 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 602 pages
...conscience is his strong retreat; Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Nor ruin make oppressors great. Who God doth late and early pray, More of his grace than gifts to lend ; And entertains the harmless day With a religious book or friend; This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise,... | |
 | William Chambers - Children's poetry - 1851 - 200 pages
...conscience is his strong retreat; Whose state can neither flatterers feed, No ruin make oppressors great. Who God doth late and early pray More of his grace than gifts to lend; And entertains the harmless day With a religious book or friend. This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise,... | |
 | English poetry - 1851 - 496 pages
...conscience is his strong retreat ; Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Nor ruin make oppressors great. Who God doth late and early pray More of his grace than gifts to lend ; And entertains the harmless day With a religious book or friend. This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise,... | |
 | Hannah Flagg Gould - English poetry - 1851 - 300 pages
...conscience is his strong retreat : Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Nor ruin make oppressors great ; — Who God doth late and early pray, More...his grace than gifts to lend ; . And entertains the harmless day With some religious book or friend ! . This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 594 pages
...conscience is his strong retreat; Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Nor ruin make oppressors great. Who God doth late and early pray, More of his grace than gifts to lend ; And entertains the harmless day With a religious book or friend; 184 8IB JOHN DAVIES. [Lrcr. VT . This man is freed from... | |
 | Literature - 1892 - 880 pages
...Conscience is his strong retreat: Whose state can neither flatterers feed. Nor ruine make oppressors great Who God doth late and early pray, More of his grace than gifts to lend: And entcrtaines the harmless day With a Religious Book, or Friend. This man is freed from servile bands... | |
 | American poetry - 1923 - 748 pages
...serveth not another's will ; Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill! . . . Who God doth late and early pray More of his grace than gifts to lend; And entertains the harmless day With a well chosen book or friend ; This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Juvenile Nonfiction - 1879 - 372 pages
...is his strong retreat; Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Nor ruin make oppressors great; 5. Who God doth late and early pray, More of his grace than gifts to lend ; And, entertains the harmless day With a religious book or friend; 6. This man is freed from servile bands, Of hope to rise,... | |
 | William J. Bennett - Juvenile Fiction - 1997 - 392 pages
...conscience is his strong retreat; Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Nor ruin make oppressors great; Who God doth late and early pray, More of his grace than gifts to lend; And entertains the harmless day With a religious book or friend. This man is freed from servile bands, Or hope to rise,... | |
 | Nahdjla Carasco Bailey - Education - 2014 - 132 pages
...Whose conscience is his strong retreat; Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Nor ruin make accusers great; Who God doth late and early pray More of his grace than gifts to lend; And entertains the harmless day With a well-chosen book or friend; - This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise,... | |
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Who God doth late and early pray, More of His grace than gifts to lend; And entertains the harmless day With a religious book or friend : This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise, or fear to fall ; Lord of himself, though not of lands; And... 
