Original Poetic Effusions: Moral, Religious, and Sentimental |
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AMULET ART THOU BALM IN GILEAD beaming beauteous beauty Behold blessings blest bliss bloom breast charms cheek cheer cherubic dark dark hand dear dost thou doth dread dream e'en e'er EADEM a hundred earth fade fair faith fear feel flow fond fondly forsake glory golden shower grace happiness hast thou felt hath heaven heavenly holy HONOR hope and fear hour inspire joys libertine love thee mercy mind mortal mournful nature's ne'er o'er OMNE EADEM pain peace pleasure poor Praise ye pride raptures reign rose round sacred scene shine sigh skies smile song soothing sorrow soul spirit spleen storm strain sure sweet sweetest tear tell tempest tender thine tho't thot thro thy bosom thy gentle thy heart thy soul trembling truth Twas Twill be OMNE unto VELOCIPEDE virtue vows wicked world WOT YE would'st wretch ye saints ye the Lord
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Page 166 - Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
Page 127 - BE merciful unto me, 0 God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.
Page 191 - Pharisees confessed as much of the holy prophets. Let him and such as he, when they are in their best actions, even at their prayers, look to hear that which the Pharisees heard from John the Baptist, when they least expected, when they rather looked for praise from him ; ' Generation of vipers, who hath warned ye to flee from the wrath to come...
Page 151 - ... O self-polluted loathsome wretch, The scourge of human kind, Go waste thy substance and thy state, And brutalize thy mind. 2 Go haunt the taverns night and day, The time thus spent in vain, Will bring disease and wo and death, And barter peace for pain. 3 Go like a demon to thy house, Destroy each comfort there ; And from thy sorrowing family Wring out the bitter tear.