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... land ? My countrymen , the land is defiled with blood unrighteously shed . Its cry , disregarded on earth , has gone up to the throne of God ; and this day does our punishment reveal our sin . It is time for us to awake . The voice of ...
... land ? My countrymen , the land is defiled with blood unrighteously shed . Its cry , disregarded on earth , has gone up to the throne of God ; and this day does our punishment reveal our sin . It is time for us to awake . The voice of ...
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... disinterested patriotism , of political wisdom , of public virtue ; of learning , eloquence , and valour , never exerted save for some praiseworthy end ? No - Land of Liberty ! thy children have no Selections for Reading and Speaking . 131.
... disinterested patriotism , of political wisdom , of public virtue ; of learning , eloquence , and valour , never exerted save for some praiseworthy end ? No - Land of Liberty ! thy children have no Selections for Reading and Speaking . 131.
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... Land of Refuge - Land of Benedictions ! Those prayers still arise , and they still are heard . May peace be within thy walls , and plenteousness within thy palaces ; " " May there be no decay , no leading into captivity , and no ...
... Land of Refuge - Land of Benedictions ! Those prayers still arise , and they still are heard . May peace be within thy walls , and plenteousness within thy palaces ; " " May there be no decay , no leading into captivity , and no ...
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... land , Nations shall kneel to bless the welcome doom ; And France , unfetter'd , trample on his tomb . But thee , lov'd chief ! what genuine griefs bemoan ! Fleets , cities , camps ; the cottage , and the throne ! Round thy throng'd ...
... land , Nations shall kneel to bless the welcome doom ; And France , unfetter'd , trample on his tomb . But thee , lov'd chief ! what genuine griefs bemoan ! Fleets , cities , camps ; the cottage , and the throne ! Round thy throng'd ...
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... land ! Majestic monarch of the cloud ! Who - rear'st aloft thy regal form , To hear the tempest trumping loud , And see the lightning - lances driven , When stride the warriors of the storm , And rolls the thunder - drum of heaven ...
... land ! Majestic monarch of the cloud ! Who - rear'st aloft thy regal form , To hear the tempest trumping loud , And see the lightning - lances driven , When stride the warriors of the storm , And rolls the thunder - drum of heaven ...
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Seite 89 - And Ardennes waves above them her green leaves, Dewy with nature's tear-drops, as they pass, Grieving, if aught inanimate e'er grieves, Over the unreturning brave, — alas ! Ere evening to be trodden like the grass...
Seite 59 - Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all ? Why are they then baptized for the dead?
Seite 107 - O thou, that, with surpassing glory crown'd, Look'st from thy sole dominion like the god Of this new world ; at whose sight all the stars Hide their diminish'd heads ; to thee I call, But with no friendly voice, and add thy name, 0 sun ! to tell thee how I hate thy beams, That bring to my remembrance from what state 1 fell, how glorious once above thy sphere...
Seite 94 - On earth join all ye creatures to extol Him first, him last, him midst, and without end. Fairest of stars, last in the train of night, If better thou belong not to the dawn, Sure pledge of day, that crown'st the smiling morn With thy bright circlet, praise him in thy sphere, While day arises, that sweet hour of prime.
Seite 147 - House. Is it that insidious smile with which our petition has been lately received ? Trust it not, Sir ; it will prove a snare to your feet. Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss. Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our petition comports with those warlike preparations which cover our waters and darken our land. Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation...
Seite 129 - Lochiel, Lochiel, beware of the day ! For, dark and despairing, my sight I may seal, But man cannot cover what God would reveal ! "Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore, And coming events cast their shadows before.
Seite 94 - Air, and ye elements, the eldest birth Of nature's womb, that in quaternion run Perpetual circle, multiform; and mix And nourish all things; let your ceaseless change Vary to our great Maker still new praise.
Seite 213 - The isles of Greece, the isles of Greece ! Where burning Sappho loved and sung, Where grew the arts of war and peace, Where Delos rose, and Phoebus sprung ! Eternal summer gilds them yet, But all, except their sun, is set.
Seite 95 - Join voices all ye living Souls: Ye Birds, That singing up to Heaven-gate ascend, Bear on your wings and in your notes his praise. Ye that in waters glide, and ye that walk The earth, and stately tread, or lowly creep; Witness if I be silent, morn or even, To hill, or valley, fountain or fresh shade, Made vocal by my song, and taught his praise. Hail universal Lord, be bounteous still To give us only good ; and if the night Have gather'd aught of evil, or conceal'd, Disperse it, as now light dispels...
Seite 263 - I'll meet the raging of the skies, But not an angry father.' The boat has left a stormy land, A stormy sea before her, — When, oh ! too strong for human hand The tempest gather'd o'er her.