WHEN I consider how my light is spent, Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide, And that one talent which is death to hide Lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent To serve therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest he returning... Complete Rhetoric - Page 324by Alfred Hix Welsh - 1885 - 346 pagesFull view - About this book
| Richard Alfred Davenport - 1823 - 406 pages
...MmtfntsS. WHEN I consider how my light is spent Ere half my days in this dark world and wide, And that one talent which is death to hide, Lodged with me...therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest he, retarning, chide, ' Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?' I fondly ask : but Patience, to prevent... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1824 - 414 pages
...Almighty. " When I consider how my light is spent Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide, And that one talent which is death to hide, Lodged with me...account, lest he returning chide ; Doth God exact day-labour, light denied, I fondly ask: But patience, to prevent That murmur, soon replies, God doth... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1824 - 414 pages
...Almighty. " When I consider how my light is spent Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide, And that one talent which is death to hide. Lodged with me...account, lest he returning chide ; Doth God exact day-labour, light denied, I fondly ask : But patience, to prevent That murmur, soon replies, God doth... | |
| Solomon Piggott - 1824 - 422 pages
...talent, which is death to bide, Lodged with me useless, though my soul were bent To serve therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest he, returning, chide — " Doth God exact day-labour, light denied ?" I fondly ask. But Patience, to prevent That murmur, soon replies, " God... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...talent which is death to hide, Lodg'd with me useless, though my soul more bent To serve therewith ecurity, his gold. Now times are chang'd, and one poetic itch Has seiz'd the co day labour, light denied, I fondly ask? but patience to prevent That murmur, soon replies, God doth... | |
| British anthology - 1824 - 460 pages
...BLINDNESS. WHEN I consider how my light is spent, Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide, And that one talent, which is death to hide, Lodged with me useless, though mysoul more bent To serve therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest he, returning, chide... | |
| John Milton - 1826 - 312 pages
...talent which is death to hide, Lodg'd with me useless, though my soul more bent To serve therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest he returning chide; Doth God exact day-labour, light deny'd, I fondly ask: But patience to prevent That murmur, soon replies, God doth... | |
| Anne Manning - 1826 - 278 pages
...talent, which is death to hide, Lodg'd with me useless ; tho' my soul more bent To serve therewith my Maker, and present My true account ; lest he, returning, chide. — ' Doth God exact day-labour, light denied ?' I fondly ask ; but Patience, to prevent That murmur, soon replies, ' God... | |
| John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...talent which is death to hide, Ixulged with me useless, though my soul more bent To serve therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest he, returning, chide ; ' Doth God exact day-labour, light denied ';' I fondly ask : but Patience, to prevent That murmur, soon replies, ' God... | |
| John Timbs - 1829 - 354 pages
...talent which is death to hide, Lodg\l with me useless, though my soul more bent, To serve therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest he returning chide ; Doth God exact day-labour, light deny'd, I fondly ask; but patience, to prevent That murmur, soon replies, God doth... | |
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