 | Maria Edgeworth - 1840 - 486 pages
...and pleasing sanctity, MiM was his accent, and his action free. With eloquence innate his tongue wsjt arm'd. Though harsh the precept, yet the preacher...down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upwards to the sky. He taught the gospel rather than the law, And forced himself to drive, but loved... | |
 | 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 chain"... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1843 - 826 pages
...abstinence. Yet, had his aspect nothing of severe. But such a face as promis'd him sincere. Nothing reserv'd a people charm'd. For, letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky... | |
 | 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
...nothing of severe, But such a face as promised him sincere. Nothing reserv'd or sullen was to see ; "I But sweet regards, and pleasing sanctity : > Mild...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... | |
 | William Gresley - Preaching - 1844 - 372 pages
...friend or father. He should be like the minister so well described by Dryden — " Nothing reserved or sullen was to see, But sweet regards and pleasing...sanctity ; Mild was his accent, and his action free." We all know this manner, and probably have seen it instanced. The question is, how to attain it. My... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...interesting to the reader, to compare them together. 1 As God had — as if God had himself. Nothing reserved or sullen was to see, But sweet regards and pleasing...action free. With eloquence innate his tongue was armed, Though harsh the precept, yet the preacher charmed. For, letting down the golden chain1 from... | |
 | Richard Mant (bp. of Down, Connor and Dromore.) - 1847 - 352 pages
...abstinence. Yet had his aspect nothing of severe, But such a face as promised him sincere. Nothing reserved or sullen was to see, But sweet regards, and pleasing...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 David... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 616 pages
...abstinence. Yet, had his aspect nothing of severe, But such a face as promised him sincere. Nothing reserved or sullen was to see : But sweet regards, and pleasing...tongue was arm'd ; Though harsh the precept, yet the people charm 'd ; For, letting down the golden chain from high, He drew l:is audience upward to the... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - English fiction - 1848 - 488 pages
...: " Yet has his aspect nothing of severe, But such a face as promised him sincere. Nothing reserved or sullen was to see, But sweet regards, and pleasing...down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upwards to the sky. He taught the Gospel rather than the law, And forced himself to drive, but loved... | |
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Nothing reserved or sullen was to see; But sweet regards, and pleasing sanctity: 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... 
