Meditationsand contemplations, by J. Hervey, transposed into blank verse1813 |
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... nature's paradise : But as the tree began to bloom , the axe Unto its root was lay'd , -the blow was struck , 105 And all its branching honours fell to dust ! And with him fell his parent's earthly hopes ! It would have pierc'd the ...
... nature's paradise : But as the tree began to bloom , the axe Unto its root was lay'd , -the blow was struck , 105 And all its branching honours fell to dust ! And with him fell his parent's earthly hopes ! It would have pierc'd the ...
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... nature's rugged ways : " My joys are gone , and nearly fled my life ; 110 115 120 " My days will move like troubl'd dreams by night ; " Till my gray hairs shall bring me to this place ; " And fitted so by God's redeeming grace , " My ...
... nature's rugged ways : " My joys are gone , and nearly fled my life ; 110 115 120 " My days will move like troubl'd dreams by night ; " Till my gray hairs shall bring me to this place ; " And fitted so by God's redeeming grace , " My ...
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... nature's chain , and should not be despis'd ; Except the world made him forget his God ! Did he not purpose field to field to join , And house to house ? and say within himself , 20 Grant me but this , and I will ask no.
... nature's chain , and should not be despis'd ; Except the world made him forget his God ! Did he not purpose field to field to join , And house to house ? and say within himself , 20 Grant me but this , and I will ask no.
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... sun set ? How cheering was , when this life's nature fail'd , The blest Redeemer to their thoughts ! who died To satisfy the law for them , and rose 100 105 To prove their hopes well - grounded ! How did AMONG THE TOMBS . 25.
... sun set ? How cheering was , when this life's nature fail'd , The blest Redeemer to their thoughts ! who died To satisfy the law for them , and rose 100 105 To prove their hopes well - grounded ! How did AMONG THE TOMBS . 25.
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... nature groan'd , And trembl'd at the base indignity , And shook with earthquakes at the very hour ! The sun refus'd to give its light ; the earth Convuls'd threw up her dead , that in the streets Appear'd , and were by many seen and ...
... nature groan'd , And trembl'd at the base indignity , And shook with earthquakes at the very hour ! The sun refus'd to give its light ; the earth Convuls'd threw up her dead , that in the streets Appear'd , and were by many seen and ...
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Page 196 - Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean : Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Page 51 - A dungeon horrible on all sides round As one great furnace flamed; yet from those flames No light; but rather darkness visible Served only to discover sights of woe, Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace And rest can never dwell, hope never comes That comes to all; but torture without end Still urges, and a fiery deluge, fed With ever-burning sulphur unconsumed.
Page 233 - Come forth, O man, yon azure Round survey, And view those Lamps which yield eternal Day. Bring forth thy Glasses: clear thy wond'ring Eyes; Millions beyond the former Millions rise : Look farther :— Millions more blaze from remoter Skies: . . . And canst thou think, poor Worm!
Page 221 - At last his sail-broad vans He spreads for flight, and, in the surging smoke Uplifted, spurns the ground ; thence many a league, As in a cloudy chair, ascending rides Audacious ; but, that seat soon failing, meets A vast vacuity ; all unawares, Fluttering his...
Page 17 - How lov'd, how valued once avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom begot ; A heap of dust alone remains of thee, 'Tis all thou art, and all the world shall be.
Page 236 - Compar'd with them, — they deck'd their rohes with stars. See how they glitter through the void! They form Night's richest dress, — they on her...
Page 75 - Christ hy the most delicate Flowers: Beauties in the Creature lead us to the Creator. Diversity of Flowers, in their aim, hahits, attitudes, and lineaments ; Wisdom of the Almighty Maker.
Page 236 - Like gems of richest lustre sparkle ; spread So in extent, no nation so remote...