How bright the unchanging morn appears! Farewell, inconstant world, farewell ! 5 Life's labor done, as sinks the clay, Light from its load the spirit flies, While heaven and earth combine to say, " How blest the righteous when he dies ! La Belle Assemblée - Page 71811Full view - About this book
| 1810 - 420 pages
...the unchanging morn appears ? Iwrewell, inconstant rorld, farewell ! Its duty done a) sinks the day, Light from its load the spirit flies ; While heaven and earth combine to say, ' Sweet is the scene when virtue <lei-' Translation of an Italian Sonnet upon aa English Watch— By Mrs. Piozzi. Oh skill'd... | |
| James Plumptre - 1811 - 486 pages
...unchanging morn appears ! Farewell ! inconstant World ! Farewell ! 6 Its duty done, as sinks the day, Light from its load, the spirit flies ! While Heaven and Earth combine to say, " Sweet is the scene when Virtue dies." XI. THE CHRISTIAN'S RESURRECTION. BY ADDISON. 1 WHEN rising from the bed of death,.... | |
| Leisure hour, Robert Barnard - 1811 - 218 pages
...alternate, dwell ! How bright th' unchanging morn appears! Farewell ! Inconstant World ! Farewell ! Its duty done, as sinks the clay, Light, from its load, the spirit flies ; While Heaven, an;! Earth, combine to say(, " Sweet is the scene when Virtue dies." The Contented Mind. AN ODE. I... | |
| 1812 - 356 pages
...alternate dwell ; How bright th" unchanging morn appears, Farewell ! inconstant world, farewell I Its duty done, as sinks the clay, Light, from its load,...heaven and earth combine to say, " Sweet is the scene when virtue dies." There are people, who would rather that their best friends should miss a piece of... | |
| 1813 - 268 pages
...alternate. dwell, How bright the unehanging morn appears, Farewell, ineonstant world, farewell! Its duty done, as sinks the clay, Light, from its load....spirit flies ; While heaven and earth combine to say " Swcet is the scene when virtue dies." ANO ir. :*:* RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. NAPOLEON AND POPE. Paris,... | |
| 1853 - 840 pages
...whom he had so long loved, and so devotedly served, for a brighter and a better world. " Life's labour done, as sinks the clay, Light from its load the spirit flies, While heaven and earth combine to say, How blest the righteous when he dies!" Ou Sabbath evening, March 6th, the Rev. J. II. Muir, of Queen-street... | |
| 1854 - 834 pages
...to rest, How mildly beam the closing eyes ! How gently heaves the expiring breast. " Life's labour done, as sinks the clay, Light from its load the spirit flies ; While heaven and earth combine to say. How blest the righteous when he dies ! " We subjoin, as an appendix to the foregoing sketch, the following... | |
| Reformed Church in America, John Henry Livingston - 1814 - 696 pages
...alternate dwell ! How bright th' unchanging morn appears, Farewell, inconstant world, farewell. 6 Life's duty done, as sinks the clay, Light from its load the spirit flies ; While heav'n and earth combine to say, How bless'd the righteous when he dies. The Resurrection and Judgment.... | |
| 1817 - 728 pages
...gale, when storm's are o'er bp gently shuts the closing day, So dies the wave along the shore Each duty done— as sinks the clay Light, from its load, the spirit flies: While all, around, tho' griev'd, must sav Sweet is the scene where Virtue dies !"• LB DEATHS. Cawnpure,... | |
| 1817 - 710 pages
...gale, when storms are o'er, So gently shuts the closing day, So dies the ware along the shore. Each duty done — as sinks the clay, Light, from its load, the spirit Hies : While all, around, tli .' griev'd, must say, Sweet is the scene where Virtue dies I" * LB DEATHS.... | |
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