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Yet not for pard'ning grace alone I breathe a suppliant sinner's groan : Pardon
and love are both divine ; Then give me both , and make me Thine . Thy pard'
ning grace my fears shall quell ; But love shall pride and sin expel ; While faith , in
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Yet not for pard'ning grace alone I breathe a suppliant sinner's groan : Pardon
and love are both divine ; Then give me both , and make me Thine . Thy pard'
ning grace my fears shall quell ; But love shall pride and sin expel ; While faith , in
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Page 93
Twas thus , as under shade I stood , I sung my wishes to the wood , And , lost in
thought , no more perceiv'd The branches whisper as they wav'd : It seem'd , as
all the quiet place Confess'd the presence of the Grace ; When thus she spoke ...
Twas thus , as under shade I stood , I sung my wishes to the wood , And , lost in
thought , no more perceiv'd The branches whisper as they wav'd : It seem'd , as
all the quiet place Confess'd the presence of the Grace ; When thus she spoke ...
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Mason . Here sleeps what once was beauty , once was grace ; Grace , that with
tenderness and sense combined To form that harmony of soul and face , Where
beauty shines the mirror of the mind . Such was the maid , that in the morn of
youth ...
Mason . Here sleeps what once was beauty , once was grace ; Grace , that with
tenderness and sense combined To form that harmony of soul and face , Where
beauty shines the mirror of the mind . Such was the maid , that in the morn of
youth ...
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... When it requires the royal debt it lent you . O momentary grace of mortal man ,
Which we more hunt for than the grace of God ! Fling away ambition ; By that sin
fell the angels , how can man then , The image of his MAKER , hope to win by't !
... When it requires the royal debt it lent you . O momentary grace of mortal man ,
Which we more hunt for than the grace of God ! Fling away ambition ; By that sin
fell the angels , how can man then , The image of his MAKER , hope to win by't !
Page 220
Nor you , ye delicate and fair , Neglect to taste the morning air ; This will your
nerves with vigour brace , Improve and heighten every grace ; Add to your breath
a rich perfume , And to your cheeks a fairer bloom ; With lustre teach your eyes to
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Nor you , ye delicate and fair , Neglect to taste the morning air ; This will your
nerves with vigour brace , Improve and heighten every grace ; Add to your breath
a rich perfume , And to your cheeks a fairer bloom ; With lustre teach your eyes to
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Bibliographic information
| 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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