Sacred Melodies: Preceded by an Admonitory Appeal to the Right Honorable Lord Byron, with Other Small PoemsFrancis Westley, 1824 - 110 էջ |
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... all that Pindus yields , or Pegasus pursues , we will peep at mysteries of delightful import , and ponder over the high and fixed decrees of Universal Sovereignty . The embellishments of high - wrought poeti- cal fiction are.
... all that Pindus yields , or Pegasus pursues , we will peep at mysteries of delightful import , and ponder over the high and fixed decrees of Universal Sovereignty . The embellishments of high - wrought poeti- cal fiction are.
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... decreed 205 That madness should swallow her victim - but freed From firebrand so scorching , ' twas mercy to see , 210 No wave had roll'd o'er thee , without a " need's be . " Yes , Cowper died Calvinist ( 3 ) —but , ev'ry rule , He ...
... decreed 205 That madness should swallow her victim - but freed From firebrand so scorching , ' twas mercy to see , 210 No wave had roll'd o'er thee , without a " need's be . " Yes , Cowper died Calvinist ( 3 ) —but , ev'ry rule , He ...
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... decrees of his sovereign will : And much it misgives me thou'rt one of the sheep , 250 Now wand'ring astray on red Sinai's steep . At present , thou searchest the holiest page , But not with the eye of a seer or a sage : Thus Handel was ...
... decrees of his sovereign will : And much it misgives me thou'rt one of the sheep , 250 Now wand'ring astray on red Sinai's steep . At present , thou searchest the holiest page , But not with the eye of a seer or a sage : Thus Handel was ...
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... decreed ! And , tho ' long you withstand Macedonia's contest , you'll fall by her hand . Then howl , ships of ... decree , Jehovah , in council , has destin'd to be . Adieu ! to your merchants , your riches , your pride ; Farewell ...
... decreed ! And , tho ' long you withstand Macedonia's contest , you'll fall by her hand . Then howl , ships of ... decree , Jehovah , in council , has destin'd to be . Adieu ! to your merchants , your riches , your pride ; Farewell ...
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... decree , " Or will Leviathan thy plaything be ? " Has yon proud peacock ow'd his plumage gay , " To fairy tints thine artist's hands display ? " Or does the eagle , ' mid the realms of light , " Receive , from thee , his sun - aspiring ...
... decree , " Or will Leviathan thy plaything be ? " Has yon proud peacock ow'd his plumage gay , " To fairy tints thine artist's hands display ? " Or does the eagle , ' mid the realms of light , " Receive , from thee , his sun - aspiring ...
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Էջ 88 - And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing : and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.
Էջ ix - For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might show my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.
Էջ 79 - And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man ; and he saw : and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
Էջ 91 - I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of hosts.
Էջ 31 - My boat is on the shore, And my bark is on the sea ; But, before I go, Tom Moore, Here's a double health to thee ! Here's a sigh to those who love me, And a smile to those who hate ; And whatever sky's above me, Here's a heart for every fate. Though the ocean roar around me, Yet it still shall bear me on ; Though a desert should surround me, It hath springs...
Էջ 33 - Nor his who, for the bane of thousands born, Built God a church, and laugh'd his word to scorn...
Էջ 35 - Though his care she must forego? When her little hands shall press thee, When her lip to thine is press'd, Think of him whose prayer shall bless thee, Think of him thy love had bless'd!
Էջ 81 - God, the creator of the universe, set two great lights in the firmament of heaven, the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night...
Էջ 101 - The Soul, of origin divine, GOD'S glorious image, freed from clay, In heaven's eternal sphere shall shine A star of day. "The SUN is but a spark of fire, A transient meteor in the sky ; The SOUL, immortal as its Sire, SHALL NEVER DIE.
Էջ 35 - Those thou never more may'st see, Then thy heart will softly tremble With a pulse yet true to me. All my faults perchance thou knowest, All my madness none can know; All my hopes, where'er thou goest, Wither, yet with thee they go.