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Page 82
Say why , my son , thus pensive and alone , “ Does thy sad heart with fancied
sorrows mourn ; “ Think'st thou these childish sighs , this abject groan , " Can bid
the scenes of former bliss return ? Know , then , that years on hasty pinions fly ...
Say why , my son , thus pensive and alone , “ Does thy sad heart with fancied
sorrows mourn ; “ Think'st thou these childish sighs , this abject groan , " Can bid
the scenes of former bliss return ? Know , then , that years on hasty pinions fly ...
Page 171
Fancy enervates , while it soothes the heart , “ And , while it dazzles , wounds the
mental sight : “ To joy each heightening charm it can impart , “ But wraps the hour
of woe in tenfold night , “ And often , where no real ills affright , " Its visionary ...
Fancy enervates , while it soothes the heart , “ And , while it dazzles , wounds the
mental sight : “ To joy each heightening charm it can impart , “ But wraps the hour
of woe in tenfold night , “ And often , where no real ills affright , " Its visionary ...
Page 184
When heaven - born Charity Expands the heart , and prompts the liberal hand To
soothe distress , supply the various wants Of friendless poverty ; and dry the tears
Which bathe the widow's cheek , whose dearest hope Is snatch'd away , and ...
When heaven - born Charity Expands the heart , and prompts the liberal hand To
soothe distress , supply the various wants Of friendless poverty ; and dry the tears
Which bathe the widow's cheek , whose dearest hope Is snatch'd away , and ...
Page 208
Our hearts ne'er bow but to superior worth . ' Tis great , ' tis manly , to disdain
disguise . And some forgiveness needs the best of friends . From purity of thought
, all pleasure springs , And from an humble spirit , all our peace . Th ' ALMIGHTY
...
Our hearts ne'er bow but to superior worth . ' Tis great , ' tis manly , to disdain
disguise . And some forgiveness needs the best of friends . From purity of thought
, all pleasure springs , And from an humble spirit , all our peace . Th ' ALMIGHTY
...
Page 213
Wilt thou debase the heart which God refined ? No : let thy heaven - taught soul
to heaven aspire . O how canst thou renounce the boundless store Of charms ,
which nature to her votary yields ! These charms shall work thy soul's eternal
health ...
Wilt thou debase the heart which God refined ? No : let thy heaven - taught soul
to heaven aspire . O how canst thou renounce the boundless store Of charms ,
which nature to her votary yields ! These charms shall work thy soul's eternal
health ...
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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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