The Infirmary; Or Sketches of Practical Benevolence. A Poem, EtcG.B. Whittaker ... W. Joy ... J. Nisbet ... J. Webb and C.B. Merry ... Dicey and Smithson, 1828 - English poetry - 112 pages |
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... dare to look for approbation of so critical an attempt by one nøt dignified with holy orders , than with the expectation of that offer , unsolicited , and expressed with all that urbanity and grace which are the essence of genuine ...
... dare to look for approbation of so critical an attempt by one nøt dignified with holy orders , than with the expectation of that offer , unsolicited , and expressed with all that urbanity and grace which are the essence of genuine ...
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... dares ascend On Fancy's flimsy pinions to the skies ; And steal the semblance of celestial fire To animate his clay - cold forms of earth , And brighten them with false sublimity To dazzle and deceive . ( All heartless still , And ...
... dares ascend On Fancy's flimsy pinions to the skies ; And steal the semblance of celestial fire To animate his clay - cold forms of earth , And brighten them with false sublimity To dazzle and deceive . ( All heartless still , And ...
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... with love divine . Go and do likewise , Ye that have hearts to feel for fellow men , And hands to comfort them . Go , do ye likewise , Ye that are called Christians ; and that dare Acknowledge THE ADVANTAGES OF BENEVOLENCE . 55.
... with love divine . Go and do likewise , Ye that have hearts to feel for fellow men , And hands to comfort them . Go , do ye likewise , Ye that are called Christians ; and that dare Acknowledge THE ADVANTAGES OF BENEVOLENCE . 55.
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J. H. MATTHIASON. Ye that are called Christians ; and that dare Acknowledge and apply that holy title With inward feeling to your conscious hearts : For HE from whom you take it has declared Such and such only shall deserve the name ...
J. H. MATTHIASON. Ye that are called Christians ; and that dare Acknowledge and apply that holy title With inward feeling to your conscious hearts : For HE from whom you take it has declared Such and such only shall deserve the name ...
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... dare , the intellect to trace , The hand to do , the reason to apply ; Creation's brightest gem , a finite Deity ! - This , this is Man - the master of a world Rich with the blessings of a bounteous Lord : This , this is Man - for whom ...
... dare , the intellect to trace , The hand to do , the reason to apply ; Creation's brightest gem , a finite Deity ! - This , this is Man - the master of a world Rich with the blessings of a bounteous Lord : This , this is Man - for whom ...
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ampton angels Aspley awful balm beams Bedford Behold BENEVOLENCE bestow'd Bethesda bids blessings blest bliss bounteous bounties breast breathes bright burst camels CANTO II celestial Conscience conscious guilt conscious heart cries crown'd cruelty curse dare death delight divine dreadful dust e'en e'er earth END OF CANTO everlasting eyes faint faith fate fear feel frowns gates gentle glorious glory gracious groaning guilty heart Hackney hand happiness Harden'd head Heaven heavenly hope House 2 copies INFIRMARY judgment Justice Kempston kindling light living Lord love divine Maker's mercy Mercy's mighty mortal nature Nature's naught ne'er never Northampton o'er peace pleasure poor praise prostrate receiv'd repent righteous round Samaritan scenes seem'd shut skies smiles songs soul stands stings strife sweet sweet Mercy's tears thee thou toil treasure trembling triumphant trust Twas voice wants waste Wisdom word wounds wrath wretch wretchedness yield
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Page 2 - For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
Page 2 - Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep-market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.