 | Maria Edgeworth - 1848 - 482 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...action free. With eloquence innate his tongue was armM, Though harsh the precept, yet the preacher charm'd ; For, letting down the golden chain from... | |
 | 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 David... | |
 | Religious poetry - 1850 - 300 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 his audience upward to the sky;... | |
 | 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 David... | |
 | Ireland - 1858 - 770 pages
..." A parish priest was of the pilgrim train, An awful, reverend, and religious man; Nothing reserv'd or sullen was to see. But sweet regards, and pleasing...free; With eloquence innate his tongue was arm'd; Tho' harsh the preceptyet the people chann'd. He preach'd the joys of heav'n, and pains of hell, And... | |
 | John Dryden - 1859 - 480 pages
...ahstinence. Yet, had his aspect nothing of severe, But such a face as promis'd him sincere. Nothing reserv'd 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 music more melodious than the spheres.) For... | |
 | George Long Duyckinck - 1859 - 338 pages
.... Yet had his aspect nothing of severe, But such a face as promis' d him sincere. Nothing reserv'd or sullen was to see, But sweet regards, and pleasing...arm'd ; Though harsh the precept, yet the preacher charm' d. For, letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience umvard to the sky. THK... | |
 | Harvey Marriott - 1859 - 284 pages
...bore. With eloquence innate his tongue was armed, Though harsh the precept, yet the people charmed : 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 tempered awe, and softened all he spoke. He... | |
 | England - English poetry - 1860 - 532 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...action free. With eloquence innate his tongue was armed ; Though harsh the precept, yet the people charmed For, letting down the golden chain from high,... | |
 | Wise sayings - Maxims - 1864 - 394 pages
...Redeemer bore. 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 David... | |
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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... 
