Blossoms of Virtue and Piety with Examples from Natural History ...1850 - Virtues - 36 pages |
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... king of the forest , the dancing bear , the slow though steady tortoise , are emblems for mortals to imitate , selecting their good qualities as ensamples for our benefit . Let us trace their merits and our own . We shall find ourselves ...
... king of the forest , the dancing bear , the slow though steady tortoise , are emblems for mortals to imitate , selecting their good qualities as ensamples for our benefit . Let us trace their merits and our own . We shall find ourselves ...
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... King Solomon , in all his glory , was not arrayed like one of these . The beautiful bloom of the poppy is soon over , which leads us to consider the goodness of our heavenly Father that this pretty flower should then become instrumental ...
... King Solomon , in all his glory , was not arrayed like one of these . The beautiful bloom of the poppy is soon over , which leads us to consider the goodness of our heavenly Father that this pretty flower should then become instrumental ...
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... other christian virtues . As faithful Adam was rewarded with riches ; and David also was taken from the sheep - cotes and selected as king , for his obedience , humility , and K great courage in killing the giant , the enemy of 25.
... other christian virtues . As faithful Adam was rewarded with riches ; and David also was taken from the sheep - cotes and selected as king , for his obedience , humility , and K great courage in killing the giant , the enemy of 25.
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... King of kings rode into Jerusalem upon an ass . Such as love their Saviour , I think love his favorite ass . They have been too long neglected animals ; I hope to see them become more favoured . They are a beau- tiful and well formed ...
... King of kings rode into Jerusalem upon an ass . Such as love their Saviour , I think love his favorite ass . They have been too long neglected animals ; I hope to see them become more favoured . They are a beau- tiful and well formed ...
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... holy raptures to my heavenly King . In notes divine let my glad verse proclaim His mighty goodness and eternal name ; So vast His mercies , and his truth so high , They pierce the clouds and reach beyond the sky . FINIS . 36.
... holy raptures to my heavenly King . In notes divine let my glad verse proclaim His mighty goodness and eternal name ; So vast His mercies , and his truth so high , They pierce the clouds and reach beyond the sky . FINIS . 36.
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accom adorn affectionate affectionate dove affliction amiable animals Awake beautiful become bestowed birds Blackbird bless BLOSSOMS OF VIRTUE Camel chaste Christian classes of society consider courageous LION creature crocus dancing delicate Snow-drop distressed divine docility Donkeys duty early Lark elegant accomplishment emblem endeavour ensamples esteem faculties feeds her young fill'd with music flowers French gentle giveth grace happiness heaven is fill'd heavenly Father higher classes humble improve industrious bee inferiors King Lamb Lapland lay up stores lessons of instruction lower classes messenger of Spring mutual comfort natural history neglect nourishment ornamental parents patient persever perseverance piety pleasing pleasure plishments Poetry poor poppy possess praise refined REIN DEER rich saith Saviour sensible singing steady superior SWALLOW and Cuckoo talent taught teaches thee I hail things Thou messenger thrush toil unless we implore Virtue and Morality warble wisdom wish wren young mind young persons Zoology
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Page 6 - Blow, blow, thou winter wind, Thou art not so unkind As man's ingratitude ; Thy tooth is not so keen, Because thou art not seen, Although thy breath be rude.
Page 14 - If music be the food of love, play on, Give me excess of it; that, surfeiting, The appetite may sicken and so die.— That strain again;— it had a dying fall; O, it came o'er my ear like the sweet south, That breathes upon a bank of violets, Stealing and giving odour.— Enough; no more; 'Tis not so sweet now as it was before.
Page 36 - Thus then to man the voice of nature spake — " Go, from the creatures thy instructions take : Learn from the birds what food the thickets yield; Learn from the beasts the physic of the field; Thy arts of building from the bee receive ; Learn of the mole to plough, the worm to weave; Learn of the little nautilus to sail, Spread the thin oar, and catch the driving gale.
Page 26 - All will be joyful to see me. Then from my heart will young petals diverge As rays of the sun from their focus. I from the darkness of earth will emerge A happy and beautiful Crocus!
Page 35 - CAMEL, thou art good and mild, Docile as a little child ; Thou wast made for usefulness, Man to comfort and to bless : Thou dost clothe him ; thou dost feed, Thou dost lend to him thy speed ; And through wilds of trackless* sand, In the hot Arabian land...
Page 26 - Gaily arrayed in my yellow and green, When to their view I have risen, Will they not wonder how one so serene, Came from so dismal a prison ? Many, perhaps, from so simple a flower, This little lesson may borrow, Patient to-day, through its gloomiest hour, We come out the brighter to-morrow.
Page 35 - Soon as the daisy decks the green, Thy certain voice we hear ; Hast thou a star to guide thy path, Or mark the rolling year ? Delightful visitant ! with thee, I hail the time of flowers, When heaven is filled with music sweet. Of birds among the bowers.
Page 35 - THE God of Nature and of Grace In all his works appears ; His goodness through the earth we trace, His grandeur in the spheres.
Page 26 - I'll trust to nature to teach me. I will not despair, nor be idle, nor frown, Locked in so gloomy a dwelling ; My leaves shall run up, and my roots shall run down, While the bud in my bosom is swelling. Soon as the frost will get out of my bed, From this cold dungeon to free me, I will peer up with my little bright head ; All will be joyful to see me.
Page 21 - I find a home of rest ? Eagle ! cleaving the vaulted sky, Teach my nature to soar as high ; Sky-lark ! winging thy way to heaven, Be thy track to my footsteps given ! THE DIVERTING HISTORT OF JOHN GILPIN.