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Page 54
Ye spirits of the just and good , That , eager for the blest abode , To heavenly
mansions soar ; O ! let your songs His praise display , ' Till hear'n itself shall melt
away , And time shall be no more . Praise Him , ye meek and humble train , Ye ...
Ye spirits of the just and good , That , eager for the blest abode , To heavenly
mansions soar ; O ! let your songs His praise display , ' Till hear'n itself shall melt
away , And time shall be no more . Praise Him , ye meek and humble train , Ye ...
Page 147
O BLEST Retirement ! friend to life's decline , Retreat from care , that never must
be mine , How blest is he who crowns , in shades like these , A youth of labour
with an age of ease ! Who quits a world where strong temptations try , And since ...
O BLEST Retirement ! friend to life's decline , Retreat from care , that never must
be mine , How blest is he who crowns , in shades like these , A youth of labour
with an age of ease ! Who quits a world where strong temptations try , And since ...
Page 182
And purest joy from virtue's sacred source Blest in the thought of many a well -
spent day , Blest in the prospect of unbounded bliss , Cheer every hour , and
triumph in the last ! As when a traveller , who long has rov'd Through many a
varied ...
And purest joy from virtue's sacred source Blest in the thought of many a well -
spent day , Blest in the prospect of unbounded bliss , Cheer every hour , and
triumph in the last ! As when a traveller , who long has rov'd Through many a
varied ...
Page 184
The grass shall wither , and the flower shall fade , But Heaven's eternal Word
shall still remain , And Heaven's eternal Word pronounc'd it blest . Ye calm
delights of Innocence and Peace ! Ye joys by Virtue taught , by Heaven approved
!
The grass shall wither , and the flower shall fade , But Heaven's eternal Word
shall still remain , And Heaven's eternal Word pronounc'd it blest . Ye calm
delights of Innocence and Peace ! Ye joys by Virtue taught , by Heaven approved
!
Page 225
Such joys be thine , be his ! and still In heart united , as in hands , Blessing and
blest , may each fulfil The glorious task your place demands . Lights of the world ,
may each dispense New lustre through your ample sphere ; And very late be ...
Such joys be thine , be his ! and still In heart united , as in hands , Blessing and
blest , may each fulfil The glorious task your place demands . Lights of the world ,
may each dispense New lustre through your ample sphere ; And very late be ...
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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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