Poems on various subjects, Issue 257W. Stevens, 1808 - 90 pages |
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Eliza Hunt. For , hour by hour that lonely woman keeps Her painful vigils there , she scarcely sleeps By night or day , though o'er her sunken eye Oft droops the heavy eyelid languidly . And still she watches , while the moon's clear ...
Eliza Hunt. For , hour by hour that lonely woman keeps Her painful vigils there , she scarcely sleeps By night or day , though o'er her sunken eye Oft droops the heavy eyelid languidly . And still she watches , while the moon's clear ...
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... pain , The weak and fainting spirit to sustain . The poor and needy find a listening ear To all their wants and woes , nor ever fear The short and cold reply , the harsh rebuke , Or sparing morsel doled with freezing look . But ...
... pain , The weak and fainting spirit to sustain . The poor and needy find a listening ear To all their wants and woes , nor ever fear The short and cold reply , the harsh rebuke , Or sparing morsel doled with freezing look . But ...
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... Shepherd's peaceful home . We are foolish , silly sheep , Far from Thee we often stray ; Bitter , painful fruits we reap , When we leave the narrow way . But whene'er we lose the track , Thou dost gently 42 A CHRISTIAN WREATH . The ...
... Shepherd's peaceful home . We are foolish , silly sheep , Far from Thee we often stray ; Bitter , painful fruits we reap , When we leave the narrow way . But whene'er we lose the track , Thou dost gently 42 A CHRISTIAN WREATH . The ...
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... pains . I. " BLESSED Martyr ! now prepare In thy Saviour's bliss to share ; See us wait to bear thy soul Far from Satan's dark control . " II . " Patience , Martyr , fix thine eye On a home beyond the sky , Where thy joys shall still ...
... pains . I. " BLESSED Martyr ! now prepare In thy Saviour's bliss to share ; See us wait to bear thy soul Far from Satan's dark control . " II . " Patience , Martyr , fix thine eye On a home beyond the sky , Where thy joys shall still ...
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... pain , When fever burns each throbbing vein , And sleep forsakes the languid eye Wakeful from restless agony ; Dear Saviour , thou art ever near To soothe the heart , and dry the tear ; Thine eye a constant vigil keeps --- For Israel's ...
... pain , When fever burns each throbbing vein , And sleep forsakes the languid eye Wakeful from restless agony ; Dear Saviour , thou art ever near To soothe the heart , and dry the tear ; Thine eye a constant vigil keeps --- For Israel's ...
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Aiah anxious love babe beams behold beneath Beth-peor bird blest blood breast breath brethren bride bright eye burning blaze call thee calm child children of Israel Christ shall bestow CHRISTIAN cling clustering hair crown dark deep dimpled dwell E'en eternal faint faith Father's fear festival song free bird free soul gaze glorious grace grief hand hath heal heart heaven heavenly home Hebrew hope Jericho Jesus king land of Moab life's young bloom light Lord Madian maid Manasseh meek melody Moses mother mother's pride mourning Naphtali nest nigh nurse o'er peace Pharaoh's daughter pride radiant rapture rest RIZPAH roll Saviour seek shade shewed shines sins skies slumbering smile soothe sorrow spirit stop the tide stream sun's sweet temptation Thou art Thou hast thou shalt thy journey Thy love thy Maker thy soul tide tree trembling unto voice waving weary weeps wilderness Wilt thou wings wounds
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Page 43 - I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
Page 2 - So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD. And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Beth-peor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.
Page 1 - And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages.
Page 36 - When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth. iy. But Stephen p. xxx. Lesson II. T3UT he, being full of the HOLY -^ GHOST, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of GOD, and JESUS standing on the right hand of GOD...
Page 2 - And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho.
Page 1 - And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.
Page 42 - And behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD tvas not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake ; but the LORD was not in the earthquake : And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire : and after the fire a still small voice.
Page 32 - For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled, 2 Cor.