The Poetical Works of Crabbe, Heber, and Pollok: Complete in One VolumeGrigg & Elliot, 1845 - 518 pages |
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... give his opinion of " The Village , " the poem I had prepared for publication . The time of suspense was not long protracted ; I was soon favoured with a few words from Sir Joshua , who observed , - " If I knew how While composing the ...
... give his opinion of " The Village , " the poem I had prepared for publication . The time of suspense was not long protracted ; I was soon favoured with a few words from Sir Joshua , who observed , - " If I knew how While composing the ...
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... give me his opinion . At that time , I did twenty years have elapsed , and I am not without not think myself sufficiently prepared ; and when , apprehension , lest so long a silence should be con- afterwards , I had collected some poems ...
... give me his opinion . At that time , I did twenty years have elapsed , and I am not without not think myself sufficiently prepared ; and when , apprehension , lest so long a silence should be con- afterwards , I had collected some poems ...
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... give the reader a brief view without such advice , never made public any verses of those articles in the following collection , which of his own in fact , it may not be easily deter- for the first time solicit his attention . mined who ...
... give the reader a brief view without such advice , never made public any verses of those articles in the following collection , which of his own in fact , it may not be easily deter- for the first time solicit his attention . mined who ...
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... give the boldest deed the chastest praise . There stands the stoutest Ox in England fed ; There fights the boldest Jew , Whitechapel - bred ; And there Saint Monday's worthy votaries live , In all the joys that ale and skittles give ...
... give the boldest deed the chastest praise . There stands the stoutest Ox in England fed ; There fights the boldest Jew , Whitechapel - bred ; And there Saint Monday's worthy votaries live , In all the joys that ale and skittles give ...
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... give me cominentators plain , Who with no deep researches vex the brain ; Who from the dark and doubtful love to run , And hold the glimmering tapers to the sun ; Who simple truth with nine - fold reasons back , And guard the point no ...
... give me cominentators plain , Who with no deep researches vex the brain ; Who from the dark and doubtful love to run , And hold the glimmering tapers to the sun ; Who simple truth with nine - fold reasons back , And guard the point no ...
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Page 11 - BRIGHTEST and best of the sons of the morning, Dawn on our darkness, and lend us Thine aid ; Star of the East, the horizon adorning, Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.
Page 11 - Lo, such the child whose early feet The paths of peace have trod ; Whose secret heart, with influence sweet, Is upward drawn to God.
Page 11 - Brightest and best of the sons of the morning, Dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid : Star of the east, the horizon adorning, Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.
Page 11 - And soon, too soon, the wintry hour Of man's maturer age, Will shake the soul with sorrow's power, And stormy passion's rage.
Page 15 - Holy, holy, holy ! all the saints adore thee, Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea...
Page 8 - I have trodden the winepress alone ; and of the people there was none with me : for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury ; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment. For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come.
Page 20 - BREAD of the world, in mercy broken ; Wine of the soul, in mercy shed ; By whom the words of life were spoken, And in whose death our sins are dead ; Look on the heart by sorrow broken, Look on the tears by sinners shed, And be thy feast to us the token That by thy grace our souls are fed.
Page 20 - From India's coral strand, Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand ; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. 2 What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile : In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown ; The heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone...
Page 17 - Say, with richer crimson glows The kingly mantle than the rose : Say, have kings more wholesome fare Than we poor citizens of air ? Barns nor hoarded grain have we, Yet we carol merrily. Mortal, fly from doubt and sorrow, God provideth for the morrow.
Page 15 - Holy, holy, holy, though the darkness hide thee, Though the eye of sinful man thy glory may not see, Only thou art holy, there is none beside thee,. Perfect in power, in love, and purity. Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, All thy works shall praise thy name in earth and sky and sea. Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty, God in three persons, blessed Trinity.