 Enquirer, cease, petitions yet remain, Which heav'n may hear, nor deem religion vain. Still raise for good the supplicating voice, But leave to heav'n the measure and the choice, Safe in his pow'r, whose eyes discern afar The secret ambush of a specious...  Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces - Page 322by Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 375 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...Shall no dislike alarm, no wishes rise, No cries attempt the mercy of the skies ? Enthusiast1, cease ; petitions yet remain, Which Heav'n may hear, nor deem Religion vain. Still raise for good the supplicating voice, But leave to Heaven the measure and the choice. Safe in His... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...Shall no dislike alarm, no wishes rise, No cries attempt the mercy of the skies? Enthusiast*, cease ; petitions yet remain, Which Heav'n may hear, nor deem Religion vain. Still raise for good the supplicating voice, But leave to Heaven the measure and the choice. Safe in His... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...dislike alarm, no wishes rise, " No cries attempt the mercy of the skies ? . " Enthusiast, cease ; petitions yet remain, " Which Heav'n may hear, nor deem Religion vain. " Still raise for good the supplicating voice, " But leave to Heaven the measure and the choice. " Safe in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 416 pages
...torrent of his fate ? Muft no diflike alarm, no wifhes rife, No cries invoke the mercies of the fkies ? Enquirer, ceafe ; petitions yet remain " Which Heav'n...Safe in his pow'r, whofe eyes difcern afar The fecret ambufli of a fpecious pray'r ; Implore his aid, in his decifions reft, Secure, whate'er he gives, he... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 422 pages
...the fkies ? Enquirer, ceafe ; petitions y«t remain Which Heav'n may hear, nor deem Religion rain. Still raife for good the. fupplicating voice, But...Safe in his pow'r, whofe eyes difcern afar The fecret am bum of a fpecious pray'r ; Implore his aid, in his decifions reft, Secure, whate'er he gives, he... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pages
...fate f uluft no dillike alarm, no wifhes rife, Jo cries invoke the mercies of the rtcies ? inquirer, ceafe, petitions yet remain Which Heav'n may hear,...Safe in his pow'r, whofe eyes difcern afar The fecret ambufli of a Ipecious pnty'r, Implore his aid, in his decifions relt, Secure whate'er he gives, he... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 436 pages
...Roll darkling down the torrent of his fate ? Muft no diflike alarm, no withes rife, No cries invoke the mercies of the skies ? Enquirer, ceafe ; petitions...Heav'n the meafure and the choice. Safe in his pow'r, whole eyes difcern afar The fccret ambufh of a fpecious pray'r ; Implore his aid, in his decifions... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 328 pages
...Must no dislike alarm, no wishes rise, No cries invoke the mercies of the skies ? Enquirer, cease ; petitions yet remain Which Heav'n may hear, nor deem Religion vain. Still raise for good the supplicating voice, But leave to Heav'n the measure and the choice, Safe in his... | |
 | Nathan Drake - Adventurer - 1809 - 524 pages
...poet whether we shall upon no occasion implore the mercy of the skies ; he replies, Inquirer, cease ; petitions yet remain, Which heav'n may hear, nor deem religion vain. Still raise for good the supplicating voice, but leave to heav'n the measure and the choice. Satu m his pow'r,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - Adventurer - 1809 - 520 pages
...poet whether we shall upon no occasion implore the mercy of the skies ; he replies, Inquirer, cease ; petitions yet remain* Which heav'n may hear, -nor deem religion vain. Still raise for good the supplicating voice, But lea\e to heav'n the measure and the choice. Safe in his... | |
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