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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... cheek of Misery with a smile , And of his prostrate prey e'en Death himself beguile : Ah , what delight for one whose gentle heart , Like thine , could sympathize with mortal woe , To bear that high commission to impart Joy to the.
... cheek of Misery with a smile , And of his prostrate prey e'en Death himself beguile : Ah , what delight for one whose gentle heart , Like thine , could sympathize with mortal woe , To bear that high commission to impart Joy to the.
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... death , And comfortless despair . Such was the sad The ruin'd state in which their Maker found The children of his love , when , from the Heavens , Sweet Mercy brought Him down to their relief ; And snatch'd them perishing and all but ...
... death , And comfortless despair . Such was the sad The ruin'd state in which their Maker found The children of his love , when , from the Heavens , Sweet Mercy brought Him down to their relief ; And snatch'd them perishing and all but ...
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... watchword of his pleasures and his hopes : Each aim'd alike through life , and toil , and death , With one consent to sound her trumpet forth ; And gloried in the privilege to seal His love devoted THE INFIRMARY . [ CANTO I.
... watchword of his pleasures and his hopes : Each aim'd alike through life , and toil , and death , With one consent to sound her trumpet forth ; And gloried in the privilege to seal His love devoted THE INFIRMARY . [ CANTO I.
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... death ; some struggling wretch Groans from a deeper malady within : A wounded guilty mind - summon'd away To meet his God in an unthought - of hour , But , ah , not half prepared ! -You stand and pour The living cordial on the fainting ...
... death ; some struggling wretch Groans from a deeper malady within : A wounded guilty mind - summon'd away To meet his God in an unthought - of hour , But , ah , not half prepared ! -You stand and pour The living cordial on the fainting ...
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... children's woes ; How enviably fair your record stands ! Far sweeter than the polish'd marble's fame , Whose sculptured beauty tells a death - cold tale ; C While yours , a living monument , shall last With THE PLEASURES OF BENEVOLENCE .
... children's woes ; How enviably fair your record stands ! Far sweeter than the polish'd marble's fame , Whose sculptured beauty tells a death - cold tale ; C While yours , a living monument , shall last With THE PLEASURES OF BENEVOLENCE .
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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.