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" Hope deferred maketh the heart sick : but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. "
The life and letters of William Cowper - Page 376
by William Cowper, William Hayley - 1809
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The life and posthumous writings of William Cowper, by W. Hayley, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1803 - 482 pages
...revising the Work in company with a good Commentator. LETTER LI. To Lady HESKETH. Olney, April 17, 1786. If you will not quote Solomon, my dearest Cousin,...side when he made this observation, and am myself sick of your fortnight's delay. The Vicarage was built by Lord Dartmouth, and was not finished till...
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The Life and Posthumous Writings of William Cowper, Esqr: With an ..., Volume 1

William Hayley - Authors, English - 1803 - 454 pages
...Solomon, my dearest Cousin, I will. He says, and as beautifully as truly — " Hope deferred makoth the heart sick, but when the desire cometh, it is...side when he made this observation, and am myself sick of your fortnight's delay. The Vicarage was built by Lord Dartmouth, and was not finished till...
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Sacred hours; or, Extracts for private devotion & meditation, Volume 1

Sacred hours - 1804 - 500 pages
...a good word maketh it glad. Only by pride com;'th contention : but with the well-advised is wisdom. Hope deferred maketh the heart sick : but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. "Whoso despiseth .tne word shall be destroyed : but he that feaivtn the commandment shall be rewarded....
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A Short and Plain Exposition of the Old Testament: With Devotional ..., Volume 5

Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - Bible - 1805 - 474 pages
...but he that gathereth by labour, tltat is, by honest industry, shall increase ; it will wear well. 12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick : but [when] the desire cometh, [it is] a tree of life ; the most desirable thing in the world. This should teach us not to raise our expectations too high,...
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The Life, and Posthumous Writings, of William Cowper, Esqr: With ..., Volume 2

William Hayley - 1806 - 458 pages
...17, 1786. If you will not quote Solomon, my dearest Cousin, I will. He says, and as beautifully 39 truly — " Hope deferred maketh the heart sick, but...side when he made this observation, and am myself sick of your fortnight's delay. The vicarage was built by Lord Dartmouth, and was not finished till...
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The works of ... William Huntington ... to the close of the year MDCCCVI.

William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 436 pages
...smart of a wounded spirit, and intlames the plague of his heart, which only knows its own bitterness. " Hope deferred maketh the heart sick, but when the desire cometh it is a tree of life." But, when Christ manifests himself to such a sinner, when he shines into his heart, and presents himself...
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The works of ... William Huntington ... to the close of the year MDCCCVI.

William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 454 pages
...to me, and did me more good than all the medicine I had taken. It is hope being deferred that makes the heart sick ; but, when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. I was sweetly refreshed, my hope being strengthened and my faith increased. I had indeed been brought...
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Remarks on The Refutation of Calvinism: By George Tomline ...

Thomas Scott - Calvinism - 1811 - 408 pages
...deliverance dawns on the mind, it inspires hope, yet uncertainty prolongs anxiety : " hope de" ferred maketh the heart sick.: but when the desire " cometh it is a tree of life."1 And when the deliverance, connected with many agreeable circumstances, is obtained, the joy,...
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Elegant epistles: a copious selection of instructive, moral, and ...

Elegant epistles - 1812 - 316 pages
...and as beautifully as truly— " Hope deferred maketh the heart sick ; but when the desire cometli, it is a tree of life !" I feel how much reason he...side when he made this observation, and am myself sick of your fortuight's delay. ****** The vicarage was built by lord Dartmouth, and was not finished...
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Ezra to Malachi

Fore-edge painting - 1815 - 614 pages
...1 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished : but he that gathereth by labour shall increase. 12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick : but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. 13 Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed : but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded....
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