Miscellanies, 1. kötetHilliard, Gray, 1836 |
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122. oldal
... thee . Wisdom was in her native seat before the throne of God when thy bounds were fixed ; and from her was thy commis- sion received to be the measure of time , a perpetual sugges- tion of eternity , an admonition to " rejoice ever ...
... thee . Wisdom was in her native seat before the throne of God when thy bounds were fixed ; and from her was thy commis- sion received to be the measure of time , a perpetual sugges- tion of eternity , an admonition to " rejoice ever ...
123. oldal
... thee in this lonely cove ; to the Indian in another hemisphere , now per- haps questioning thee of the departed spirits he has loved , and of the Greater Spirit whom he would fain know and love better ; to the babes and to the wise who ...
... thee in this lonely cove ; to the Indian in another hemisphere , now per- haps questioning thee of the departed spirits he has loved , and of the Greater Spirit whom he would fain know and love better ; to the babes and to the wise who ...
124. oldal
... thee , but I have known thee " ? There is a fullness of meaning , a fervor of gratitude in these words , of which men seem not sufficiently sensible when they dwell on the griefs of Christ 124 PHILOSOPHICAL ESSAYS .
... thee , but I have known thee " ? There is a fullness of meaning , a fervor of gratitude in these words , of which men seem not sufficiently sensible when they dwell on the griefs of Christ 124 PHILOSOPHICAL ESSAYS .
143. oldal
... ; and the whispers of holy thoughts which breathe from those sacred walls may be as animating as the sympathies which led us to the house of God in company . And what shall all these things be to thee who SABBATH MUSINGS . 143.
... ; and the whispers of holy thoughts which breathe from those sacred walls may be as animating as the sympathies which led us to the house of God in company . And what shall all these things be to thee who SABBATH MUSINGS . 143.
144. oldal
... thee the past and future are as one , I will not cleave to the one and abhor the other . If to thee the uni- verse is open to go whither thou wilt , I will not refuse to learn its most thrilling mysteries ; I will not grovel while thou ...
... thee the past and future are as one , I will not cleave to the one and abhor the other . If to thee the uni- verse is open to go whither thou wilt , I will not refuse to learn its most thrilling mysteries ; I will not grovel while thou ...
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198. oldal - I trust hereby to make it manifest with what small willingness I endure to interrupt the pursuit of no less hopes than these, and leave a calm and pleasing solitariness fed with cheerful and confident thoughts, to embark in a troubled sea of noises and hoarse disputes; put from beholding the bright countenance of Truth in the quiet and still air of delightful studies...
214. oldal - Stern Lawgiver! yet thou dost wear The Godhead's most benignant grace; Nor know we anything so fair As is the smile upon thy face: Flowers laugh before thee on their beds And fragrance in thy footing treads; Thou dost preserve the stars from wrong; And the most ancient heavens, through thee, Are fresh and strong.
214. oldal - It were a wantonness, and would demand Severe reproof, if we were men whose hearts Could hold vain dalliance with the misery Even of the dead ; contented thence to draw A momentary pleasure, never marked By reason, barren of all future good.
51. oldal - But a glance on the great picture of life will show, that the duties of self-denial, and the sacrifice of passion to principle, are seldom thus remunerated ; and that the internal consciousness of their high-minded discharge of duty produces on their own reflections a more adequate recompense, in the form of that peace which the world cannot give Or take away.
345. oldal - BENEATH this starry arch, Nought resteth or is still ; But all things hold their march As if by one great will. Moves one, move all ; Hark to the foot-fall ! On, on, for ever.
346. oldal - By night, like stars on high, The hours reveal their train ; They whisper, and go by ; I never watch in vain : Moves one, move all : Hark to the footfall ! On, on, for ever...
265. oldal - We can never get beyond the necessity of keeping in full view the worst and the best that can be made of our lot. The worst is either to sink under the trial or to be made callous by it. The best is to be as wise as possible under a great disability, and as happy as possible under a great privation.
341. oldal - LORD Jesus, come ; for here Our path through wilds is laid ; We watch as for the dayspring near, Amid the breaking shade.
170. oldal - ... affections till they are shed abroad in all their plenitude, the purposes of their creation become fulfilled. They were to life like a sleeping ocean to a bright but barren and silent shore. When the breeze from afar awakened it, new lights began to gleam, and echoes to be heard; rich and unthought-of treasures were cast up from the depths; the barriers of individuality were broken down; and from henceforth, they who choose may "hear the mighty waters rolling evermore.
51. oldal - ... a character of a highly virtuous and lofty stamp, is degraded rather than exalted by an attempt to reward virtue with temporal prosperity. Such is not the recompense which Providence has deemed worthy of suffering merit...