Winchester Meads in the Time of Thomas KenB.Tauchnitz, 1891 |
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Alice Ambrose Lilburn asked Bath beautiful Bishop Bishop of Bath blessing boys brother Cathedral chamber child Church Court cousin daughter deanery garden door exclaimed eyes face fain father favour fear German languages gown hall hand head hear heard heart hither horse Hugh Lilburn Hugh's Judith Lilburn Ken's King King's Lady laugh light Longleat look Lord madam maiden Margaret Mark 60 Pfennig Master Boyle Master Walton Mistress Lilburn Mistress Seymour Naish never night noble palace passed poor Poulshot pray prayers prebendary Puritan rest Rufus Saint Cross Saint Faith's Manor Saint Giles Samson scarce seemed servant sewed Mark side smile Soke speak stood sure sweet mother TAUCHNITZ tell things THOMAS À KEMPIS Thomas Ken thought turned voice wife William of Wykeham Winchester Cathedral Winchester Meads window woman words young
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Page 37 - I GOT me flowers to straw Thy way; I got me boughs off many a tree: But Thou wast up by break of day, And brought'st Thy sweets along with Thee. The sun arising in the east, Though he give light, and th' east perfume; If they should offer to contest With Thy arising, they presume.
Page 150 - Give him strength against all his temptations, and heal all his distempers. Break not the bruised reed, nor quench the smoking flax. Shut not up thy tender mercies in displeasure ; but make him to hear of joy and gladness, that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. Deliver him from fear of the enemy, and lift up the light of thy countenance upon him, and give him peace, through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Page 159 - gainst those watchful foes, Whose eyes are open while mine close. Let no dreams my head infest, But such as Jacob's temples blest. While I do rest, my soul advance, Make my sleep a holy trance; That I may, my rest being wrought, Awake into some holy thought; And with as active vigour run My course, as doth the nimble Sun.
Page 159 - Oh make me try, By sleeping, what it is to die ! And as gently lay my head On my grave, as now my bed.
Page 150 - Aim to possess his former iniquities ; thy wrath lieth hard upon him, and his soul is full of trouble : But, O merciful God, who hast written thy holy Word for our learning, that we, through patience and comfort of thy holy Scriptures, might have hope...
Page 159 - The night is come, like to the day Depart not thou great God away ! Let not my sins, black as the night, Eclipse the lustre of thy light ; Keep still in my horizon, for to me The sun makes not the day, but thee. Thou whose nature cannot sleep, On my temples sentry keep ; Guard me 'gainst those watchful foes, Whose eyes are open while mine close ; Let no dreams my head infest, But such as Jacob's temples blest. While I do rest, my soul advance, Make my sleep a holy trance...