The Holly and Mistletoe: Beautiful Bouquets, Culled from the Poets of All Countries, 1. könyvFrederick Warne and Company, 1869 - 152 oldal |
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13. oldal
... poor in thanks , but rich in thankfulness . DELOS . Is life a sea ? O no , ' tis steadier far . Is life a land ? O no , too fast ' tis driven . It is beneath its guiding heavenly star , An island floating toward the coast of heaven ...
... poor in thanks , but rich in thankfulness . DELOS . Is life a sea ? O no , ' tis steadier far . Is life a land ? O no , too fast ' tis driven . It is beneath its guiding heavenly star , An island floating toward the coast of heaven ...
19. oldal
... poor root , Which all the winter sleeps here underfoot , And hath no wings To raise it to the truth and light of things , But is still trod By every wandering clod . O Thou , whose Spirit did at first inflame And warm the dead , And by ...
... poor root , Which all the winter sleeps here underfoot , And hath no wings To raise it to the truth and light of things , But is still trod By every wandering clod . O Thou , whose Spirit did at first inflame And warm the dead , And by ...
29. oldal
... poor reed . GEORGE HERBERT . 29 WINTER'S ROSE . How sweet when around us affliction's dark power Eclipses the sunbeams of life's glowing hour , When drooping , dejected , in sorrow we bend , Is the constant adherence of one faithful ...
... poor reed . GEORGE HERBERT . 29 WINTER'S ROSE . How sweet when around us affliction's dark power Eclipses the sunbeams of life's glowing hour , When drooping , dejected , in sorrow we bend , Is the constant adherence of one faithful ...
36. oldal
... poor , and bare Of shape or lustre , patient care Will find for thee a jewel rare : But first must skilful hands essay With file and flint to clear away The film which hides its fire from day . This leaf , this stone , -it is thy heart ...
... poor , and bare Of shape or lustre , patient care Will find for thee a jewel rare : But first must skilful hands essay With file and flint to clear away The film which hides its fire from day . This leaf , this stone , -it is thy heart ...
68. oldal
... poor and cold ; Nor found whom once I angels deemed Of coarse and common mould . I knew not that the world's hard gold Could far outweigh the heart's best boon ; And yet thou speakest as of old- My childhood's pleasant tune . My ...
... poor and cold ; Nor found whom once I angels deemed Of coarse and common mould . I knew not that the world's hard gold Could far outweigh the heart's best boon ; And yet thou speakest as of old- My childhood's pleasant tune . My ...
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angels ascents climb beauty Bend beneath blessed bloom bough bowers breath bright calm cheer childhood's tune Christmas CHRISTMAS ROSE cloud coral day-dawn dead death doth dream dust earth Eden-land ELIZA COOK ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING eyes fair fair music faith's guiding star fear Flow tear flowers giveth His beloved gleam glory glow green grief hath heaven Holly and Mistletoe holly berries Holly Tree holy hope hour J. G. PERCIVAL JOHN FRANCIS WALLER keep undimm'd faith's leaf leaves life's light live lonely Long ago Lord merry merry heart Mistletoe moonlight morning mossy head murmur night o'er old Winter peace Pompey R. C. TRENCH rocks the forest shed shine sigh sing sleep slumber smile snow song sorrow soul sound spirit spring sweet tear Tennessee thee thine things thou hast thought toil undimm'd faith's guiding voice watch waves weary weep wind
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70. oldal - A servant, with this clause, Makes drudgery divine: Who sweeps a room, as for Thy laws, Makes that, and the action fine. This is the famous stone That turneth all to gold; • For that which God doth touch and own Cannot for less be told. GEORGE HERBERT.
113. oldal - one talent which is death to hide, Lodged with me useless (though my soul more bent To serve therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest he returning chide), " Doth God exact day-labour, light denied ?" I fondly ask. But Patience, to prevent That murmur,
62. oldal - More softly than the dew is shed, Or cloud is floated overhead, " He giveth His beloved, sleep." Yea ! men may wonder while they scan A living, thinking, feeling man Sufficient such a rest to keep; But angels say—and through the word The motion of their smile is heard— "He giveth His beloved,
109. oldal - one who has been long in city pent, 'Tis very sweet to look into the fair And open face of heaven; to breathe a prayer Full in the smile of the blue firmament. Who is more happy, when with heart content, Fatigued he sinks into some pleasant lair Of wavy grass, and reads
41. oldal - heart Could have recover"d greenness ? It was gone Quite underground : as flowers depart To see their mother-root, when they have blown; Where they together, All the hard weather, Dead to the world, keep house unknown. These are thy wonders, Lord of power! Killing and quick'ning; bringing down to hell, And up to heaven in an hour', Making a
61. oldal - patriot vows— The monarch's crown to light the brows ? " He giveth His beloved, sleep." What do we give to our beloved ? A little faith, not all unproved— A little dust, to overweep— And bitter memories, to make The whole earth blasted for our sake ? "He giveth His beloved,
7. oldal - Glory to God! the sounding skies Loud with their anthems ring Peace to the earth—good will to men From heaven's Eternal King! Light on thy hills, Jerusalem! The Saviour now is born ! And bright on Bethlehem's joyous plains Breaks the first Christmas morn. EH SEARS.
122. oldal - was the night, Wherein the Prince of light His reign of peace upon the earth began: The winds with wonder whist Smoothly the waters kiss'd, Whisp'ring new joys to the mild ocean, Who now hath quite forgot to rave, While birds of calm sit brooding on the charmed wave. The stars with deep amaze Stand fix'd in steadfast gaze, Bending one way their precious influence,
69. oldal - me, my God and King, In all things Thee to see; And what I do in anything, To do it as for Thee: Not rudely, as a beast. To run into an action : But still to make Thee prepossest, And give it his perfection. A man that looks on glass, On it may stay his eye; Or, if he pleaseth, through it pass, And then the
68. oldal - Of men than beasts. But, O the exceeding grace Of highest God, that loves His creatures so, And all His workes with mercy doth embrace, That blessed angels He sends to and fro To serve to wicked man, to serve