Posthumous and Other Poems

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Seeley, Burnside, and Seeley, 1846 - 256 páginas

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Página 39 - MY God! is any hour so sweet, From blush of morn to evening star, As that which calls me to Thy feet— The hour of prayer...
Página 141 - The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry ? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
Página 20 - He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? The watchman said, the morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will inquire, inquire ye: return, come.
Página 12 - Also Christ called the cup, the fruit of the vine, saying, I shall not from henceforth drink of the fruit of the vine, until I drink it new in the kingdom of my Father.
Página 8 - Soldier, go — but not to claim Mouldering spoils of earthborn treasure ; Not to build a vaunting name, Not to dwell in tents of pleasure. Dream not that the way is smooth, Hope not that the thorns are roses ; Turn no wistful eye of youth Where the sunny beam reposes : Thou hast sterner work to do, Hosts to cut thy passage through ; Close behind thee gulfs are burning — Forward ! there is no returning.
Página 39 - Then is my strength by thee renewed : Then are my sins by thee forgiven ; Then dost thou cheer my solitude With hopes of heaven.
Página 144 - O'er Gunga's mimic sea ! I miss thee at the dawning gray, When, on our deck reclined, In careless ease my limbs I lay, And woo the cooler wind. I miss thee when by Gunga's stream My twilight steps I guide, But most beneath the lamp's pale beam, I miss thee from my side.
Página 11 - Nay, weep not for him — for the flower of the morning—- So dear to your bosom, so fair in your eyes ; But weep for the souls unbelievingly scorning The counsel and truth of the '.
Página 2 - Price 6s. in cloth. MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF CLAUDIUS BUCHANAN, DD By HUGH PEARSON, DD, Dean of Salisbury. With Portrait. Fourth Edition. Foolscap 8vo. Price 6s. in cloth. THE LIFE OF WILLIAM COWPER, ESQ.
Página 190 - Next, crushing all before him, a kingly wooer came (The royal banner o'er him, blushed crimson deep for shame); He showed the Pope's commission, nor dreamed to be refused, She pitied his condition, but begged to stand excused. In short, the fact is known, boys, she chased him from the hill, For the maiden on her throne, boys, would be a Maiden still. On our brave sires descending, 'twas then the tempest broke, Their peaceful dwellings rending, 'mid blood, and flame, and smoke, That hallowed grave-yard...

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