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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... earth , and favour'd man Regaining by its influence divine The image he had lost , by holy faith And heav'nly charity , became once more Aspirer to the skies . Sweet Mercy's power Rescued the groaning world : Despair and Woe Fled from ...
... earth , and favour'd man Regaining by its influence divine The image he had lost , by holy faith And heav'nly charity , became once more Aspirer to the skies . Sweet Mercy's power Rescued the groaning world : Despair and Woe Fled from ...
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... earth . Then , thanks to Heav'n ! Behold 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 ...
... earth . Then , thanks to Heav'n ! Behold 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 ...
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... earth , To make his bounties known , and to declare His kindness to yourselves in thus bestowing The privilege on you . Would you exchange The gushing tear that , sympathetic , bursts Up to your kindling eyes at sights of woe , While ...
... earth , To make his bounties known , and to declare His kindness to yourselves in thus bestowing The privilege on you . Would you exchange The gushing tear that , sympathetic , bursts Up to your kindling eyes at sights of woe , While ...
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... it look Down towards the earth or upward to the skies It finds itself in peace , and still enjoys The smiles of Heav'n , its own , and others ' too . 3 TO HIM WHO THUS CAN FEEL , all nature wears THE PLEASURES OF BENEVOLENCE . 15.
... it look Down towards the earth or upward to the skies It finds itself in peace , and still enjoys The smiles of Heav'n , its own , and others ' too . 3 TO HIM WHO THUS CAN FEEL , all nature wears THE PLEASURES OF BENEVOLENCE . 15.
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... earth's contracted limits , 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 ...
... earth's contracted limits , 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 ...
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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.