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Page 158
... SON , however , difcerned that they were fafe , but RELI- GION faw that they were happy . " Now , Theodore , " faid my protector , " withdraw " thy view from the regions of obscurity , and see the " fate of those who , when they were ...
... SON , however , difcerned that they were fafe , but RELI- GION faw that they were happy . " Now , Theodore , " faid my protector , " withdraw " thy view from the regions of obscurity , and see the " fate of those who , when they were ...
Page 165
... son.- As foon as your bounty had fet me free , I flew to the Chriftian who had purchased my father . I told him , that as I was young and vigorous , and he aged and in- firm , I would be his flave instead of my father . I ad- ded , too ...
... son.- As foon as your bounty had fet me free , I flew to the Chriftian who had purchased my father . I told him , that as I was young and vigorous , and he aged and in- firm , I would be his flave instead of my father . I ad- ded , too ...
Page 167
... son , after a quick paffage , arrived in their own country , where they lived beloved and refpected , and endeavoured to convince every one they knew , how great were the viciffitudes of fortune , and that God never fuffers humanity and ...
... son , after a quick paffage , arrived in their own country , where they lived beloved and refpected , and endeavoured to convince every one they knew , how great were the viciffitudes of fortune , and that God never fuffers humanity and ...
Page 179
... son is yet alive , I will go and fee him before I die . And he took his journey with all that he had . And Jofeph made ready his chariot , and went up to meet Ifrael , his father , to Goshen ; and , prefenting himself unto him , he fell ...
... son is yet alive , I will go and fee him before I die . And he took his journey with all that he had . And Jofeph made ready his chariot , and went up to meet Ifrael , his father , to Goshen ; and , prefenting himself unto him , he fell ...
Page 281
... Son ! From Jeffe's root behold a branch arife , Whofe facred flow'r with fragrance fills the skies ; Th ' æthereal fpirit o'er its leaves shall move , And on its top descend the mystic Dove . Ye heavn's ! from high the dewy nectar pour ...
... Son ! From Jeffe's root behold a branch arife , Whofe facred flow'r with fragrance fills the skies ; Th ' æthereal fpirit o'er its leaves shall move , And on its top descend the mystic Dove . Ye heavn's ! from high the dewy nectar pour ...
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Page 281 - Aonian maids, Delight no more — O Thou my voice inspire Who touch'd Isaiah's hallow'd lips with fire! Rapt into future times the bard begun: A Virgin shall conceive — a Virgin bear a Son ! From Jesse's root behold a Branch arise Whose sacred flower with fragrance fills the skies: Th' Ethereal Spirit o'er its leaves shall move, And on its top descends the mystic Dove.
Page 177 - And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
Page 177 - Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.
Page 300 - To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven. As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells from the vale, and midway leaves the storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head.
Page 267 - I then came home, and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers and sisters and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth.
Page 306 - O gentle sleep, Nature's soft nurse, how have I frighted thee, That thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down, And steep my senses in forgetfulness...
Page 264 - ... sense of their fidelity and attachment, and would carry the remembrance of it along with him to the place of his retreat, as his...
Page 282 - Saviour comes! by ancient bards foretold: Hear him, ye deaf! and all ye blind, behold! He from thick films shall purge the visual ray, And on the sightless eyeball pour the day: 'Tis he th' obstructed paths of sound shall clear And bid new music charm th' unfolding ear: The dumb shall sing, the lame his crutch forego, And leap exulting like the bounding roe.
Page 179 - And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen ; and ye shall haste, and bring down my father hither.
Page 305 - twas a famous victory. 'My father lived at Blenheim then, Yon little stream hard by; They burnt his dwelling to the ground, And he was forced to fly: So with his wife and child he fled Nor had he where to rest his head.