 | Congregational union of England and Wales - 1862 - 832 pages
...sermon," says Bishop Home, "I have often thought of and repeated the following lines of Thomson : — ** Be gracious, Heaven ! for now laborious man Has done his part Ye faltering breezes, blow 1 Tesoftenmg dews.ye tenaarshowen, descend, And temper all, thou world-reviving... | |
 | James Thomson - 1863 - 140 pages
...the grain 45 Into the faithful bosom of the ground : The harrow follows harsh, and shuts the scene. Be gracious, Heaven ! for now laborious man Has done his part. Ye fostering breezes, blow ! share. Share comes from the Saxon word scearen, to divide; hence, " shear,"... | |
 | Months - English poetry - 1864 - 262 pages
...throws the grain Into the faithful bosom of the ground : The harrow follows harsh, and shuts the scene. Be gracious, Heaven ! for now laborious man Has done his part. Ye fostering breezes, blow ! Ye softening dews, ye tender showers, descend ! And temper all, thou world... | |
 | Andrew Steinmetz - Meteorology - 1867 - 460 pages
...sufficiently cleared the river. So severe a winter had not been known for many years."1 II. SPRING. " Be gracious, Heaven ! for now laborious man Has done his part. Ye fostering breezes, blow ! Te softening dews, ye tender showers, descend ! And temper all, thou world-reviving... | |
 | James Thomson - Poets, English - 1868 - 416 pages
...throws the grain Into the faithful bosom of the ground : The harrow follows harsh, and shuts the scene. Be gracious, Heaven ! for now laborious Man Has done his part. Ye fostering breezes, blow! Ye softening dews, ye tender showers, descend 1 50 Think these lost themes... | |
 | James Thomson - 1869 - 178 pages
...the grain 4-i Into the faithful bosom of the ground : The harrow follows harsh, and shuts the scene. Be gracious, Heaven ! for now laborious man Has done his part. Ye fostering breezes, blow; Ye softening dews, ye lender showers, descend ! 5C And temper all, thou world-reviving... | |
 | English poetry - 1873 - 390 pages
...throws the grain Into the faithful bosom of the ground : The harrow follows harsh and shuts the scene. Be gracious, Heaven ! for now laborious Man Has done his part. Ye, fostering breezes, blow ! Ye softening dews, ye tender showers, descend ! And temper all, thou world... | |
 | James Thomson - 1873 - 758 pages
...throws the grain Into the faithful bosom of the ground : The harrow follows harsh, and shuts the scene. Be gracious, Heaven ! for now laborious Man Has done his part. Ye fostering breezes, blow ! Ye softening dews, ye tender showers, descend ! 50 And temper all, thou world-reviving... | |
 | William Swan Plumer - Church group work - 1874 - 396 pages
...sermon," says Bishop Home, "I have often thought of and repeated the following lines of Thomson : " 'Be gracious, heaven! for now laborious man ' Has done his part. Ye fostering breezes, blow ! Ye softening dews, ye tender showers, descend ! And temper all, thou world-reviving... | |
 | Samuel Manning - English poetry - 1880 - 260 pages
...throws the grain Into the faithful bosom of the ground : The harrow follows harsh, and shuts the scene. Be gracious, Heaven ! for now laborious man Has done his part. Ye fostering breezes, blow ! Ye softening dews, ye tender showers, descend ! And temper all, thou world-reviving... | |
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Be gracious, Heaven! for now laborious man Has done his part. Ye fostering breezes, blow ! Ye softening dews, ye tender showers, descend ! And .temper all, thou world-reviving sun, Into the perfect year... 
