 Must stand acknowledged, while the world shall stand, The most important and effectual guard, Support, and ornament of Virtue's cause. There stands the messenger of truth : there stands The legate of the skies ! — His theme divine, His office sacred,...  Poems - Seite 42von William Cowper - 1806Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Caleb Bingham - 1811 - 316 Seiten
...are cultivated. Tho. " The pulpit; And I name it, fill'd with solemn awe, Must stand ackoowledg'd, while the world shall stand, The most important and...as sweet As angels use, the gospel whispers peace." My heart glows with the subject; and if my abilities could equal my zx;al, I could at least hope to... | |
 | 1811 - 710 Seiten
...The pulpit (in the sober use Of its legitimate, peculiar pow'rs) Must stand acknowledgM, while ihe world shall stand, The most important and effectual guard, Support, and ornament, of virtue's cause. The poet has qualified his encomium judiciously, by the words, of the passage I have quoted, which... | |
 | William Cowper - 1811 - 228 Seiten
...proselyte)..-.. I say the pulpit (in the sober use Of its legitimate, peculiar pow'rs) Must stand acknowledg'd, while the world shall stand, The most important and effectual guard, Support, and brnament, of virtue's cause. There stands the messenger of truth : there stands The legate of the skies... | |
 | 1812 - 760 Seiten
...There stands the messenger of truth j there stands [vine ! The legate of the skies ! His theme dii His office sacred, his credentials clear , By him...peace. He 'stablishes the strong, restores the weak, [heart, Reclaims the wanderer, binds the broken, And arm'd himself in panoply complete Of heavenly... | |
 | Garnet Terry - 1812 - 408 Seiten
...Occasional Clerical Criticism. BY ONESIMUS. There stands The legate of the Skies! — His theme, divine j His office, sacred ; his credentials, clear. By him,...Law speaks out Its thunders ; and by him, in strains sa sweet As angels use, the Gospel whispers peace. COWP; VOL. II. LONDON: FEINTED FOR C. WH1TT1NGHAM... | |
 | 1813 - 600 Seiten
...should be applicable the description of the poei; "There stands the messenger of truth» there Rtands The legate of the skies; his theme divine,, His office sacred, his credentials clew. By him the violated hiv speaks out lis thunders, and by him, in strains u sweet As angels use,... | |
 | J A. Stewart - 1814 - 798 Seiten
...made no proselyte) — I say the pulpit (in the sober use Of its- legitimate, peculiar pow'rs) Must stand acknowledged, while the world shall stand The...messenger of truth ; there stands The legate of the skies .r — His theme divine, His office sacred, his credentials clean By him the violated law speaks out... | |
 | Abner Alden - 1814 - 222 Seiten
...proselyte)-^ I SAJ the, pulpit (in the sober use Of its legitimate peculiar powers) Mast stand acknowlcdg'd, while the world shall stand, The most important and...messenger of truth : there stands The legate of the skies : bis theme divine, His office sacred, his credentials clear. II. By him the violated law speaks out... | |
 | William Cowper - 1814 - 496 Seiten
...effectnal gnard, ~ Snpport, and ornament, of Virtne's canse. There stands the messenger of trnth : there stands The legate of the skies ! — His theme...divine, His office sacred, his credentials clear. !'. ' him the violated law speaks ont It's thnnders; and by him, in straius as sweet As angels nse,... | |
 | 1814 - 680 Seiten
...proselyte)— I say the pulpit (in the sober use Of its legitimate, peculiar pow'rs) Host stand acknowledg'd, while the world shall stand The most important and...there stands The legate of the skies '. — His theme diviae, His office sacred, his credentials clear, J'.y him the violated law speaks out Its thunders... | |
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