Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages, from the Best English Authors and Translations, Volumes 5-6Benjamin B. Mussey, 1842 |
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... lost , the wand'ring sheep di- rects , By day o'ersees them , and by night protects ; The tender lambs he raises in his arms , Feeds from his hand , and in his bosom warms ; Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage , The promis'd ...
... lost , the wand'ring sheep di- rects , By day o'ersees them , and by night protects ; The tender lambs he raises in his arms , Feeds from his hand , and in his bosom warms ; Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage , The promis'd ...
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... lost His glory and his God . If mortal now , And sorely maim'd , no wonder ! Man has sinn'd . Sick of his bliss , and bent on new adventures , Evil he would needs try : nor tried in vain . ( Dreadful experiment ! destructive measure ...
... lost His glory and his God . If mortal now , And sorely maim'd , no wonder ! Man has sinn'd . Sick of his bliss , and bent on new adventures , Evil he would needs try : nor tried in vain . ( Dreadful experiment ! destructive measure ...
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... Lost in the reflux of the wat'ry walls , That melted to their fluid state again ? Need I recount how Samson's ... Lost were the garnet's lustre , lost the lily , The tulip and auricula's spotted pride ; * See this conjecture strongly ...
... Lost in the reflux of the wat'ry walls , That melted to their fluid state again ? Need I recount how Samson's ... Lost were the garnet's lustre , lost the lily , The tulip and auricula's spotted pride ; * See this conjecture strongly ...
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... lost ! But wouldst thou view the rays of goodness join In one strong point of radiance all divine , Behold , celestial muse ! yon eastern light ; sing ! Though all thy attributes , divinely fair , Thy full perfection , glorious God ...
... lost ! But wouldst thou view the rays of goodness join In one strong point of radiance all divine , Behold , celestial muse ! yon eastern light ; sing ! Though all thy attributes , divinely fair , Thy full perfection , glorious God ...
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... lost in infinite , And one vast object fills my aching sight . But soon , alas ! this holy calm is broke ; My soul submits to wear her wonted yoke ; With shackled pinions strives to soar in vain , And mingles with the dross of earth ...
... lost in infinite , And one vast object fills my aching sight . But soon , alas ! this holy calm is broke ; My soul submits to wear her wonted yoke ; With shackled pinions strives to soar in vain , And mingles with the dross of earth ...
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