Emblems, Divine and MoralC. & C. Whittingham, 1825 - 319 pages |
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Page 61
... darkness rather than light , because their deeds are evil . LORD , when we leave the world and come to thee , How dull , how slug are we ! How backward ! How prepost'rous is the motion Of our ungain devotion ! Our thoughts are ...
... darkness rather than light , because their deeds are evil . LORD , when we leave the world and come to thee , How dull , how slug are we ! How backward ! How prepost'rous is the motion Of our ungain devotion ! Our thoughts are ...
Page 66
... darkness soil The face of earth , and thus beguile Our souls of sprightful action ? When , when will day Begin to dawn , whose new - born ray May gild the weathercocks of our devotion , And give our unsoul'd souls new motion ? Sweet ...
... darkness soil The face of earth , and thus beguile Our souls of sprightful action ? When , when will day Begin to dawn , whose new - born ray May gild the weathercocks of our devotion , And give our unsoul'd souls new motion ? Sweet ...
Page 68
... darkness , he is light ; if naked , he is a robe of immortality . ALANUS de Cong . Nat . GOD is a light that is never darkened ; an un- wearied life that cannot die ; a fountain always flowing ; a garden of life ; a seminary of wisdom ...
... darkness , he is light ; if naked , he is a robe of immortality . ALANUS de Cong . Nat . GOD is a light that is never darkened ; an un- wearied life that cannot die ; a fountain always flowing ; a garden of life ; a seminary of wisdom ...
Page 120
... darkness with light ; it restoreth the troubled soul to rest ; it bringeth strangers to GOD's acquaintance ; it maketh remote foreigners near neighbours ; it cutteth off discord ; conclud- eth a league of everlasting peace ; and is the ...
... darkness with light ; it restoreth the troubled soul to rest ; it bringeth strangers to GOD's acquaintance ; it maketh remote foreigners near neighbours ; it cutteth off discord ; conclud- eth a league of everlasting peace ; and is the ...
Page 122
... darkness , bound in red - hot chains , And grip'd with tortures worse that Tityan pains . Farewell , my vain , farewell , my loose delights ; Farewell , my rambling days , my rev❜ling nights ; ' Twas you betray'd me first , and when ye ...
... darkness , bound in red - hot chains , And grip'd with tortures worse that Tityan pains . Farewell , my vain , farewell , my loose delights ; Farewell , my rambling days , my rev❜ling nights ; ' Twas you betray'd me first , and when ye ...
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arms art thou AUGUST beams behold BERN blast blessed blood breast breath bright bring the day canst thou CANTICLES crown Cupid Cyprian darkness dart dear world death delight desire divine dost thou doth dropsied E'en earth EPIG eternal ev'ry faith false fast fear fire flames flesh fleshly flow'r fond fool fountain of eternal glorious glory goeth grace grief Haman hath heart Heav'n HIERON honour joys labour let thy light living earth LORD lust man's may'st melt mercy mirth ne'er never night pains pleasure poor pow'r pris'ner Psal PSALM Quarles ravish'd repentance rest scape scorn Serp shades show'rs sins smile Snares in thy Soliloq sorrow soul Sweet Phosphor tears tell Theorbo there's things thou art thou canst thou hast thoughts thy face thy hand thy soul thyself torments treasure VIOLAS vows wanton wealth what's whilst wilt wings wise wound