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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... at sights of woe , While kind hands administer relief , your For all the laughter that excites their beams At comic nonsense and unreal scenes That fain , with vaunting words , would draw you 14 [ CANTO I. THE INFIRMARY .
... at sights of woe , While kind hands administer relief , your For all the laughter that excites their beams At comic nonsense and unreal scenes That fain , with vaunting words , would draw you 14 [ CANTO I. THE INFIRMARY .
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... scenes of things Which only saints behold and Heaven displays.— FOR HIM a Milton raises far aloft The intellectual soul , in glorious flights Of wisdom all divine ; exposing vast Chaotic wonders , 16 [ CANTO I. THE INFIRMARY .
... scenes of things Which only saints behold and Heaven displays.— FOR HIM a Milton raises far aloft The intellectual soul , in glorious flights Of wisdom all divine ; exposing vast Chaotic wonders , 16 [ CANTO I. THE INFIRMARY .
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... scenes That glorious book displays whose every page , Pregnant with life and light , unfolds a view Where Mercy's eye may rest as on a couch , And feast itself with beauties all sublime . Here beam the lights of innocence and love , And ...
... scenes That glorious book displays whose every page , Pregnant with life and light , unfolds a view Where Mercy's eye may rest as on a couch , And feast itself with beauties all sublime . Here beam the lights of innocence and love , And ...
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... scenes Of selfishness , and grief , and rage , and woe , Waiting for Mercy's hand to heal their wounds And turn their evils all to endless good . In yonder grand and stately rising pile , Begirt with thousands waiting for his nod , See ...
... scenes Of selfishness , and grief , and rage , and woe , Waiting for Mercy's hand to heal their wounds And turn their evils all to endless good . In yonder grand and stately rising pile , Begirt with thousands waiting for his nod , See ...
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... scene like this Has power to charm , more glorious still to view Him , thus prefigured , who sustain'd with bread Of heavenly life his brethren of the dust : - Behold again that miserable woman Slow moving forth from yonder city gates ...
... scene like this Has power to charm , more glorious still to view Him , thus prefigured , who sustain'd with bread Of heavenly life his brethren of the dust : - Behold again that miserable woman Slow moving forth from yonder city gates ...
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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.