| Arethusa Hall - 1851 - 422 pages
...BLINDNESS. WHEN I consider how my life is spent, Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide, And that one talent which is death to hide, Lodged with me...account, lest he returning chide; " Doth God exact day-labor, light denied J " I fondly ask; but patience, to prevent That murmur, soon replies, " God... | |
| Cottage verse, Joseph Jones - 1852 - 296 pages
...(Milton.) When I consider how my light is spent Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide, And that one talent which is death to hide, Lodged with me...denied?" I fondly ask : — but Patience, to prevent That murmur, soon replies, " God doth not need Either man's work, or His own gifts ; who best Bear... | |
| John Milton - 1852 - 424 pages
...way, Early may fly the Babylonian woe. xix. ON HIS BLINDNESS. WHEN I consider how my light is spent Lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent To...denied ?" I fondly ask : but Patience, to prevent That murmur, soon replies, " God doth not need Either man's work, or his own gifts ; who best Bear... | |
| David Thomas - 674 pages
...deprivation. " When I consider how my life is spent Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide, And that one talent which is death to hide, Lodged with me...account, lest He, returning, chide ; — Doth God exact day-labor light denied ? I fondly ask ; but Patience, to prevent That murmur, soon replies, God doth... | |
| John Milton - 1853 - 380 pages
...He ordered a general fast, and made a national contribution, amounting to £40,000. • XIX. ON HIS BLINDNESS. WHEN I consider how my light is spent Ere...denied ? " I fondly ask : But Patience, to prevent That murmur, soon replies, " God doth not need Either man's work, or his own gifts ; who best Bear... | |
| Edward Hughes - 1853 - 766 pages
...and you are freer than the Parthian king. — Abridged from TAYLOR'S ' Holy Living.' MILTON ON HIS BLINDNESS. WHEN I consider how my light is spent,...chide ; " Doth God exact day-labour, light denied F" I fondlj ask ; But Patience, to prevent That murmur, soon replies, God doth not need Either man's... | |
| John Milton, George Gilfillan - 1853 - 376 pages
...relief. He ordered a general fast, and made a national contribution, amounting to £40,000. XIX. ON HIS BLINDNESS. WHEN I consider how my light is spent Ere...returning, chide ; "Doth God exact day-labour, light denied V I fondly ask : But Patience, to prevent That murmur, soon replies, " God doth not need Either man's... | |
| John Milton - 1853 - 372 pages
...relief. He ordered a general fast, and made a national contribution, amounting to £40,000. XIX. ON HIS BLINDNESS. WHEN I consider how my light is spent Ere...returning, chide ; "Doth God exact day-labour, light denied1?" I fondly ask : But Patience, to prevent That murmur, soon replies, " God doth not need Either... | |
| H. C. Foster - 1853 - 378 pages
...full harmonic numbers joined, their songs Divide the night, and lift our thoughts to Heaven. ON HIS BLINDNESS. WHEN I consider how my light is spent,...account, lest He returning chide ; " Doth God exact day -labor, light denied? " I fondly ask : but Patience, to prevent That murmur, soon replies, —... | |
| 1853 - 560 pages
...BIJNDNESS. WHEN I consider how my light is spent Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide, And that one talent which is death to hide, Lodged with me...light denied?" I fondly ask : But Patience, to prevent That murmur, soon replies, " God doth not need " Either man's work or his own gifts ; who best " Bear... | |
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