 ... all minds, Their only point of rest, eternal Word ! From thee departing they are lost, and rove At random without honour, hope, or peace. From thee is all that soothes the life of man, His high endeavour, and his glad success, His strength to suffer,...  Poems - Page 152by William Cowper - 1819Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1786 - 756 pages
...thou bounteous giver of all good, Thou art of all thy gifts thyfelf the crown ! Give what thou canft, without thee we are poor, And with thee rich, take what thou wilt away. THE K. BOOK VI. ARGUMENT of the SIXTH BOOK. Bells at a dlftance. — 'Their effeff. — A fine noon in... | |
 | William Cowper - 1787 - 230 pages
...bounteous giver of all good, Thou art, of all thy gifts, thyfelf the crown ! Give what thou canfl, without thee we are poor, And with thee rich, take what thou wilt away. ARGUMENT OF THI SIXTH BOOK, Stilt at a diflance. — Their cffcB. — A fine noon in iw'»-. ter. —... | |
 | American literature - 1787 - 430 pages
...bounteous Giver of all good, Thou art, of all thy gifts, thyfelf the crown ! Give what thou canft, without thee we are poor; And with thee rich, take what thou wilt away. VIRTUE and Vnendffiip, above all things, purchafe to men love and good-will, FRIENDSHIP improves happinefs,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1788 - 376 pages
...thou bounteous giver of all good, Thou art of all thy gifts thyfelf the crown ! Give what thou can'ft, without thee we are poor ; And with thee rich, take what thou wilt away. THE TAS K. BOOK Vf. ARGUMENT of the SIXTH BOOK. Bells at a diftance. — Their effetJ. — A fine noon... | |
 | William Cowper - 1790 - 300 pages
...thou bounteous giver of all good, Thou art of all thy gifts thyfelf the crown ! Give what thou can'fl, without thee we are poor ; And with thee rich, take...TASK. BOOK VI. ARGUMENT of the SIXTH BOOK. Bells at a diflance — Their efftEl. — A fine noon in •winter. — A Jheltered walk. Meditation better than... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...tliou bounteous Giver of all good, Thou art of all thy gifts thyfelf the crown! Give what thou canft, without thee we are poor, And with thee rich, take what thou wilt away. § 149. Tliat Philojuphy which ßofs at Sccindari Caí/fes, reproved. COWPE». TrAPPY the man who fee?... | |
 | William Cowper - 1793 - 384 pages
...bounteous giver of all good, Thou art of all thy gifts thyfelf the crown ! | Give what thou can'ft, without thee we are poor ; | / And with' thee rich, take what thou wilt away. 0.2 THE TASK. BOOK VI, ARGUMENT OF THE SIXTH BOOK. Bells at a diftance. — 'Their effect. — A fins... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1800 - 438 pages
...His high endeavour, and his glad success, His strength to suffer, and his will to serve. But oh thou bounteous giver of all good, Thou art of all thy gifts...at a distance. — Their effect.— A fine noon in •JJ */ winter. — A sheltered walk. — Meditation better than books. — Our familiarity with the... | |
 | Nathaniel John Hollingsworth - Sermons, English - 1801 - 352 pages
...your hearts never been ready to exclaim with a truly Chriftian poet *? • ** Give what thou can'ft, without thee we are " poor; *' And with thee rich, take what thou wilt " away!" Can your faith then be faid to " work by love?" Oh ! no ; affuredly it cannot. You know, I hope, what... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1802 - 350 pages
...His high endeavour, and his glad success, His strength to suffer, and his will to serve. But oh thou bounteous Giver of all good, Thou art of all thy gifts...canst, without thee we are poor ; And with thee rich, take^what thou wilt away. VOL. II. O ARGUMENT OF THE SIXTH BOOK. Sells at a distance. — Their effect.... | |
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