The Votive Wreath, and Other PoemsBulcock, 1826 - 158 pages |
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Page vi
... praise . Endeared to an affectionate People , may your Royal Highness long continue a cherished Or- nament of this happy Land , and the illustrious House of Brunswick ; to which I humbly beg to subscribe myself a most dutiful and loyal ...
... praise . Endeared to an affectionate People , may your Royal Highness long continue a cherished Or- nament of this happy Land , and the illustrious House of Brunswick ; to which I humbly beg to subscribe myself a most dutiful and loyal ...
Page 50
... praise , in gratitude to Thee . And whatsoever things my soul approves , Honest , true , holy , lovely , just and good ; Oh may I think on these , and these alone ! DAVID . OH for one kindling ray of heavenly light 50 REFLECTIONS , & c .
... praise , in gratitude to Thee . And whatsoever things my soul approves , Honest , true , holy , lovely , just and good ; Oh may I think on these , and these alone ! DAVID . OH for one kindling ray of heavenly light 50 REFLECTIONS , & c .
Page 51
... sublime ! Aid me , O son of Jesse , from that height , Where now thy tuneful Harp responsive joins Angelic Hallelujahs - hymning praise To God's eternal Glory . - So was tuned Thy Harp long since , in Gibeah's royal hall , E 2 DAVID.
... sublime ! Aid me , O son of Jesse , from that height , Where now thy tuneful Harp responsive joins Angelic Hallelujahs - hymning praise To God's eternal Glory . - So was tuned Thy Harp long since , in Gibeah's royal hall , E 2 DAVID.
Page 53
... praises due to thy religious joy , When to the sound of tabret , harp and lute , Thou led'st the dance before the holy ark , In honour of thy God . - No ; none of these , But of thy fall , O David ! would I sing— Thy lapse from virtue ...
... praises due to thy religious joy , When to the sound of tabret , harp and lute , Thou led'st the dance before the holy ark , In honour of thy God . - No ; none of these , But of thy fall , O David ! would I sing— Thy lapse from virtue ...
Page 77
... praise , With never - ceasing hatred sought thy life , I saw th ' uplifted stroke , and in the gap Stood ever ready to avert the blow , And turn the erring weapon far from thee . In perils eminent , My Providence Was still thy guide ...
... praise , With never - ceasing hatred sought thy life , I saw th ' uplifted stroke , and in the gap Stood ever ready to avert the blow , And turn the erring weapon far from thee . In perils eminent , My Providence Was still thy guide ...
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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.