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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... pride Betrays the brow of Egypt's mighty lord ; But , yielding to the overwhelming tide Of sweet fraternal love , his mighty heart That scarce allows the faltering tongue the time To give its burstings utterance , cries aloud , With ...
... pride Betrays the brow of Egypt's mighty lord ; But , yielding to the overwhelming tide Of sweet fraternal love , his mighty heart That scarce allows the faltering tongue the time To give its burstings utterance , cries aloud , With ...
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... pride , Still faithful to its feeling and its trust , Regards its neighbour's sorrows as its own ; And yields sweet mercy chiefly for the love Of Mercy's loveliness , for ever shines Most greatly glorious in the work divine . Full on ...
... pride , Still faithful to its feeling and its trust , Regards its neighbour's sorrows as its own ; And yields sweet mercy chiefly for the love Of Mercy's loveliness , for ever shines Most greatly glorious in the work divine . Full on ...
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... pride ? Nay more than all the rest , what shall become Of all the duty , homage , reverence , The creature owes its Maker and its God ? That God whose awful mandate has declar'd That with the measure that we mete withal The same will He ...
... pride ? Nay more than all the rest , what shall become Of all the duty , homage , reverence , The creature owes its Maker and its God ? That God whose awful mandate has declar'd That with the measure that we mete withal The same will He ...
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... pride and fierce extravagance , No longer shall such worthlessness be suffer'd To waste what might be used for others ' good ! Seize him , ye officers of my displeasure ; And as he squander'd all the wealth away That I bestow'd for ...
... pride and fierce extravagance , No longer shall such worthlessness be suffer'd To waste what might be used for others ' good ! Seize him , ye officers of my displeasure ; And as he squander'd all the wealth away That I bestow'd for ...
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... pride , with shameless waste , Outraging Nature , Reason , Conscience too , Converts it to a pearl and swallows that ! Fain would the selfish mortal , if he could , Instead of being content and thanking Heaven That all his wants are ...
... pride , with shameless waste , Outraging Nature , Reason , Conscience too , Converts it to a pearl and swallows that ! Fain would the selfish mortal , if he could , Instead of being content and thanking Heaven That all his wants are ...
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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.