New Elegant Extracts: A Unique Selection from the Most Eminent British Poets and Poetical Translators, Volume 1Richard Alfred Davenport C. and C. Whittingham, 1823 |
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... Behold ! [ wrath Clouds roll'd on clouds of wrath ( the blackest Of an offended God ! ) His beauties shade ; But shade not long it soon in drops dissolves , Sweet to the soul as manna to the taste , As pride of summer flower to sight or ...
... Behold ! [ wrath Clouds roll'd on clouds of wrath ( the blackest Of an offended God ! ) His beauties shade ; But shade not long it soon in drops dissolves , Sweet to the soul as manna to the taste , As pride of summer flower to sight or ...
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... behold , I live ! To thee my humble voice I raise ; Forgive , while I presume to praise . O , may I still thy favour prove ! Still grant me gratitude and love : Let truth and virtue guide my heart ; Nor peace , nor hope , nor joy depart ...
... behold , I live ! To thee my humble voice I raise ; Forgive , while I presume to praise . O , may I still thy favour prove ! Still grant me gratitude and love : Let truth and virtue guide my heart ; Nor peace , nor hope , nor joy depart ...
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... of peace unto the faithful few . Then calmly , slowly didst thou rise Into thy native skies , Thy human form dissolved on high In its own radiancy . MILMAN . HYMN . BEHOLD ! the ' Ambassador divine , Descending 26 PART I. ELEGANT EXTRACTS .
... of peace unto the faithful few . Then calmly , slowly didst thou rise Into thy native skies , Thy human form dissolved on high In its own radiancy . MILMAN . HYMN . BEHOLD ! the ' Ambassador divine , Descending 26 PART I. ELEGANT EXTRACTS .
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... BEHOLD ! the ' Ambassador divine , Descending from above , To publish to mankind the law Of everlasting love ! On him , in rich effusion pour'd , The heavenly dew descends ; And truth divine he shall reveal To earth's remotest ends . No ...
... BEHOLD ! the ' Ambassador divine , Descending from above , To publish to mankind the law Of everlasting love ! On him , in rich effusion pour'd , The heavenly dew descends ; And truth divine he shall reveal To earth's remotest ends . No ...
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... Behold , oh Lord ! the heathen tread The branches of thy fruitful vine , That its luxurious tendrils spread O'er all the hills of Palestine . And now the wild boar comes to waste Even us , the greenest boughs and last , That , drinking ...
... Behold , oh Lord ! the heathen tread The branches of thy fruitful vine , That its luxurious tendrils spread O'er all the hills of Palestine . And now the wild boar comes to waste Even us , the greenest boughs and last , That , drinking ...
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