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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... master , His design Can never he abortive ; great alike In justice as in mercy , if your hearts Refuse to listen to your heavenly Guide , G He still preserves the power to make you feel And THE OBLIGATIONS OF BENEVOLENCE . 61.
... master , His design Can never he abortive ; great alike In justice as in mercy , if your hearts Refuse to listen to your heavenly Guide , G He still preserves the power to make you feel And THE OBLIGATIONS OF BENEVOLENCE . 61.
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... refuse To yield the fruit of gratitude and joy ? Shall heavenly Wisdom sound her glorious trump To warn such rebels of approaching ruin , While yet they stop their ears and persevere In bringing down their fate ? Shall conscious guilt ...
... refuse To yield the fruit of gratitude and joy ? Shall heavenly Wisdom sound her glorious trump To warn such rebels of approaching ruin , While yet they stop their ears and persevere In bringing down their fate ? Shall conscious guilt ...
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... refuses To share with those that need ? -The barren tree Which Nature's Author and Commander sought For its appointed fruit , drew down his curse Upon the useless trunk ; to teach mankind That Nature's pow'rs are for a useful end , Or ...
... refuses To share with those that need ? -The barren tree Which Nature's Author and Commander sought For its appointed fruit , drew down his curse Upon the useless trunk ; to teach mankind That Nature's pow'rs are for a useful end , Or ...
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... refuse relief Whom Nature never gave the sense to feel The common wants of man . - Does any waste With pining sickness , counting life away In agonizing pain ? Let him refuse To lend the living balm who feels himself Beyond the lot of ...
... refuse relief Whom Nature never gave the sense to feel The common wants of man . - Does any waste With pining sickness , counting life away In agonizing pain ? Let him refuse To lend the living balm who feels himself Beyond the lot of ...
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... refuse To grant the kindly boon whose stubborn soul , Trusting to power to sanctify the deed , Forgets the pang of asking still in vain : And , never daring to invoke the name Of Mercy to himself e'en from his God ; Stop the sweet ...
... refuse To grant the kindly boon whose stubborn soul , Trusting to power to sanctify the deed , Forgets the pang of asking still in vain : And , never daring to invoke the name Of Mercy to himself e'en from his God ; Stop the sweet ...
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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.