He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain by turns dismayed, The reverend champion stood. At his control Despair and anguish fled the... The Churchman's Sunday companion - Página 121844Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| John Pierpont - 1835 - 278 páginas
...the way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismayed, The reverend champion stood. At his control Despair...place ; Truth from his lips prevailed with double swayj And fools, who came to scoff, returned to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With... | |
| Mary Martha Sherwood - 1835 - 546 páginas
...brow 1 Recollect the A& scription of the parish priest in that beautiful poem of Goldsmith. — " ' At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...prevailed with double sway ; And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran;... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1836 - 150 páginas
...laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pains, by turns dismay'd, The revercnd champion stood. At hie contioul, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, ^tbcÍhurí'lfal-t'ring aCcents whispcr'd p™se' Hîa looks ГаЛ ^"'^ ™eek an^ unaffected grace,... | |
| James Sigston - 1836 - 358 páginas
...any one else, ventured to make the least unfavorable allusion to this very singular dis course ; thus Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. " Mr. Bramwell at all times showed himself greatly attached to the Methodist discipline.... | |
| James Sigston - 1836 - 354 páginas
...any one else, ventured to make the least unfavorable allusion to this very singular dis course; thus Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. " Mr. Bramwell at all times showed himself fteatly attached to the Methodist discipline,... | |
| Samuel Worcester - 1837 - 264 páginas
...way. 6. Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismayed, The reverend champion stood. At his control, Despair...raise, And his last faltering accents whispered praise. 7. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorned the venerable place ; Truth from his... | |
| Columbia Historical Society (Washington, D.C.) - 1909 - 222 páginas
...description of the village preacher without being reminded of the ministrations of our good man. " At church, with meek and unaffected grace His looks adorned the venerable place. . . . The service past, around the pious man With steady zeal each honest rustic ran, Even children... | |
| Robert Andrews - 1989 - 414 páginas
...(1771-1845) English clergyman, writer The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Bible, Psalms Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774) Anglo-Irish author It is the province of knowledge to... | |
| Charles R. Henery - 1995 - 176 páginas
...the way Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt and pain, by turns dismay'd, The reverend champion stood. At his control Despair...trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whisper'd praise. At church with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorned the venerable place;... | |
| Robert Andrews - 1997 - 666 páginas
...(1615-1691) British nonconformist cleric. "Love Breathing Thanks and Praise," Poetical Fragments (1 681 ). Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. OLIVER GOLDSMITH, (1728-1774) Anglo-Irish author, poet, playwright. "The Deserted... | |
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