For so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards, singing as he rises, and hopes to get to heaven and climb above the clouds ; but the poor bird was beaten back with the loud sighings of an eastern wind, and his motion made... Sermons - Sivu 70tekijä(t) Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - 1822Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
| Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1828 - 632 sivua
...is contrary to that attention, which presents our prayers in a right line to God. For so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards,...breath of the tempest, than it could recover by the libration and frequent weighing of his wings ; till the little creature was forced to sit down and... | |
| Ebenezer Porter - 1828 - 414 sivua
...contrary to that attention, which presents our prayers in a right line to God. For 20 so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards,...an eastern wind, and his motion made irregular and incon25 stant, descending more at every breath of the tempest, than it could recover by the libration... | |
| John Angell James - 1828 - 444 sivua
...is contrary to that attention which presents our prayers in a right line to God. For so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards,...heaven, and climb above the clouds : but the poor bin! was beaten back with the loud sighings of an eastern wind, and his motion made irregular and inconstant—... | |
| Ebenezer Porter - 1828 - 418 sivua
...contrary to that attention, which presents our prayers in a right line to God. For 20 so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards,...rises, and hopes to get to heaven, and climb above the cluuds; but the poor bird was beaten back with the loud sighings of an eastern wind, and his motion... | |
| Samuel Putnam - 1828 - 314 sivua
...is contrary to that attention, which presents our prayer in a right time to God. For «o have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards, singing as he rises, and hope's to get to heaven and climb above the clouds; but the poor bird was beaten back with the loud... | |
| John Angell James - 1830 - 300 sivua
...is contrary to that attention which presents our prayers in a right line to God. For so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards, singing 68 as he rises, and hopes to get to heaven, and climb above the clouds : but the poor bird was beaten... | |
| William Hone - 1832 - 874 sivua
...dripping grass. And the birds are on the bushes. Kntglil'g Quarterly Magazine. " For so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards,...above the clouds ; but the poor bird was beaten back by the loud sigliings of an eastern wind, and his motion made irregular and inconstint, descending... | |
| William Hone - 1832 - 852 sivua
...rises, and hopes to get to heaven, and climb above the clouds ; but the poor bird was beaten back by the loud, sighings of an eastern wind, and his motion...breath of the tempest than it could recover by the vibrations and frequent weighings of his wings ; till the little creature was forced to sit down, and... | |
| 1833 - 336 sivua
...is contrary to that attention, which presents our prayers in a right line to God. For so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards,...breath of the tempest, than it could recover by the libration and frequent weighing of his wings; till the little ' creature was forced to sit down and... | |
| Bela Bates Edwards - 1833 - 892 sivua
...was made like a wonderful piece of fine gold net work, expressly for ornament. " For so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards,...breath of the tempest, than it could recover by the libration and frequent weighing of his wings ; till the little creature was forced to sit down and... | |
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