 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1800 - 438 pages
...and own-* Paul should himself direct me. I would trace His master-strokes, and draw from his design. I would express him simple, grave, sincere; In doctrine...decent, solemn, chaste, And natural in gesture; much impress'd Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1801 - 280 pages
...own— Paul should himself direct me. I would trace His master-strokes, and draw from his de>ign. 1 would express him simple, grave, sincere; In doctrine...decent, solemn, chaste, And natural in gesture; much impress'd Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the Hock lie feeds May... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1802 - 350 pages
...own — Paul should himself direct me. I would trace His master-strokes, and draw from his design. I would express him simple, grave, sincere ; In doctrine...decent, solemn, chaste, And natural in gesture ; much impress'd Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May... | |
 | Netterville (fict.name.) - 1802 - 324 pages
...she beheld the hand-writing of her mother ! She read as follows in the next chapter. CHAP. VJI. „ " I would express him simple, grave, sincere, -" -In...decent, solemn, chaste, " .And natural in gesture ; much impress'd himself,. • " As conscious of his awful charge, and anxious " Mainly that the flock he... | |
 | Health - 1802 - 302 pages
...design. I would express him simple, grave, sincere; In doftrine uncorrupt ; in language plain, . 400 And plain in manner; decent, solemn, chaste, And natural in gesture ; much impress'd Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May... | |
 | 1811 - 544 pages
...the praise so beautifully expressed by Cowper, in honour of the truly Christian clergyman: — — " simple, grave, sincere, In doctrine uncorrupt ; in...in manner; decent, solemn, chaste, And natural in g<"sUire, much imprrssM Himself, as conscious of his antul charge, And an xious mainly that the flock... | |
 | Job Swift - Congregational churches - 1805 - 314 pages
...Were he on earth, would hear, approve and own. t.' Simple, grave, sincere i In d .ctriue uacorrupt i in language plain ; And plain in manner. Decent, solemn, chaste, And natural in gesture. Much impress'd Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious that the flock he fed Should feel... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 234 pages
...and own, 'Paul should himself cyrect me. I would trace His master-strokes, and draw from his design* I would express him simple, grave, sincere ; In doctrine...decent, solemn, chaste, And natural in gesture ; much impressed • Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that theflock he feeds... | |
 | Christianity - 1808 - 604 pages
...from Cow per, and to no man within the knowledge of the writer, were these lines more applicable. " I would express him, simple, grave, sincere, In doctrine,...Decent, solemn, chaste, And natural in gesture. Much impress'd Himself, as conccious of his awful charge. And anxious that the flock he feeds, May feel... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1808 - 338 pages
...should himself direct me. I would trace ™'l & His master-strokes, and draw from his design. *.- o.-- I would express him simple, grave, sincere ; ~, In...plain,,. And plain in manner ; decent, solemn, chaste^ v And natural in gesture ; much impressed .„ Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, , ' And anxious... | |
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Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it too. Affectionate in look, And tender in address, as well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men. 
