 | Geoffrey Chaucer - English poetry - 1841 - 506 pages
...drawen folk to heaven with faireness, By good ensarnple, was his business. Dryden says of his, — For, letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky ! The lofty idea here suggested of a figure standing in the clouds, and letting down " the golden... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1843 - 826 pages
...action free. With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd ; Though harsh the precept, yet the people he stole ; And tears began to flow. CHORUS. Revolving in his alter'd soul The various tu sky : And oft with holy hymns he charm'd their ears, (A music more melodious than the spheres,) For... | |
 | Calvin W. Ruter - 1843 - 34 pages
...misunderstood, with what heavenly skill he had been enabled to wield the Spirit's sword. Thus it was, " That, letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky." It is now but a few short months since his last visit to this city. Although his physical energies... | |
 | 1844 - 558 pages
...) With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd ; Though harsh the precept, yet the preacher charm 'd. For letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky. He bore his great commission in his look : But sweetly temper'd awe ; and soften'd all he spoke.... | |
 | Richard Mant (bp. of Down, Connor and Dromore.) - 1847 - 352 pages
...Mild was his accent, and his action free. With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd, Though harsh the precept, yet the preacher charm'd. For, letting...chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky: And oft, with holy hymns, he charm'd their ears, (A musick more melodious than the spheres,) For... | |
 | Thomas Ken (bp. of Bath and Wells.) - 1848 - 152 pages
...free. With eloquence innate his tongue was armed, Though harsh the precept, yet the preacher charmed. For, letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky ; And oft, with holy hymns, he charmed their ears, (A music more melodious than the spheres,) For... | |
 | Religious poetry - 1850 - 340 pages
...action free. With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd ; Though harsh the precept, yet the people charm'd. For, letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky ; And oft with holy hymns he charm'd their ears, A music more melodious than the spheres ; For... | |
 | Walter Farquhar Hook - 1850 - 678 pages
...free. With eloquence innate his tongue was armed, Though harsh the precept, yet the preacher charmed. For, letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky : And oft, with holy hymns, he charmed their ears, (A music more melodious than the spheres,) For... | |
 | Joseph Guy - 1852 - 458 pages
...action free. With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd : Though harsh the precept, yet the people charm'd ; For, letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky : And oft with holy hymns he charm'd their ears ; (A music more melodious than the spheres ;) For... | |
 | Erskine Mason, William Adams - Presbyterian Church - 1853 - 532 pages
...Mild was his accent, and his action free, With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd, Though harsh the precept, yet the preacher charm'd ; For letting...down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upwards to the sky. He taught the gospel rather than the law, And forc'd himself to drive, but lov'd... | |
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