 | Edward Davies (of Kingswinford) - 1839 - 296 pages
...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...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... | |
 | James Harvey Linsley - Baptists - 1839 - 432 pages
...spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle ? Though ev'ry prospect pleases, And only man is vile ? In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are...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... | |
 | Hymns, English - 1840 - 498 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Andrew Preston Peabody - Hymns, English - 1840 - 184 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Methodist Episcopal Church - Hymns, English - 1840 - 760 pages
...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...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... | |
 | George Mogridge - Trees - 1840 - 136 pages
...the spicy breezes Blow soft from 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 their blindness, Bow down to wood and atone ! The branches spread wide, and afford a grateful shade... | |
 | Hymns, English - 1844 - 586 pages
...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...heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone. 3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted By wisdom from on high, Shall we to men benighted The lamp of life... | |
 | Bible - 1841 - 306 pages
...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...Heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. 3 Can we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Can we, to men benighted, The lamp of light... | |
 | Hymns, English - 1841 - 586 pages
...spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile ? 491 In vain, with lavish kindness, The gifts of God are...heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone. 3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted By wisdom from on high, Shall we to men benighted The lamp of life... | |
 | American poetry - 1862 - 512 pages
...the spicy breezes Blow soft on Ceylon's isle, Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile; In vain with lavish kindness, The gifts of God are...heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone. Shall we whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Shall we to man benighted The lamp of life... | |
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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. 
