Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it too ; affectionate in look, And tender in address, as well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men. Poems - Page 61by William Cowper - 1810Full view - About this book
| Caleb Bingham - Literature - 1801 - 234 pages
...gefture. Much imprefe'd Himfelf, as confcious of his awful charge ; 'And anxious, mainly, that the flock he feeds May feel it too. Affectionate in look And tender in addrefs, as well becomes A. raefienger of grace to guilty men. S z BRUTI SRUTUS' SPEECH ON THE DEATH... | |
| Health - 1802 - 302 pages
...awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it too ; affeftionate in look, 405 And tender in address, as well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men. Behold the pifture ! — Is it like ? — Like whom ? The things that mount the rostrum with a skip, And then... | |
| Netterville (fict.name.) - 1802 - 324 pages
...himself,. • " As conscious of his awful charge, and anxious " Mainly that the flock he feeds — should feel it too. " Affectionate in look, and tender in address, as well " Becomes the messenger of. grace — to guilty Man !" THE HISTORY 'OF MRS. WALSINGHAM^ Written by herself, and... | |
| 1803 - 818 pages
...gesture; much impressM Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he fi May feel it too; affectionate in look, And tender...as well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men. There stands the messenger of truth: there stands The legate of the skies ! His theme divine, His office... | |
| Readers - 1803 - 250 pages
...jefture. Much imprefs'd Himfelf, as confcious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly, that the flock he feeds May feel it too. Affectionate in look, And tender in addrefs, as well becomes A meflenger of grace to guilty men.—Coivper. COURTS of JUSTICE. IT is e-fiential... | |
| William Cowper - 1803 - 362 pages
...gefture ; much imprefs'd Himfelf, as confcious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it too ; afFectionate in look, And tender in addrefs, as well becomes A meflenger of grace to guilty men. Behold the piclure ! — Is it like ?... | |
| 1811 - 544 pages
...g<"sUire, much imprrssM Himself, as conscious of his antul charge, And an xious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it too ; affectionate in look, And...tender in address, as well becomes A messenger of {race to guilty men." His private life corresponded with his public professions; a kind r.:id tender... | |
| John Corry - London (England) - 1804 - 230 pages
...pastors are well pourtrayed by the satirist in the following line* t . . . w .... " The things tliat mount the rostrum with a skip, •, And then skip down again; pronounce a text ; . Cry — hem ; *nd reading what they never wrote, Just fifteen minutes, huddle up their work ; And with a well-bred... | |
| Job Swift - Congregational churches - 1805 - 314 pages
...Much impress'd Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious that the flock he fed Should feel it too. Affectionate in look,. And tender in...becomes -^ , A messenger of grace to guilty men." Providence, in casting his lot in Vermont) appears to have placed him where he could do most good,... | |
| William Cowper - 1805 - 366 pages
...pifture ! — Is it like? — Like whom? The things that mount the rofirum with a ikip, And then ikip down again ; pronounce a text ; Cry— hem ; and reading what they never wrot« Juft fifteen minutes, huddle up their work, And with a well-bred whifper clofe the fcene \ In... | |
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