The Life of Reginald Heber, Volume 1Protestant Episcopal Press, 1830 - Anglican Communion |
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Page 386 - Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?
Page 389 - Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves ; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the Lord spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire: Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female...
Page 520 - Earth, They perish where they have their birth ; But Love is indestructible. Its holy flame for ever burneth, From Heaven it came, to Heaven returneth ; Too oft on Earth a troubled guest, At times deceived, at times opprest, It here is tried and purified, Then hath in Heaven its perfect rest : It soweth here with toil and care, But the harvest time of Love is there.
Page 389 - Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not : for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.
Page 29 - Heber's recitation, like that of all poets whom we have heard recite, was altogether untrammelled by the critical laws of elocution, which were not set at defiance, but either by the poet unknown or forgotten ; and there was a charm in his somewhat melancholy voice, that occasionally faltered, less from a feeling of the solemnity and even grandeur of the scene, of which he was himself the conspicuous object — though that feeling did suffuse his pale, ingenuous, and animated countenance — than...
Page 444 - Oh, such be life's journey, and such be our skill, To lose in its blessings the sense of its ill ; Through sunshine and shower may our progress be even, And our tears add a charm to the prospect of heaven...
Page 485 - Reflected on the lake I love To see the stars of evening glow, So tranquil in the heaven above, So restless in the wave below. " Thus heavenly hope is all serene ; But earthly hope, how bright soe'er. Still flutters o'er this changing scene, As false, as fleeting, as 'tis fair !
Page 348 - Christ, an application of such language to Christian believers is as dangerous as it is absurd and unauthorized. Nor is it going too far to assert, that the brutalities of a common swearer can hardly bring religion into more sure contempt, or more scandalously profane the Name which is above every name in heaven and earth, than certain epithets applied to Christ in some of our popular collections of religious poetry.
Page 21 - I had thus a full view of the Lord Mallard and about forty fellows in a kind of procession on the library roof, with immense lighted torches, which had a singular effect. I know not if their orgies were overlooked by any uninitiated eyes except my own, but I am sure that all who had the gift of hearing within half a mile, must have been awakened by the manner in which they thundered their chorus, ' O by the blood of King Edward.
Page 348 - Father's majesty, shall we address him with ditties of embraces and passion, or in language which it would be disgraceful in an earthly sovereign to endure? Such expressions, it is said, are taken from Scripture ; but even if the original application, which is often doubtful, were clearly and unequivocally ascertained, yet, though the collective Christian Church may...