The Votive Wreath, and Other PoemsBulcock, 1826 - 158 pages |
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... deeds of social love . That every Family might feel the power Of that blest charm spread e'er retirement's hour ; But vain the excursive wish , aspiring , bold— The narrow circle of my little fold Must be my humble bound - my humbler ...
... deeds of social love . That every Family might feel the power Of that blest charm spread e'er retirement's hour ; But vain the excursive wish , aspiring , bold— The narrow circle of my little fold Must be my humble bound - my humbler ...
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... deed . To - morrow comes - we still procrastinate ; It wears so much the semblance of to - day , That we are mock'd with the similitude , And the diurnal change is unperceived : Thus Day on Day , and Year on Year revolves , And Youth ...
... deed . To - morrow comes - we still procrastinate ; It wears so much the semblance of to - day , That we are mock'd with the similitude , And the diurnal change is unperceived : Thus Day on Day , and Year on Year revolves , And Youth ...
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... for thy wond'rous deeds Achieved in Elah's valley , where the proud And vaunting Champion felt the mortal force Of thy despised pebble . - Nor recount Thy perils imminent , when hunted down By Saul's inveterate 52 DAVID .
... for thy wond'rous deeds Achieved in Elah's valley , where the proud And vaunting Champion felt the mortal force Of thy despised pebble . - Nor recount Thy perils imminent , when hunted down By Saul's inveterate 52 DAVID .
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... deeds , Shall now our arms grow slack in Israel's cause , Or shall we shrink from dangers unessay'd ? " Adino answered.- " High , O mighty chief , Hast thou emblazon'd and extoll'd our deeds Beyond desert ; thine own , superior far , In ...
... deeds , Shall now our arms grow slack in Israel's cause , Or shall we shrink from dangers unessay'd ? " Adino answered.- " High , O mighty chief , Hast thou emblazon'd and extoll'd our deeds Beyond desert ; thine own , superior far , In ...
Page 76
... deeds ? -Tear off that soothing balm , That flattering unction , which self - love has wrapt About thy heart , to lull it to repose , And thy awaken'd conscience will repeat " Thou art the man . " Thus saith the Lord thy God- " When ...
... deeds ? -Tear off that soothing balm , That flattering unction , which self - love has wrapt About thy heart , to lull it to repose , And thy awaken'd conscience will repeat " Thou art the man . " Thus saith the Lord thy God- " When ...
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Angels arms Barnstaple Bathsheba beauteous Behold bless blest bliss blood bosom breast breath Brethren bright brother Callington Camberwell Canaan charm Charter House child CHRIST'S HOSPITAL Clode Copies Cornwall dear death deeds delight ditto divine Dorset Square dreadful dream earth Egypt eternal evil faith fatal Father fear feel fierce Friendship glory God's grace and favour grateful grief hallow'd happy hath hear heart Heaven heavenly Hittite hope hour humble humble soul inspire Israel's JACOB Joab John's Wood JOSEPH joyful JUDAH King life's live Miss mourn Nature's ne'er o'er parent peace praise prayer prophetic rage REUBEN rise Royal Artillery ROYAL HIGHNESS sacred seek servant shame sing skies smile song sons soul spirit STEWARD strife sweet sword tears tell thee thine thou hast thought throne To-morrow triumphant truth Twas Uriah voice wings youth
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Page 82 - Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do : and behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
Page 31 - Remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth, or ever the evil days come and the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them...
Page ix - Majesty. His Royal Highness the Prince Albert. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge.