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Page 37
When Israel , freed from Pharaoh's hand , Left the proud tyrant and his land ; The
tribes with cheerful homage own Their King , and Judah was His throne . Across
the deep their journey lay , The deep divides to make them way ; The streams of ...
When Israel , freed from Pharaoh's hand , Left the proud tyrant and his land ; The
tribes with cheerful homage own Their King , and Judah was His throne . Across
the deep their journey lay , The deep divides to make them way ; The streams of ...
Page 127
Tis mightiest in the mightiest ; it becomes The throned monarch better than his
crown : His sceptre shows the force of temporal power , The attribute to awe and
majesty , Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings ; But mercy is above this ...
Tis mightiest in the mightiest ; it becomes The throned monarch better than his
crown : His sceptre shows the force of temporal power , The attribute to awe and
majesty , Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings ; But mercy is above this ...
Page 192
What infinite heart's - ease must kings neglect That private men enjoy ! The great
King of kings Hath in the table of his law commanded That thou shalt do no
murder . Wilt thou then Spurn at his edict , and fulfil a man's ? Take heed , for He
...
What infinite heart's - ease must kings neglect That private men enjoy ! The great
King of kings Hath in the table of his law commanded That thou shalt do no
murder . Wilt thou then Spurn at his edict , and fulfil a man's ? Take heed , for He
...
Page 244
A SONNET Addressed by King James to his Son Prince Henry . God gives not
Kings the stile of Gods in vaine , For on His throne His scepter do they sway ; And
as their subjects ought them to obey , So Kings should feare and serve ...
A SONNET Addressed by King James to his Son Prince Henry . God gives not
Kings the stile of Gods in vaine , For on His throne His scepter do they sway ; And
as their subjects ought them to obey , So Kings should feare and serve ...
Page 245
If , then , ye would enjoy a happie reigne , Observe the statutes of our Heavenly
King ; And from His law make all your laws to spring ; Since His Lieutenant here
ye should remaine , . Reward the just , be stedfast , true , and plaine ; Represse ...
If , then , ye would enjoy a happie reigne , Observe the statutes of our Heavenly
King ; And from His law make all your laws to spring ; Since His Lieutenant here
ye should remaine , . Reward the just , be stedfast , true , and plaine ; Represse ...
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| Title | Poems Divine and Moral |
| Author | John Bowdler |
| Compiled by | John Bowdler |
| Publisher | C. & J. Rivington, 1823 |
| Original from | University of California Irvine |
| Digitized | 5 Jan 2017 |
| Length | 254 pages |
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