 Let us (said he) pour on him all we can: Let the world's riches, which dispersed lie, Contract into a span. So strength first made a way; Then beauty flowed, then wisdom, honour, pleasure: When almost all was out, God made a stay, Perceiving that alone...  The Retrospective Review - Page 2211821Full view - About this book
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1844 - 692 pages
...gold, For that which God doth touch and own, Cannot for less be told. (Oddly called by Herbert ' Tho nd ilow'd ; then wisdom, honour, pleasure ; When almost all was out, God made a stay ; Perceiving that... | |
 | George Herbert - Christian poetry, English - 1844 - 388 pages
...CXXIX. THE PULLEY. w rHEN God at firft made man, Having a glafs of bleffing ftanding by ; Let us (faid he) pour on him all we can : Let the world's riches, which difperfed lie, Contracl: into a fpan. So ftrength firft made a way ; Then beauty flow'd, then wifdom,... | |
 | English literature - 1847 - 584 pages
...The theology, natural and revealed, as well as the poetry of this, we have in George Herbert : — " When God at first made man, Having a glass of blessings...into a span. So strength first made away, Then Beauty flowed, then Wisdom, Honour, Pleasure, When almost all was out, God made a stay, Perceiving that alone... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1847 - 712 pages
...to gold, For that which God doth touch and own, Cannot for lew be told. [Oddly called by Herbert • s, where ruin must reform ! Tell me, my muse, what...could any Christian king incense To such a rage ! mudc away ; Then beauty flow'd ; then wisdom, honour, pleasure ; When almost all was out, God made... | |
 | 1847 - 574 pages
..."'When <G-od at first made mail, 1 ; Having a glass of blessings standing by ; Let us (said he) ponr on him all we can ; Let the world's riches which dispersed lie, _|. .. ,' ; ; , Contract into a span. •'ill . •" •.• i •'••..*• . . ' • " ' So strength... | |
 | Thomas Vincent Fosbery - Hymns, English - 1850 - 416 pages
...deep love. Cafee tfterefore in goob part tIje cfuwtisement of fl&e Hurt : THE PULLEY. GEORGE HERBERT. WHEN God at first made man, Having a glass of blessings...a span." So Strength first made away ; Then Beauty flowed ; then Wisdom, Honour, Pleasure : When almost all was out, God made a stay, Perceiving that... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1850 - 710 pages
...touch and own, Cannot for less be told. [Stanza».] [Oddly called by Herbert ' The ГнНву.' _' x fin t made away ; Then beauty flow'd; then wisdom, honour, pleasure ; When almost all was out, God... | |
 | George Herbert - English literature - 1851 - 468 pages
...live to shew His power, who once did bring My joys to weep ; and now, my griefs to sing. CJe Jhillrn. WHEN God at first made man, Having a glass of blessings...a span." So strength first made away ; Then beauty flowed ; then wisdom, honor, pleasure. When almost all was out, God made a stay ; Perceiving, that... | |
 | Arethusa Hall - Readers - 1851 - 422 pages
...Parton, a prose work, to which he owes no small part of bis reputation. [Fmm " The PvUey."] STANZAS. WHEN God at first made man, Having a glass of blessings...a span." So strength first made away; Then beauty flowed; then wisdom, honor, pleasure; When almost all was out, God made a stay Perceiving that alone,... | |
 | Christian poets - Christian poetry, English - 1851 - 470 pages
...SATISFIED WITH SEEING; NOR THE EAB WITH HEARING." WHEN God at first made man, Having a glass of blessing standing by ; Let us, said He, pour on him all we...lie, Contract into a span. So strength first made a way : Then beauty flow'd, then wisdom, honour, pleasure : When almost all was out, God made a stay,... | |
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