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" What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle; Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile : In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown : The heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone. "
Poe, s - Page 139
by Reginald Heber (bp. of Calcutta.) - 1830
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The Psalms and Hymns: With the Catechism, Confession of Faith and Liturgy of ...

Reformed Church in America, John Henry Livingston - Bible - 1814 - 696 pages
...Their land from error's chain. 2 What tho' the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Tho' ev'ry prospect pleases, And only man is vile ; In vain with...heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. 3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Shall we to men benighted The lamp of...
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The Friendly Visitor, Volume 19

William Carus Wilson - Theology - 1837 - 668 pages
...the depths of the bottomless pit : 121 " What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's islef Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile?...heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone." When, O when shall these desolate places of the earth, spiritually bud and blossom as the rose? When...
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The Youth's instructer [sic] and guardian, Volume 9

1847 - 648 pages
...weeping heart, of Heber's lines. What ' Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile ? What though with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown ?...Heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone.' On my return, I found that the serpent (boa-constrictor) which is worshipped in a house immediately...
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The baptist Magazine

1823 - 570 pages
...FnoM Greenland's icy mountains,. From India's coral strand, Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll duwn their golden sand. From many an ancient river. From...heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone* Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high. Shall we to men benighted The lamp of light...
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Evangelical Magazine and Missionary Chronicle, Volume 1

Missions - 1823 - 600 pages
...Their land from Error's chain. What tho' the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Tho' every prospect pleases, And only man is vile ; In vain with...heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Shall we to men benighted The lamp of life...
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The Cottager's monthly visitor, Volume 3

1823 - 594 pages
...land from error's chain. What, though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Though ev'ry prospect pleases, And only man is vile: In vain, with...Heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Shall we to men benighted The lamp of life...
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Village Hymns for Social Worship: Selected and Original : Designed as a ...

Asahel Nettleton - Hymns, English - 1824 - 498 pages
...Their land from error's chain. 2 What tho' the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Tho' ev'ry prospect pleases, And only man is vile ; In vain with...heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. 3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Shall we to men benighted The lamp of...
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The Christian Herald and Seaman's Magazine, Volume 9

Christianity - 1822 - 768 pages
...Their land from Error's chain. What tho' the ipicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Tho' every prospect pleases, And only man is vile; In vain with...heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. Shall we whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Shall we to men benighted The lamp of life...
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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship

Bible - 1826 - 362 pages
...an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. 2 What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's...heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. 3 Shall we, whose souls are lightedBy wisdom from on high, Shall we to men benighted The lamp of life...
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Poetic Gleanings, from Modern Writers: With Some Original Pieces

Poetic gleanings - Children's poetry - 1827 - 182 pages
...Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand; From many an ancient river, From many a sunny plain ; They call us to deliver Their land from Error's...heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone. Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high; Shall we, to men benighted, The Lamp of...
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