| 1851 - 772 pages
...did he answer the description of the poet ; he was " Simple, grave, sincere; In doctrine uncorrupt; in language plain, And plain in manner; decent, solemn,...well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men." He was a Dissenter from principle, and a firm believer in the Scriptural constitution of churches of... | |
| 1838 - 716 pages
...unrorrupt; in lanpua^e plain, And plain in manner ; decent, solemn, chaste, And natural in (lecture; much impress'd Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the fl,ick he feeds May feel it too: affectionate in look, . And tender in address, as well heeoines A... | |
| J A. Stewart - 1814 - 798 pages
...master-strokes, and draw from his design. I would express him simple, grave, sincere; In doctrine uncorrupt ; in language plain, And plain in manner ; decent, solemn,...as well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men. Behold the picture !— -is it like ? — Like whom ? The things that mount the rostrum with a skip,... | |
| Isaac Bailey - 1814 - 826 pages
...master-strokes, and draw from his design. I would express him simple, grave, sincere ; In doctrine uncorrupt ; in language plain, And plain in manner; decent, solemn,...his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock be feeds May feel it too ; aflectionate in look, And tender in address, as well becomes A messenger... | |
| William Cowper - 1814 - 496 pages
...mnch impress'd Himself, as couscions of his awfnl charge, And auxions mainly that the flock he feed* May feel it too ; affectionate in look, And tender...in address, as well becomes A messenger of grace to gnilty men. -^ Behold the pictnre!— Is it like?— like whom ? The things that monnt the rostrnm... | |
| Timothy Alden - 1814 - 296 pages
...by nhich hi? pen was directed. I would express him, simple, grave, sincere ; In doctrine uncorrupt, in language plain, And plain in manner. Decent, solemn, chaste, And natural in gesture. Much impress')! Himself as conscious of his awful charge ; And anxious, mainly, that the flock he feeds... | |
| William Cowper - 1815 - 338 pages
...master-strokes, and draw from his design. I would express him simple, grave, sincere ; In doctrine uncorrupt ; in language plain, And plain in manner ; decent, solemn,...as well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men. Behold the picture ! — Is it like ? — Like whom ? The things that mount the rostrum with a skip,... | |
| 1814 - 680 pages
...master-strokes, and draw from his design. I would express him simple, grave, sincere ; In doctrine uncorrupt ; in language plain, And plain in manner ; decent, solemn,...charge. And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds I/lay feel it too ; affectionate in look, And tender in address, as well becomes A messenger of grace... | |
| 1804 - 502 pages
...earth, would hear, approve and own. — Simple, grave, sincere ; In doctrine uncorrnpt; in language And plain in manner. Decent, solemn, chaste, And natural...in gesture. Much impress'd Himself, as conscious of hii awfu} chsrgr, And anxious that the flock ha fed Should feel it too. Affectionateinfook, And tender... | |
| William Cowper - 1817 - 240 pages
...language plain, And plain in mauner ; decent, solemu, chaste, And natural in gesture ; much impressed Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious...affectionate in look, And tender in address, as well hecomes A messenger of grace to guilty men. Behold the picture ! — Is it like ? — Like whom ? The... | |
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