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... earth was at first without form , and void ; and darkness was on the face of the deep . ' The Almighty surveyed the dark abyss ; and fixed bounds to the several divisions of nature . He said , " Let there be light and there was light ...
... earth was at first without form , and void ; and darkness was on the face of the deep . ' The Almighty surveyed the dark abyss ; and fixed bounds to the several divisions of nature . He said , " Let there be light and there was light ...
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... earth it was never granted to gratify all his hopes ; or to persevere in one track of uninterrupted prosperity . Unpleasing vicissi- tudes never fail to succeed those that were grateful . The fashion of the world , how gay or smiling ...
... earth it was never granted to gratify all his hopes ; or to persevere in one track of uninterrupted prosperity . Unpleasing vicissi- tudes never fail to succeed those that were grateful . The fashion of the world , how gay or smiling ...
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... earth , in the water , in the night and day , and , indeed , throughout all nature , the proofs which they afford of the wisdom , the purity , and the goodness of our great Creator and Preserver ? What can be more de- lightful than to ...
... earth , in the water , in the night and day , and , indeed , throughout all nature , the proofs which they afford of the wisdom , the purity , and the goodness of our great Creator and Preserver ? What can be more de- lightful than to ...
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... earth to heaven , by the chain of beings which he has formed , in order to know , and feel , and enjoy his goodness . Every thing around me , every thing within me , should lead me to Him as the source of all ; every thing should ...
... earth to heaven , by the chain of beings which he has formed , in order to know , and feel , and enjoy his goodness . Every thing around me , every thing within me , should lead me to Him as the source of all ; every thing should ...
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... earth . But the host of heaven were deeply interested in this great event . They con- templated with pleasure the blessings which were about to be dispensed to men ; and from their high abode a messenger descended to announce the dawn ...
... earth . But the host of heaven were deeply interested in this great event . They con- templated with pleasure the blessings which were about to be dispensed to men ; and from their high abode a messenger descended to announce the dawn ...
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Page 198 - Dear lovely bowers of innocence and ease, Seats of my youth, when every sport could please, How often have I loitered o'er thy green, Where humble happiness endear'd each scene ! How often have I paused on every charm...
Page 198 - The noisy geese that gabbled o'er the pool, The playful children just let loose from school. The watchdog's voice that bayed the whispering wind, And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind ; — These all in sweet confusion sought the shade, And filled each pause the nightingale had made.
Page 206 - Netherby gate, The bride had consented, the gallant came late; For a laggard in love, and a dastard in war, Was to wed the fair Ellen of brave Lochinvar. So boldly he entered the Netherby Hall, Among bridesmen, and kinsmen, and brothers, and all.
Page 206 - mong Graemes of the Netherby clan ; Forsters, Fenwicks, and Musgraves, they rode and they ran : There was racing and chasing on Cannobie Lee, But the lost bride of Netherby ne'er did they see.
Page 222 - tis slander, Whose edge is sharper than the sword ; whose tongue Outvenoms all the worms of Nile ; whose breath Rides on the posting winds, and doth belie All corners of the world : kings, queens, and states, Maids, matrons, nay, the secrets of the grave This viperous slander enters.
Page 200 - Awaits alike th' inevitable hour: The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud, impute to These the fault, If Memory o'er their tomb no trophies raise, Where through the long-drawn aisle and fretted vault The pealing anthem swells the note of praise.
Page 213 - Aonian maids, Delight no more — O thou my voice inspire Who touch'd Isaiah's hallow'd lips with fire ! Rapt into future times, the Bard begun : A Virgin shall conceive, a Virgin bear a Son...
Page 208 - On Linden, when the sun was low, All bloodless lay the untrodden snow ; And dark as winter was the flow Of Iser, rolling rapidly. But Linden saw another sight, When the drum beat at dead of night, Commanding fires of death to light The darkness of her scenery.
Page 28 - By degrees we let fall the remembrance of our original intention, and quit the only adequate object of rational desire. We entangle ourselves in business, immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths of inconstancy, till the darkness of old age begins to invade us, and disease and anxiety obstruct our way. We then look back upon our lives with horror, with sorrow, with repentance ; and wish, but too often vainly wish, that we had not forsaken the ways of virtue.
Page 198 - Still o'er these scenes my memory wakes, and fondly broods with miser care ; time but the impression deeper makes, as streams their channels deeper wear.