Poems, Volume 1James Ballantyne & Company, 1807 - 248 pages |
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... bright To latest times . Perhaps some bard , whose muse Disdains the servile strain of Fashion's quire , May celebrate their unambitious names . With them each day was holy , every hour They stood prepared to die , a people doomed To ...
... bright To latest times . Perhaps some bard , whose muse Disdains the servile strain of Fashion's quire , May celebrate their unambitious names . With them each day was holy , every hour They stood prepared to die , a people doomed To ...
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... bright appear , Towards the end of Columbus's voyage to the new world , when he was already near , but not in sight of land , the droop- ing hopes of his mariners ( for his own confidence seems to have remained unmoved ) were revived by ...
... bright appear , Towards the end of Columbus's voyage to the new world , when he was already near , but not in sight of land , the droop- ing hopes of his mariners ( for his own confidence seems to have remained unmoved ) were revived by ...
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... bright in the storm The streaming meteor waved , and far it gleamed ; But , ah ! ' twas transient as the Iris ' arch , Glanced from Leviathan's ascending shower , When mid the mountain waves heaving his head . Already had the friendly ...
... bright in the storm The streaming meteor waved , and far it gleamed ; But , ah ! ' twas transient as the Iris ' arch , Glanced from Leviathan's ascending shower , When mid the mountain waves heaving his head . Already had the friendly ...
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... hung o'er the welkin's verge , Shooting a bright but ineffectual beam Now is the time On all the sparkling waste . To visit nature in her grand attire ; Though perilous the mountainous ascent , A noble recompense the A Winter Sabbath Walk,
... hung o'er the welkin's verge , Shooting a bright but ineffectual beam Now is the time On all the sparkling waste . To visit nature in her grand attire ; Though perilous the mountainous ascent , A noble recompense the A Winter Sabbath Walk,
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... floats , High as the soar of eagle , shedding bright , Upon the folded flocks , a heavenly radiance , From whence was uttered loud , yet sweet , a voice , - Fear not , I bring good tidings of great joy 72 The Birth of Jesus announced,
... floats , High as the soar of eagle , shedding bright , Upon the folded flocks , a heavenly radiance , From whence was uttered loud , yet sweet , a voice , - Fear not , I bring good tidings of great joy 72 The Birth of Jesus announced,
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Amid angel appears AREOPAGUS ascend beginnin Behold birds birken BISHOP PORTeus blast blessed bloom boughs breast breath brook calm Carstairs child Claverhouse clouds couch dawn death deep desart doomed Epicurus face faint faultering fear floating flock flowers frae gleam glen glides hand hath hear heard heart heaven heavenly hielan hill holy hour house of prayer human James Ballantyne Jephtha Jesus labour land leafless lisping look Lord maun midnight music morning mournful murder Natural Theology neath night o'er oath peace praise prayed redbreast ring round Sabbath day SABBATH WALK saith unto Saturn Scotland shepherds ship sigh sing slave-trade slaves smile song soul sound spake spirit storm strain stream sweet swell tears thee thine toil torture trembling tween vale village maid voice wandering wave wind wing woods words Ye men
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Page 148 - Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the Lord, to serve him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant; Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer...
Page 206 - And when he heard that it •> was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.
Page 39 - And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
Page 153 - And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them, saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.
Page 7 - And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them : and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not : for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
Page 207 - And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow; and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still.
Page 22 - And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Page 151 - And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. 3 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: 4 And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
Page 149 - And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up : and, as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.
Page 202 - And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.