The Hand of God: A Fragment, and Other PoemsJ.C. Westbrook, 1839 - 174 pages |
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... breath , Purg'd by the tempest from the gales of death ? Of ocean , else the parent of disease , — The filth of nations brooding in its seas , - Taught by the storm to bear upon its waves The boon of health to ev'ry shore it laves ? Of ...
... breath , Purg'd by the tempest from the gales of death ? Of ocean , else the parent of disease , — The filth of nations brooding in its seas , - Taught by the storm to bear upon its waves The boon of health to ev'ry shore it laves ? Of ...
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... , at its height , Faints at the crowning terror of the night . " Behold a spectre ! " cries each faltering tongue , And echoing winds the cry " a spectre ! " sung . 20 The life - blood chills and checks the lab'ring breath.
... , at its height , Faints at the crowning terror of the night . " Behold a spectre ! " cries each faltering tongue , And echoing winds the cry " a spectre ! " sung . 20 The life - blood chills and checks the lab'ring breath.
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... breath , And agony alone preserves from death . For true it seem'd - amid the briny dash , The thunders roll and lurid lightning's flash , A man - like form appear'd where nature said No mortal foot the yielding path might tread . But ...
... breath , And agony alone preserves from death . For true it seem'd - amid the briny dash , The thunders roll and lurid lightning's flash , A man - like form appear'd where nature said No mortal foot the yielding path might tread . But ...
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... breath , And runs , thro ' fear of dying , into death . Now is there nothing of perversion here ? Nor strange in all this tyranny of fear ? When God gave nature being , was it given , This fear that shuns the delegate of heaven ? Ye ...
... breath , And runs , thro ' fear of dying , into death . Now is there nothing of perversion here ? Nor strange in all this tyranny of fear ? When God gave nature being , was it given , This fear that shuns the delegate of heaven ? Ye ...
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... breath Would dim its lustre with the damps of death— The death of Truth — and drive the Holy One , No more the holy , from his baseless throne . Still Mercy pleaded , nor could heaven repel , 260 But how her suit might triumph only ...
... breath Would dim its lustre with the damps of death— The death of Truth — and drive the Holy One , No more the holy , from his baseless throne . Still Mercy pleaded , nor could heaven repel , 260 But how her suit might triumph only ...
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angels art thou Baal beam beauty Behold believe beneath bless blest bliss blush breast breath bright brow cheer cherub child cloud dark death deep despair dread drest dwell earth earthly ev'ry Fair lady fear flowers freedom glory glow grace grief Hail hand happiness hast hath hear heard holy hope hopes and fears idolatry kindling light Lord Byron lyre mercy mingling mortal mourn never note of woe o'er ocean oh Lord peace PHILANTHROPY Plato pleasure praise prelusive prove PSALM rebel righteous riven scorn seraph shew shine sighs skies smile song sorrows soul spirit Star sway sweet swell tears tell tempest thee thine heart things Thou art thought thro true truth Twas Twere voice weep whence wilt Thou wisdom wondrous word Wouldst thou wrath wretched
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Page 168 - But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth. 16 O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.
Page 168 - Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
Page 173 - Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not ; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight. How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?
Page 167 - It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
Page 107 - Go to now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into such a city and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain : whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life ? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
Page 104 - The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
Page 167 - The Lord looketh from heaven ; He beholdeth all the sons of men ; From the place of his habitation he looketh forth Upon all the inhabitants of the earth ; He that fashioneth the hearts of them all, That considereth all their works.
Page 63 - Who by searching can find out God ; who can find out the Almighty to perfection...
Page 103 - Roma sibi Papa subegit ; Viribus ilia suis ; fraudibus iste suis ; Quanto isto major...
Page 168 - Gospel of peace and salvation by their cruelties, yet verily, there is a reward for the righteous — verily thou art a God that judgeth in the earth.