 Tune thy great praise, and bid my soul arise, And with the mounting sun ascend the skies; As that advances, let my zeal improve, And glow with ardour of consummate love ; Nor cease at eve, but with the setting sun My endless worship shall be still begun.  The Works of the Rev. Dr. Edward Young - Page 34by Edward Young - 1811Full view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...love; " Nor cease at eve, but with the setting sun " My endless worship shall be still begun. " And Ot permit the gloom of solemn night " To sacred thought..." When this world's shut, and awful planets rise, " Cail on onr minds, and raise them to the skies ; " Compose our souls with a less dazzling sight,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...realms of Night. In the prayer which concludes the second book of the same poem be say»— —Oh ! permit the gloom of solemn night To sacred thought may forcibly invite. Oh ! how divine to tread the milky way, To the bright palace of Eternal Day ! \Vhen Young was writing... | |
 | Edward Young - 1802 - 420 pages
..." Nor cease at eve, but with the Setting Sun " My endless worship shall be still begun. " And, oh ! permit the gloom of solemn night " To sacred thought may forcibly invite. " When this world's fhut, and awful planets rise, " Call on our minds, and raise them to the skies ; " Compose our souls... | |
 | English poetry - 1803 - 468 pages
...oh ! permit the gloom of solemn Night " To Eacred thought may forcibly invite. " When this world 's shut, and awful planets rise, " Call on our minds,...Compose our souls with a less dazzling sight, " And shew al! Nature in a milder light ; " How ev'ry boisfrous thought in calm subsides ! " How the smootli'd... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...love; Nor cease at eve, but with the setting sun My endless worship shall be still begun. " And, oh, d is himself that great suhliiiie he draws. Thus long succeeding Critics justly rt world 's shut, and awful planets rise, Call on our minds, and raise them to the slues. Compose onr... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 262 pages
...love ; Nor cease at eve, but with the setting sun My endless worship shall be still begun. And oh! permit the gloom of solemn night, « To sacred thought...Compose our souls with a less dazzling sight ; And show all nature in a milder light ; How ev'ry boist'rous thought in calm subsides ! How the smooth... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 558 pages
...shall he still hegun. •' And, oh ! permit the gloom of solemn night To sacred thought may forcihly invite. When this world's shut, and awful planets...Compose our souls with a less dazzling sight, And show all Nature in a milder light; How every hoisterous thought in calms suhsides ! How the smonth'd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 556 pages
...! permit the groom of solemn night To sacred thought may forcibly inv'rte. When this world's ¿hut, and awful planets rise, Call on our minds, and raise them to the skies ; Compose our souls «ith a less dn/x.ling sight, And show all Nature in a milder light ; How every boisterous thought... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 464 pages
...the realms of night. In the prayer which concludes the second book of the same poem, he says, —Oh ! permit the gloom of solemn night To sacred thought may forcibly invite. Oh ! how dirinc to tread the milky »ay, To the bright palace of eternal day ! When Young was writing... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 554 pages
...realms of Night. Id the prayer which concludes the second book of the same poem, he says— —Oh ! permit the gloom of solemn Night To sacred thought may forcibly invite. Oh ! how divine to tread the W ilky Way, To the bright palace of Eternal Day ! When Young was writing... | |
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