 What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile ; In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown; The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone.  The baptist Magazine - 280. oldal1823Teljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
 | 1831 - 398 oldal
...commerce — equal laws — civilization and religion. Already "From many an ancient river, from many R palmy plain, They call us to deliver their land from error's chain." They now ask for schools — factories — churches. Nearly 2000 freemen hare kindled a beacon fire... | |
 | Reginald Heber (bp. of Calcutta.) - 1832 - 154 oldal
...call us to deliver Their land from error's chain ! What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Java's isle, Though every prospect pleases, And only man...Heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone ! Can we, whose souls are lighted With Wisdom from on high, Can we to men benighted The lamp of life... | |
 | Nancy Towle - 1832 - 332 oldal
...Greenland's Icy Mountains; From, India's choral strand; Where, Afric's sunny fountains, Roll down, their golden sand. From, many an ancient river; From,...call us, to deliver, Their land, from error's chain, 2. (What, though, the spicy breezes, Blow, soft, o'er Ceylon's Isle: Though, every prospect pleases;... | |
 | Samuel Wilberforce (bp. of Winchester) - 1832 - 166 oldal
...FROM Greenland's icy mountains, From India's coral strand. Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand — From many an ancient river,...call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. 2 What though the spicy breezes. Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle ; Though every prospect pleases, And... | |
 | John Rippon - 1832 - 552 oldal
..."C'-ROM Greenland's icy mountains, .. From India's coral strand, Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand ; From many an ancient river, From...call us to deliver Their land from error's -chain. 2 What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle ; Though every prospect pleases, In vain... | |
 | Benjamin Allen - 1832 - 570 oldal
...From Greenland's icy mountains, From India's coral strand, Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand ; From many an ancient river, From...call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. Shall we, whose souls are lighted, By wisdom from on high, — Shall we to men benighted, The lamp... | |
 | Vyell Francis Vyvyan - 1832 - 142 oldal
...TC1ROM Greenland's icy mountains, *- From India's coral strand, Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand ; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Then7 land from error's chain. 2 What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Java's isle, Though ev'ry... | |
 | Henry Stebbing - 1832 - 378 oldal
...Afric's sunny fountains, Roll down their golden sand -t From many an ancient river, From many a balmy plain They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. What though the spicy breezes Blow soft on Ceylon's isle, Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile : In vain with lavish kindness,... | |
 | Henry Stebbing - 1832 - 858 oldal
...Afric's sunny fountains, Roll down their golden sand ; From many an ancient river, From many a halmy plain They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. What though the spicy hreezes Blow soft on Ceylon's isle, Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile : In vain with... | |
 | Walter Channing - 1836 - 702 oldal
..." From Greenland's icy mountains. From India's coral strand, Where Afnc's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand, From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain. They call »-. to ileliver Their land from error's chain. What though the spicy • Breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's... | |
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