O scenes surpassing fable, and yet true, Scenes of accomplish'd bliss ! which who can see, Though but in distant prospect, and not feel His soul refresh'd with foretaste of the joy ? Rivers of gladness water all the earth, And clothe all climes with beauty... Robert Melville: Or, Characters Contrasted - Page 103by Richard Cope - 1827 - 103 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1799 - 354 pages
...God, as " doves to the windows." " O scenes surpassing fable, nud yet true; Scenes of accomplish M bliss ! which who can see, Though but in distant prospect, and not feel His soul refresh1d with foretaste of the joy? One song employs all nations ; and all cry, * Worthy the Lamb,... | |
| William Cowper - 1800 - 438 pages
...worth, That not t' attempt it, arduous as he deems The labour, were a task more arduous still. * Oh scenes surpassing fable, and yet true, Scenes of accomplish'd...feel His soul refresh'd with foretaste of the joy? Rivers of gladness water all the earth, And clothe all climes with beauty; the reproach Of barrenness... | |
| William Cowper - 1802 - 350 pages
...worth, That not t' attempt it, arduous as he deems The labour, were a task more arduous still.^ Oh scenes surpassing fable, and yet true, Scenes of accomplish'd...feel His soul refresh'd with foretaste of the joy ? Rivers of gladness water all the earth, And clothe all climes with beauty ; the reproach Of barrenness... | |
| 1802 - 302 pages
...worth, That not to attempt: it, arduous as he deems The labour, were a task more arduous still. Oh scenes surpassing fable, and yet true, Scenes of accomplish'd bliss ! which who can see, 760 Though but in distant prospeA, and not feel His soul refresh'd with fjreiaste of the joy ! Rivers... | |
| William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...labour, were a task more arduous still. Oh scenes surpassing fable, and.yet true, Scenes of accomplished bliss; which who can see) Though but in distant prospect, and not feel His soul refreshed with foretaste of the joy? Rive'rs of gladness water all the earth, And clothe a^climes with... | |
| William Cowper - 1808 - 338 pages
...scenes surpassing fahle, and yet true, Scences of accomplish'd hliss ! which who can see, Though hut in distant prospect, and not feel His soul refresh'd with foretaste of the joy ? Rivers of gladness water all the Earth, And clothe all climes with heauty ; the reproach Of harrenness... | |
| William Cowper - 1810 - 384 pages
...it's worth, That not t' attempt it, arduous as he deems The labour, were a task more arduous still. O scenes surpassing fable, and yet true, Scenes of...feel His soul refresh'd with foretaste of the joy? Rivers of gladness water all the Earth, And clothe all clinics with beauty; the reproach Of barrenness... | |
| William Cowper - 1810 - 404 pages
...it's worth, That not t' attempt it, arduous as he deems , The labour, were a task more arduous still. O scenes surpassing fable, and yet true, Scenes of...Though but in distant prospect, and not feel His soul refresh 'd with foretaste of the joy? Rivers of gladness water all the Earth, And clothe all climes... | |
| William Cowper - 1810 - 494 pages
...it's worth, That not t' attempt it, arduous as he deems The labour, were a task more arduous still. O scenes surpassing fable, and yet true, Scenes of...see, Though but in distant prospect, and not feel 761 His soul refresh'd with foretaste of the joy? Rivers of gladness water all the Earth, And clothe... | |
| William Cowper - 1810 - 212 pages
...its worth, That not t' attempt it, arduous as he deems The labor, were a task more arduous still. Oh scenes surpassing fable, and yet true, Scenes of accomplish'd bliss ! which who can sec . Though but in distant prospect, and not feel His soul refresh 'd with foretaste of the joy ?... | |
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