| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 692 páginas
...season 'd timber never gives ; Hut, though the whole world turn to coal, Then chiefly lives. Religion. ran, and cried ; Wheu heaven was uam'd, they loos'd...Then sprang she forth, they follow'd her amain. Not This is the famous stone That hirneth all to gold, For that which God doth touch and own, Cannot for... | |
| 1863 - 518 páginas
...sign-painter. But the next verse is smeared even worse. Who does not re member the saintly man's words : " A servant with this clause, Makes drudgery divine...as for Thy laws, Makes that, and the action, fine." But, as Sam Weller remarked of Mr. Pickwick in a certain contingency, " his most formiliar friend voodn't... | |
| 1872 - 722 páginas
...fear of God," — that adds dignity to the lowliest occupation. George Herbert finely says, — • " Who sweeps a room as for Thy laws, Makes that and the action fine; " and Keble, — " The trivial round, the common task, Will furnish all we ought to ask ; Room to deny... | |
| George Barrell Cheever - 1847 - 560 páginas
...looks on glass On it may stay his eye ; And if be pleaseth, through it pus, And then the heaven espy. All may of Thee partake ; Nothing can be so mean,...tincture for thy sake, Will not grow bright and clean. A nen-ant with this clause, . Makes drudgery divine : Who sweeps a room as for thy laws, Makes that and... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 páginas
...season'd timber never gives ; But, though the whole world turn to coal, Then chiefly I r> . -, Religion. d approve it with a text, Hiding the grossnuss with...There is no vice so simple, but assumes Some mark of v This is the famous stone That turoeth all to gold, For that which God doth touch and own, Cannot for... | |
| Jane Eliza Leeson - 1847 - 256 páginas
...Teach 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:...as for Thy laws, Makes that and the action fine." Whether, however, it might be in returning from the fountain, which is still pointed out at Nazareth... | |
| 1851 - 790 páginas
...throws a lustre over those which are most menial. This is well expressed by our true Church poet — " All may of Thee partake — Nothing can be so mean Which, with this tincture, 'for Thy take,' Will not grow bright and clean. " A servant with this clause Makes drudgery divine ; Who sweeps... | |
| National Sunday school union - 1871 - 598 páginas
...understood the keenness of the wound that drove the young man out in his despair to find a grave. RELIGION. ALL may of thee partake ; Nothing can be so mean,...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... | |
| George Barrell Cheever - 1844 - 950 páginas
...looks en glass On it may Hay his eye ; And if he please th, through it pan. And then the heaven espy. All may of Thee partake ; Nothing .can be so mean....Makes drudgery divine : Who sweeps a room as for thy law*, Makes that and the action fine. This is the famous stone, That turneth all to gold ; For that... | |
| George Barrell Cheever - 1849 - 240 páginas
...Teach me, my God and King, In all things tbee to see ; And what I do in anything To do it as for thee. All may of thee partake : Nothing can be so mean Which...tincture, For thy sake, Will not grow bright and clean. A serrant with this clause Makes drudgery divine ; Who sweeps a room, as for God's laws, Makes that and... | |
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