Specimens of sacred and serious poetry, from Chaucer to the present day; including Grahame's Sabbath [&c.] with biogr. notices and critical remarks, by J. JohnstoneJohn Johnstone 1827 |
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... passes over this authentic and delightful record of Grahame's character as a man , neglects the richest materials in his possession . As the BIRDS OF SCOTLAND does not quite fall in with the design of this volume , we make the less ...
... passes over this authentic and delightful record of Grahame's character as a man , neglects the richest materials in his possession . As the BIRDS OF SCOTLAND does not quite fall in with the design of this volume , we make the less ...
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... Passes a stranger's life , without a home . Home ! word delightful to the heart of man , And bird , and beast ! -small ... pass dreary o'er , ere he return . He sighs to view the seabird's rapid wing . O , had I but the envied power to ...
... Passes a stranger's life , without a home . Home ! word delightful to the heart of man , And bird , and beast ! -small ... pass dreary o'er , ere he return . He sighs to view the seabird's rapid wing . O , had I but the envied power to ...
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... passing object wakes Remembrances of scenes that never more Will glad their hearts ; the mill , the smiddy blaze So cheerful , and the doubling hammer's clink , Now dying on the ear , now on the breeze Heard once again . Ah , why that ...
... passing object wakes Remembrances of scenes that never more Will glad their hearts ; the mill , the smiddy blaze So cheerful , and the doubling hammer's clink , Now dying on the ear , now on the breeze Heard once again . Ah , why that ...
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... passing it be evil to the individual . Cowper , who was in many respects the congenial spirit of Grahame , in writing to an enthusiastic young admirer , whom his poetry , by the way , had gained for him , says , " Had I employed my time ...
... passing it be evil to the individual . Cowper , who was in many respects the congenial spirit of Grahame , in writing to an enthusiastic young admirer , whom his poetry , by the way , had gained for him , says , " Had I employed my time ...
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... pass over , in any edition of his works , those beautiful verses , which were composed in his own spirit , by the most gifted of his admirers . LINES SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THE REV . JAMES GRAHAME , BY PROFESSOR WILSON . " WITH ...
... pass over , in any edition of his works , those beautiful verses , which were composed in his own spirit , by the most gifted of his admirers . LINES SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THE REV . JAMES GRAHAME , BY PROFESSOR WILSON . " WITH ...
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Specimens of Sacred and Serious Poetry, from Chaucer to the Present Day ... John Johnstone Sin vista previa disponible - 2016 |
Términos y frases comunes
ABRAHAM COWLEY ANDREW MARVEL angels beams beauty behold BEN JONSON blessed bliss born breast breath bright child clouds Cowper dark dead death deep delight didst died divine doth dread dust earth eternal eyes face fair faith father fear flowers FRANCIS QUARLES GILES FLETCHER give glory grave hand happy hast hath hear heart heaven heavenly holy honour humble hymns Isaac Walton King labour Lady light live looks Lord mercy MICHAEL DRAYTON Midian mind morning mother never night o'er pain peace PHINEAS FLETCHER poem poet poetry poor praise prayer rest rise ROBERT HENRYSOUN ROBERT HERRICK Sabbath sacred sacred poet Scotland shade shepherd shine sight sing skies smile song soul spirit spring sweet tears Tell thee thine thing THOMAS LODGE THOMAS PARNELL thou thought tomb truth unto Unwin verse voice wings youth
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Página 371 - Affectionate, a mother lost so long. 1 will obey, not willingly alone, But gladly, as the precept were her own : And, while that face renews my filial grief, Fancy shall weave a charm for my relief, Shall steep me in Elysian reverie, A momentary dream, that thou art she.
Página 421 - Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee — Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, what are they? Thy waters wasted them while they were free, And many a tyrant since; their shores obey The stranger, slave or savage; their decay Has dried up realms to deserts — not so thou Unchangeable, save to thy wild waves
Página 482 - FRIEND after friend departs : Who hath not lost a friend ? There is no union here of hearts That finds not here an end: Were this frail world our only rest.
Página 111 - Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the Lord, to serve him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant ; even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer...
Página 451 - That day of wrath, that dreadful day, When heaven and earth shall pass away, What power shall be the sinner's stay? How shall he meet that dreadful day? When, shrivelling like a parched scroll, The flaming heavens together roll, When louder yet, and yet more dread, Swells the high trump that wakes the dead ! O, on that day, that wrathful day, When man to judgment wakes from clay, Be THOU the trembling sinner's stay, Though heaven and earth shall pass away!
Página 335 - Hark, they whisper ; angels say, " Sister spirit, come away ! " What is this absorbs me quite, Steals my senses, shuts my sight, Drowns my...
Página 82 - He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee.
Página 420 - Roll on, thou deep and dark blue Ocean— roll! Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain; Man marks the earth with ruin — his control Stops with the shore; upon the watery plain The wrecks are all thy...
Página 110 - And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.
Página 303 - O, source of uncreated light, The Father's promised Paraclete ! Thrice holy fount, thrice holy fire, Our hearts with heavenly love inspire ; Come, and thy sacred unction bring, To sanctify us while we sing.