taught the Gospel rather than the Law, And forc'd...Exhales the soul sublime, to seek her native seat. CHAUCER, AD 140.0. How oft do they (angels) their silver bowers leave, To come to succour us, that... | |
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And forced himself to drive, but loved to draw : For Fear but freezes minds ; but Love, like heat, Exhales the soul sublime to seek her native seat. 
