PoemsC. and E.B. Gill, 1830 - 192 Seiten |
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... dare recite His praise , his power , -eternal , infinite ? — Awe - struck I cease ; nor bid my strains aspire , Or serve his altar with unhallowed fire . Such were the cares that watched o'er Israel's fate , And such the glories of ...
... dare recite His praise , his power , -eternal , infinite ? — Awe - struck I cease ; nor bid my strains aspire , Or serve his altar with unhallowed fire . Such were the cares that watched o'er Israel's fate , And such the glories of ...
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... dare not die . To dream through life a gaudy dream Of pride and pomp and luxury , Till wakened by the nearer gleam Of burning , boundless agony ; To meet o'er soon our angry King , Whose love we passed unheeded by ; Lo this , O Death ...
... dare not die . To dream through life a gaudy dream Of pride and pomp and luxury , Till wakened by the nearer gleam Of burning , boundless agony ; To meet o'er soon our angry King , Whose love we passed unheeded by ; Lo this , O Death ...
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... dare the deeds rehearse Of those that aye endure , ' T were meet that in such dangerous verse Our every word were pure . Then , son of Tantalus , receive A plain unvarnished lay . My song shall elder fables leave , And of thy parent say ...
... dare the deeds rehearse Of those that aye endure , ' T were meet that in such dangerous verse Our every word were pure . Then , son of Tantalus , receive A plain unvarnished lay . My song shall elder fables leave , And of thy parent say ...
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... dare not , I , The blessed gods with gluttony ? — Full oft the slanderous tongue has felt By their high wrath the thunder dealt ; — And sure , if ever mortal head Heaven's holy watchers honored , That head was Lydia's lord . Yet , could ...
... dare not , I , The blessed gods with gluttony ? — Full oft the slanderous tongue has felt By their high wrath the thunder dealt ; — And sure , if ever mortal head Heaven's holy watchers honored , That head was Lydia's lord . Yet , could ...
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... Wear out a nameless life , Remote from noble strife , And all the sweet applause to valor paid ? — Yes , I will dare the course ; but , thou , Immortal friend , my prayer allow ! ' Thus , not in vain , his grief he told- 156 TRANSLATIONS.
... Wear out a nameless life , Remote from noble strife , And all the sweet applause to valor paid ? — Yes , I will dare the course ; but , thou , Immortal friend , my prayer allow ! ' Thus , not in vain , his grief he told- 156 TRANSLATIONS.
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Adrastus Alpheus ancient beam beneath blessed blest blood bounteous bower brave breast bright bright promise brow chariot cherub coral strand coursers Cronian crown dare dark dead death Didst dread dwell E'en earth Edom falchion fame fear feeble fiery flame flood flower Freedom's glorious glory gods grave Greece harp hast hath heart hill holy hope Hosanna hour Israel Jesus Jove joy in heaven king Laius Latian light Lord lyre mercy mortal mourn muse nature's night numbers o'er ocean pale Pisa's pomp praise prayer pride proud Psaumis race reign rill saints Saviour Scythian shade shore Sicily song sons sorrow soul spear spirit spread SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY sway sweet swell sword Syracusa tears Thebes thee Theron's thine throne thunder toil tomb tower train tyrant's victory warrior waves weeping wild wing world is grown wreath yonder youth zeal
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 89 - They climbed the steep ascent of heaven Through peril, toil, and pain : O God, to us may grace be given To follow in their train.
Seite 88 - T^'HE Son of God goes forth to war, A kingly crown to gain ; His blood-red banner streams afar : Who follows in his train?
Seite 139 - FROM Greenland's icy mountains, From India's coral strand; Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain.
Seite 143 - BENEATH our feet and o'er our head Is equal warning given ; Beneath us lie the countless dead, Above us is the heaven. 2 Their names are graven on the stone, Their bones are in the clay ; And ere another day is done, Ourselves may be as they.
Seite 126 - Lo, the lilies of the field, How their leaves instruction yield ! Hark to Nature's lesson, given By the blessed birds of heaven ! Every bush and tufted tree Warbles sweet philosophy : — " Mortal, fly from doubt and sorrow : God provideth for the morrow...
Seite 112 - Though the eye of sinful man thy glory may not see, Only thou art holy, there is none beside thee, Perfect in power, in love, and...
Seite 74 - GOD, that madest earth and heaven, Darkness and light, Who the day for toil hast given, For rest the night. May Thine angel guards defend us, Slumber sweet Thy mercy send us, Holy dreams and hopes attend us, This live-long night.
Seite 95 - BY cool Siloam's shady rill How sweet the lily grows, How sweet the breath beneath the hill Of Sharon's dewy rose. Lo, such the child whose early feet The paths of peace have trod ; Whose secret heart, with influence sweet, Is upward drawn to God.
Seite 142 - BREAD of the world, in mercy broken, Wine of the soul, in mercy shed, By Whom th.e words of life were spoken, And in Whose death our sins are dead ; 2 Look on the heart by sorrow broken, Look on the tears by sinners shed ; And be Thy feast to us the token That by Thy grace our souls are fed.
Seite 82 - So, in the last and dreadful day, When earth and heaven shall melt away, Thy flock, redeemed from sinful stain, Shall swell the sound of praise again : Hosanna ! Lord ! Hosanna in the highest ! SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT.