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... Lord hath listened to my prayer ; the Lord forsaketh not his Saints . He hath delivereth thee from the snare of the fowler . The captives of the mighty shall be taken away , and the prey of the terrible shall be de- livered . Hosanna in ...
... Lord hath listened to my prayer ; the Lord forsaketh not his Saints . He hath delivereth thee from the snare of the fowler . The captives of the mighty shall be taken away , and the prey of the terrible shall be de- livered . Hosanna in ...
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... Lord scattereth blessings upon your head , and I rejoice with an exceeding great joy . Yea , I am very , very happy . " " No one better deserves to be so , " said Reuben , taking her hand , " and if my uncle or myself can in any way ...
... Lord scattereth blessings upon your head , and I rejoice with an exceeding great joy . Yea , I am very , very happy . " " No one better deserves to be so , " said Reuben , taking her hand , " and if my uncle or myself can in any way ...
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... Lord ! thou hast made me glad , I will triumph in the work of thy hands . He hath had trial of bonds and imprisonment . He hath escaped from his chains - he is free ! he is free ! Open to me , my sister , and hearken to me , O my father ...
... Lord ! thou hast made me glad , I will triumph in the work of thy hands . He hath had trial of bonds and imprisonment . He hath escaped from his chains - he is free ! he is free ! Open to me , my sister , and hearken to me , O my father ...
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... Lord since their last meeting . He made not the smallest allusion to his son Joel , for his individual griefs seemed to have been swallowed up in the sufferings of his country , but he groaned with very agony of spirit when he referred ...
... Lord since their last meeting . He made not the smallest allusion to his son Joel , for his individual griefs seemed to have been swallowed up in the sufferings of his country , but he groaned with very agony of spirit when he referred ...
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... Lord shall avenge the blood of his slaughtered saints and servants ; he shall strike down the murderer who killeth the poor and needy ; the tyrant and the oppressors shall perish ; will not the earth open and swallow them up , as it did ...
... Lord shall avenge the blood of his slaughtered saints and servants ; he shall strike down the murderer who killeth the poor and needy ; the tyrant and the oppressors shall perish ; will not the earth open and swallow them up , as it did ...
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Page 10 - But thus saith the Lord, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.
Page 1 - Is mock'd by the outward showing ; When we dress the eyes in a gay disguise, While the tears are inward flowing ; When groans and grief would be a relief, But with carols we keep them under, And a laugh we start when the throbbing heart Is ready to burst asunder...
Page 39 - In one of these romantic wanderings he had entered the little arbour which we have already noticed as the scene of Adeline's adventure with the fish-poacher, and as he reposed upon the seat within, and called from the treasury of his recollection every word uttered by Helen when they had last stood gazing upon the water, he wrote with a pencil the following lines which he left upon the bench : — " As the fond bird, through night and morn, Still flutters round her rifled nest, And loves the scene,...
Page 74 - And will to none its malady impart ! The effects produced in a noble and gentle spirit, by virtuous love for an exalted object, are not less elegantly described in another stanza of the Hymn to Love; and must have been read with rapture in that chivalrous age.
Page 74 - WHAT equall torment to the griefe of mind And pyning anguish hid in gentle hart, That inly feeds itselfe with thoughts unkind, And nourisheth her owne consuming smart ! What medicine can any leaches art Yeeld such a sore, that doth her grievance hide, And will to none her maladie impart ! Such was the wound that Scudamour did gride; For which Dan Phebus selfe cannot a salve provide.
Page 133 - CHAPTER V. How great a toil to stem the raging flood, When beauty stirs the mass of youthful blood I When the swoln veins with circling torrents rise, And softer passions speak through wishing eyes. The voice of Reason 's drown'd ; in vain it speaks, When hasty anger dyes the gloomy cheeks, And vengeful pride hurries the mortal on To deeds unheard, and cruelties unknown. . ••. • .. i...
Page 48 - But he was foule, ill-favoured, and grim, Under his eyebrows looking still ascaunce ; And ever as Dissemblance laught on him, He lower'd on her with dangerous eye-glance ; Showing his nature in his countenance.
Page 134 - ... that he would rather see his daughter dead at his feet, than married to a rebel, who had dared to take up arms against his most sacred and anointed Majesty.
Page 387 - To distrust every body, and, for fear of being imposed upon, to be really duped out of the most valuable feelings in human nature — the delights of friendship, and the charm of love.
Page 133 - How great a Toil to stem the raging Flood, When Beauty stirs the Mass of youthful Blood, 1 00 When the swoln Veins with circling Torrents rise, And softer Passions speak thro