The Sundays of man's life, Threaded together on time's string, Make bracelets to adorn the wife Of the eternal glorious King. On Sunday heaven's gate stands ope ; Blessings are plentiful" and rife, More plentiful than hope. The American Quarterly Observer - Page 284edited by - 1834Full view - About this book
| Theology - 1852 - 782 pages
...by which we make our way to our Father's house. It ii a beautiful remark of George Herbert — " The Sundays of man's life Threaded together on time's string, Make bracelets to adorn the wife, Of our eternal, glorious king." They are gems, each of them, and wben strung together form an ornament... | |
| George Herbert - 1850 - 56 pages
...trump were drown'd. And by that cry of her dear Lord obtain, That your sweet sap might come again 1 On Sunday, heaven's gate stands ope ; Blessings are plentiful and rife, More plentiful than hope. O, do not use me After my sins I look not on my desert, But on thy glory I then thou wilt reform And... | |
| Robert Southey - Anecdotes - 1850 - 770 pages
...fault." " KM i, MM . ne'er spoilt silk stocking." "THE Sundays of man's life Thredded together on Tunes string, Make bracelets to adorn the wife Of the eternal glorious king." " My thoughts are all a case of knives Wounding my heart." Ibid. The British Church. " BEATJTT in thee... | |
| George Herbert - English literature - 1851 - 464 pages
...fruitful beds and borders, In God's rich garden ; that is bare, Which parts their ranks and orders. The Sundays of man's life, Threaded together on time's...are plentiful and rife ; More plentiful than hope. This day my Saviour rose, And did enclose this light for his ; That, as each beast his manger knows,... | |
| Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 602 pages
...fruitful beds and borders In God's rich garden: that is bare, Which parts their ranks and orders. The Sundays of man's life, , Threaded together on Time's...heaven's gate stands ope ; Blessings are plentiful and rifeMore plentiful than hope. This day my Saviour rose, And did inclose this light for his; That, as... | |
| Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 594 pages
...fruitful beds and borders In God's rich garden: that is bare, Which parts their ranks and orders. The Sundays of man's life, Threaded together on Time's...heaven's gate stands ope . Blessings are plentiful and rifeMore plentiful than hope. This day my Saviour rose, And did inclose this light for his; That, as... | |
| George Herbert - English literature - 1851 - 468 pages
...And every string Shall have his attribute to sing. And having tuned it, he played and sung — The Sundays of man's life, Threaded together on time's...to adorn the wife Of the eternal, glorious King. On Sundays heaven's door stands ope; Blessings are plentiful and rife—- More plentiful than hope. Thus... | |
| Robert Southey - Anecdotes - 1851 - 768 pages
...fault." " KNEELING ne'er spoilt silk stocking." "Тнв Sundays of man's life Thredded together on Times string, Make bracelets to adorn the wife Of the eternal glorious king." " My thoughts are all a case of knives Wounding my heart." Ibid. The British Church. " BEAUTY in thee... | |
| Maria Jane McIntosh - 1852 - 342 pages
...fruitful bed and borders, In God's rich garden ; that is bare, Which parts then- ranks and orders. The Sundays of man's life, Threaded together on time's...are plentiful and rife ; More plentiful than hope. This day my Saviour rose, And did inclose this light for His : That, as each beast his manger knows,... | |
| Clara Lucas Balfour - English literature - 1852 - 458 pages
...God's rich garden ; that is bare ,'Ctie Sundays of man's life, ' Invaded together on Time's string, bracelets to adorn the wife * Of the eternal glorious...plentiful and rife, More plentiful than hope.' ' The finest occasional poem of the period in question is " The Soul's Errand." That has been given, on questionable... | |
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