Elegant Extracts: A Copious Selection of Instructive, Moral, and Entertaining Passages, from the Most Eminent Poets. : Volume I[-VI] ... |
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Sivu 10
An origin immortal , as supreme , From whose pure day , celestial rays ! they
came : In whom all possible perfections shine , Eternal , self - existent , and divine
. From this great spring of uncreated might , This all - resplendent orb of vital light
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An origin immortal , as supreme , From whose pure day , celestial rays ! they
came : In whom all possible perfections shine , Eternal , self - existent , and divine
. From this great spring of uncreated might , This all - resplendent orb of vital light
...
Sivu 18
In youth immortal shalt for ever shine : No change shall darken thy exalted name ;
From everlasting ages still the same . If God , like man , his purpose could renew ,
His laws could vary , or his plans undo ; Desponding Faith would droop its ...
In youth immortal shalt for ever shine : No change shall darken thy exalted name ;
From everlasting ages still the same . If God , like man , his purpose could renew ,
His laws could vary , or his plans undo ; Desponding Faith would droop its ...
Sivu 121
And lo ! the glories of th ' illustrious line At their first dawn with ripen ' d
splendours shine , In David all express ' d ; the good , the great , The king , the
hero , and the man complete . Serene he sits , and sweeps the golden lyre , And
blends the ...
And lo ! the glories of th ' illustrious line At their first dawn with ripen ' d
splendours shine , In David all express ' d ; the good , the great , The king , the
hero , and the man complete . Serene he sits , and sweeps the golden lyre , And
blends the ...
Sivu 259
In full - blown dignity , see Wolsey stand , Law in his voice , and fortune in his
hand : To him the church , the realm , their pow ' rs consign , Through him the
rays of regal bounty shine , Still to new heights his restless wishes tow ' r , Claim
leads ...
In full - blown dignity , see Wolsey stand , Law in his voice , and fortune in his
hand : To him the church , the realm , their pow ' rs consign , Through him the
rays of regal bounty shine , Still to new heights his restless wishes tow ' r , Claim
leads ...
Sivu 261
Such bribes the rapid Greek e ' er Asia whirld , For such the steady Romans
shook the world ; For such in distant lands the Britons shine , And stain with blood
the Danube or the Rhine ; This pow ' r has praise that virtue scarce can warm Till
...
Such bribes the rapid Greek e ' er Asia whirld , For such the steady Romans
shook the world ; For such in distant lands the Britons shine , And stain with blood
the Danube or the Rhine ; This pow ' r has praise that virtue scarce can warm Till
...
Mitä ihmiset sanovat - Kirjoita arvostelu
Yhtään arvostelua ei löytynyt.
Muita painoksia - Näytä kaikki
Yleiset termit ja lausekkeet
Almighty angels bear behold beneath bids birth breast breath bright cause clouds dark death deep divine dread dust earth eternal ev'ry face fair fall fate fear fire future give glory grave hand happy head hear heart Heav'n hope hour human immortal kind kings laws leave lies light live looks Lord lost mind mortal nature never night o'er once pain peace pow'r praise pride raise reason rest rise roll round sacred scene sense shade shine sight sing skies smile song sons soon soul sound spread spring stand stream strong sure sweet tell thee thine things thou thought thousand throne truth vain virtue voice waste waves wide wings wisdom wise wish wonders
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Sivu 243 - tis madness to defer; Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of life Procrastination is the thief of time ; Year after year it steals, till all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene.
Sivu 45 - Lo, the poor Indian ! whose untutor'd mind Sees God in clouds, or hears him in the wind; His soul, proud science never taught to stray Far as the solar walk, or milky way...
Sivu 256 - LET observation, with extensive view, Survey mankind, from China to Peru ; Remark each anxious toil, each eager strife, And watch the busy scenes of crowded life...
Sivu 261 - Deign on the passing world to turn thine eyes, And pause awhile from letters, to be wise; There mark what ills the scholar's life assail, Toil, envy, want, the patron, and the jail.
Sivu 7 - Rising or falling still advance his praise. His praise, ye Winds, that from four quarters blow, Breathe soft or loud ; and wave your tops, ye Pines, With every plant, in sign of worship wave. Fountains, and ye that warble, as ye flow, Melodious murmurs, warbling tune his praise.
Sivu 41 - Vast chain of being! which from God began Natures ethereal, human, angel, man, Beast, bird, fish, insect, what no eye can see, No glass can reach; from Infinite to thee, From thee to Nothing. On superior...
Sivu 262 - The march begins, in military state, And nations on his eye suspended wait; Stern Famine guards the solitary coast, And Winter barricades the realms of Frost; He comes...
Sivu 145 - These, as they change, Almighty Father, these Are but the varied God. The rolling year Is full of thee.
Sivu 276 - FAR in a wild, unknown to public view, From youth to age a reverend hermit grew ; The moss his bed, the cave his humble cell, His food the fruits, his drink the crystal well : Remote from man, with God he pass'd the days, Prayer all his business, all his pleasure praise.
Sivu 148 - tis nought to me, Since God is ever present, ever felt, In the void waste as in the city full ; And where He vital breathes there must be joy.