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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... once restored To hope , and health , and happiness , and home ; And , pointing to the skies , directs him there To that more glorious home of health and joy That Heaven bestows on charity and love . Strung with new vigour at the great ...
... once restored To hope , and health , and happiness , and home ; And , pointing to the skies , directs him there To that more glorious home of health and joy That Heaven bestows on charity and love . Strung with new vigour at the great ...
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... once The 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.
... once The 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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... once more Aspirer to the skies . Sweet Mercy's power Rescued the groaning world : Despair and Woe Fled from their lurking seats ; while Hope and Joy Resuming their abode , beam'd brightly forth , Reflecting happiness from heart to heart ...
... once more Aspirer to the skies . Sweet Mercy's power Rescued the groaning world : Despair and Woe Fled from their lurking seats ; while Hope and Joy Resuming their abode , beam'd brightly forth , Reflecting happiness from heart to heart ...
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J. H. MATTHIASON. Of all her wretchedness - he cannot see That cheek where once the bloom of beauty play'd In dimpled pleasure , now all pale and wan , And furrow'd with the torrents of her tears That flow'd for loss of him - he left an ...
J. H. MATTHIASON. Of all her wretchedness - he cannot see That cheek where once the bloom of beauty play'd In dimpled pleasure , now all pale and wan , And furrow'd with the torrents of her tears That flow'd for loss of him - he left an ...
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... once Far different in appearance . Ocean's bed , Toss'd by the billows o'er the mountain top , Seems to have risen against the very skies To drown the voice of Mercy ! Why , alas ! Oh why was this but for the crimes of man ? E Since ...
... once Far different in appearance . Ocean's bed , Toss'd by the billows o'er the mountain top , Seems to have risen against the very skies To drown the voice of Mercy ! Why , alas ! Oh why was this but for the crimes of man ? E Since ...
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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.