 No more to sigh, or shed the bitter tear Together hymning their Creator's praise, In such society, yet still more dear ; While circling time moves round in an eternal sphere. Compar'd with this, how poor religion's pride, In all the pomp of method, and...  CARLYLE'S ESSAY ON BURNS - Page 61by WILLARD C. GORE - 1915Full view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1814 - 310 pages
...circling time moves round in an eternal sphere. XVII. Compared with this, how poor Religion's pride, In all' the pomp of method and of art, When men display to congregations wide, Devotion's every. grace, except the heart 1 The Power, incensed, the pageant will desert, The pompous strain,... | |
 | Robert Burns - Scotland - 1815 - 364 pages
...eireling time moves round in an eternal sphere. Xv£I. Compar'd with this, how poor Religion's pride,, In all the pomp of method, and of art, When men display to eongregations wide, Devotion's ev'ry graee, exeept the heart ! The pow'r, ineens'd, the pageant will... | |
 | John Bullar, George Keate - 1818 - 92 pages
...While circling time moves round in an eternal sphere. Compared with this, how poor religion's pride, In all the pomp of method and of art, When men display, to congregationi wide, Devotion's every grace, except the heart! The Power incensed the pageant will desert,... | |
 | Robert Burns - Scotland - 1820 - 470 pages
...art, When men display to congregations wide, Devotion's ev'ry grace, except the heart ! The Pow'r, incens'd, the pageant will desert, The pompous strain,...But, haply, in some cottage far apart, May hear, well pleas'd,thelanguageofthesoul; And in his book of life the inmates poor enrol. XVIII. Then homeward... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pages
...While circling time moves round in an eternal sphere. Compar'd with this, how poor Religion's pride, In all the pomp of method, and of art, When men display...wide, Devotion's ev'ry grace, except the heart ! The Po&'r, incens'd, the pageant will desert, The pompous strain, the sacerdotal stole ; But haply, in... | |
 | English literature - 1826 - 602 pages
...very good man, and had no fault but that of not being fat. DEVOTION. How poor Religion's pride, In all the pomp of method, and of art, When men display to congregations wide Devotion's every grave, except the heart !" — BURNS. ON the breath of evening comes the hymn, The hymn of the... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 418 pages
...While circling time moves round in an eternal XVII. Compar'd with this, how poor Religion's pride, In all the pomp of method, and of art, When men display...wide, Devotion's ev'ry grace, except the heart ' The Pow'r, incens'd, the pageant will desert, The pompous strain, the sacerdotal stole ; Bat haply, in... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 274 pages
...[sphere. While circling time moves round in an eternal Compar'd with this, how poor Religion's pride, In all the pomp of method, and of art, When men display...wide Devotion's ev'ry grace, except the heart! The Pojo'r, incens'd, the pageant will desert, The pompous strain, the sacerdotal stole ; But haply, in... | |
 | Hew Ainslie, Robert Burns - Anecdotes - 1822 - 302 pages
...must have, with the immortal bard, grateful holiness, "the priest-like father read the exclaimed— In all the pomp of method and of art, When men display...wide • Devotion's ev'ry grace, except the heart! " Pompous display and refined composition may assist in keeping us awake in our Sunday seats ; the... | |
 | Theology - 1822 - 500 pages
...BIST. No- 12.] TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1823, [Vol. I. MOMENTS OF MELANCHOLY. " How poor religious pride , In all the pomp of method, and of art, When men display to congregations wide Devotion's every grace, ercept the heart ! The Power incensed the pageant will desertt The pompous strain, the... | |
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