| George Keate - 1790 - 388 páginas
...an act noble : especially the motive to please God, and promote human happiness. Herbert sings,— "A servant with this clause Makes drudgery Divine...as for Thy laws, Makes that and the action fine." When midnight came he heard the distant music, for " he heard the church bells beyond the stars, and... | |
| Richard Steele - 1807 - 238 páginas
...me, my GOD and King, In all things thee to see ; And what I do in any thing, To do it as for thee : A servant with this clause, Makes drudgery divine...Who sweeps a room, as for thy laws, Makes that and th' action tine. HERBERT. 2. In dependence upon the help of Goia, let your religious principles be... | |
| 1845 - 752 páginas
...he pleaseth, through it pass, And thus the heaven espy. " All may of Thee partake, Nothing can be so mean Which, with this tincture, for thy sake, Will...Who sweeps a room, as for thy laws, Makes that and th' action fine." And the consciousness that we are God's servants, will not only give a higher character... | |
| Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1821 - 402 páginas
...are neatly finished, and have much point — as these : " All may of thee partake, Nothing can be so mean, Which, with this tincture, FOR THY SAKE Will not grow bright and clean. This is the famous stone Thatturneth all to gold. For that, which God doth touch and own, Cannot for... | |
| 1821 - 400 páginas
...are neatly finished, and have much point — as these : " All may of thee partake, Nothing can be so mean, Which, with this tincture, FOR THY SAKE Will not grow bright and clean. This is the famous stone Thatturneth all to gold. For that, which God doth touch and own, Cannot for... | |
| 1821 - 398 páginas
...are neatly finished, and have much point — as these : " All may of thee partake, Nothing can be so mean, Which, with this tincture, FOR THY SAKE Will not grow bright and clean. This is the famous stone That turneth all to gold. For that, which God doth touch and own, Cannot for... | |
| Henry Southern - 1821 - 398 páginas
...are neatly finished, and have much point — as these : " All may of thee partake, Nothing can be so mean, Which, with this tincture, FOR THY SAKE Will not grow bright and clean. This is the famous stone Thatturneth all to gold. For that, which God doth touch and own, Cannot for... | |
| 1863 - 350 páginas
...Thee partake ; Nothing can be so mean Which, with this tincture . for thy sake,' Will not grow white and clean. "A servant, with this clause, Makes drudgery...as for Thy laws, Makes that and the action fine." GEORGE HERBKRT. History tells us of men of earnest aspirations, who at the very beginning of life's... | |
| 1864 - 346 páginas
...like to hear it. " All may of thee partake ; Nothing can be so mean, Which with this tincture, for (hy sake, ' Will not grow bright and clean. A servant,...Makes drudgery divine ; Who sweeps a room, as for tny laws, Makes that and th' action fine." Depend upon it, a great many of our troubles arise from... | |
| 1824 - 706 páginas
...doing his work well, and I defy them to despise him, rather will they say with old George Herbert : " A servant with this clause, Makes drudgery divine, Who sweeps a room as to God's laws, Makes that and the action fine." Follow an inventor through all the phases of his struggle,... | |
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