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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... 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.
... 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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... e'en now Bethesda rears her head With open portals widely spread abroad , Inviting all the wretched to partake Of heavenly mercy still . Ah , thither throng The blind , the halt , the wither'd , and the maim'd , Still " waiting for the ...
... e'en now Bethesda rears her head With open portals widely spread abroad , Inviting all the wretched to partake Of heavenly mercy still . Ah , thither throng The blind , the halt , the wither'd , and the maim'd , Still " waiting for the ...
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... E'en in the midst of all such empty mirth That spreads a momentary passion o'er Cheeks made for nobler things , the joyless heart Still finds an aching void ; still with disgust Feels inward pleasure all unsatisfied : And while it ...
... E'en in the midst of all such empty mirth That spreads a momentary passion o'er Cheeks made for nobler things , the joyless heart Still finds an aching void ; still with disgust Feels inward pleasure all unsatisfied : And while it ...
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... E'en ART brings forth her fascinating charms , And , emulating Virtue , breathes delight ; Kindling refinement up to ecstacy . FOR HIM a Handel swells the lofty notes Of praise and transport , drawing out the soul In pealing anthems ...
... E'en ART brings forth her fascinating charms , And , emulating Virtue , breathes delight ; Kindling refinement up to ecstacy . FOR HIM a Handel swells the lofty notes Of praise and transport , drawing out the soul In pealing anthems ...
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... E'en forests drear , Where nature seems at waste , and eye in vain Searches for animate companions round To mingle intercourse , oft yield to HIM Sweet converse of the soul : the heath - flower wild That flutters in the gale , declares ...
... E'en forests drear , Where nature seems at waste , and eye in vain Searches for animate companions round To mingle intercourse , oft yield to HIM Sweet converse of the soul : the heath - flower wild That flutters in the gale , declares ...
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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.