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... , and death is in view , The word of his grace fhall comfort us thro ' ; Not fearing nor doubting with Chrift on our fide , We hope to die fhouting , the Lord will provide . The absence of God on earth WHAT is hell , 22.
... , and death is in view , The word of his grace fhall comfort us thro ' ; Not fearing nor doubting with Chrift on our fide , We hope to die fhouting , the Lord will provide . The absence of God on earth WHAT is hell , 22.
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... Thro ' midnight shades thou find't thy way As in the blazing noon of day . " But will the Lord caft off forever ? Will he be favorable no more ? Has God indeed forgot- ten to be gracious ? Will he fhut out my prayer for ever , and muft ...
... Thro ' midnight shades thou find't thy way As in the blazing noon of day . " But will the Lord caft off forever ? Will he be favorable no more ? Has God indeed forgot- ten to be gracious ? Will he fhut out my prayer for ever , and muft ...
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... Torturing æther ! Up the bleak heavens let the fpreading flamesrife , Breaking like Etna thro ' the fmoky columns , Low'ring like Egypt o'er the falling city , Wantonly burnt down . 10 While all their hearts quick palpitate for havoc , 33.
... Torturing æther ! Up the bleak heavens let the fpreading flamesrife , Breaking like Etna thro ' the fmoky columns , Low'ring like Egypt o'er the falling city , Wantonly burnt down . 10 While all their hearts quick palpitate for havoc , 33.
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... thro ' all the dark receffes Of nature and felf - love , the plies , the folds , And hollow winding caverus of the heart , Where flattery hides our fins ; fearch out the foes Of thy almighty Friend ; what lawless paffions , What vain ...
... thro ' all the dark receffes Of nature and felf - love , the plies , the folds , And hollow winding caverus of the heart , Where flattery hides our fins ; fearch out the foes Of thy almighty Friend ; what lawless paffions , What vain ...
Page 63
... paffengers dropping thro ' the bridge , into the great tide that flowed underneath it ; and I faw innumerable trap - doors that lay concealed in the bridge , which the paffengers no fponer trod upon , but they fell through into the 63.
... paffengers dropping thro ' the bridge , into the great tide that flowed underneath it ; and I faw innumerable trap - doors that lay concealed in the bridge , which the paffengers no fponer trod upon , but they fell through into the 63.
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Page 62 - The genius smiled upon me with a look of compassion and affability that familiarized him to my imagination, and at once dispelled all the fears and apprehensions with which I approached him. He lifted me from the ground, and, taking me by the hand, Mirza, said he, I have heard thee in thy soliloquies; follow me.
Page 18 - So shall my walk be close with God, Calm and serene my frame; So purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb.
Page 83 - And let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.
Page 65 - Upon looking up, What mean, said I, those great flights of birds that are perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon it from time to time ? I see vultures, harpies, ravens, cormorants, and among many other feathered creatures several little winged boys, that perch in great numbers upon the middle arches.
Page 65 - I here fetched a deep sigh; Alas, said I, man was made in vain! How is he given away to misery and mortality! tortured in life, and swallowed up in death! The Genius, being moved with compassion towards me, bid me quit so uncomfortable a prospect; Look no more...
Page 63 - ... arches; but that a great flood swept away the rest and left the bridge in the ruinous condition I now beheld it. "But tell me further," said he, "what thou discoverest on it." "I see multitudes of people passing over it," said I, "and a black cloud hanging on each end of it.
Page 66 - I wished for the wings of an eagle, that I might fly away to those happy seats; but the genius told me there was no passage to them, except through the gates of death that I saw opening every moment upon the bridge. The islands...
Page 62 - I drew near with that reverence which is due to a superior nature; and as my heart was entirely subdued by the captivating strains I had heard, I fell down at his feet and wept. The Genius smiled upon me with a look of compassion and...
Page 83 - In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism, who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of men and citizens. The mere politician, equally with the pious man, ought to respect and to cherish them. A volume could not trace all their connections with private and public felicity.
Page 28 - Born Thy people to deliver, Born a child, and yet a King, Born to reign in us for ever, Now Thy gracious kingdom bring. 4 By Thine own eternal Spirit Rule in all our hearts alone ; By Thine all-sufficient merit Raise us to Thy glorious throne.