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Page 19
Let me not , lost in learning's maze , Religion's flame resign : For what's the worth
of human praise , Compared , my God , to Thine ? Keep in my soul the strong
delight , The hopes that in me rise , While Faith presents before my sight The
bliss ...
Let me not , lost in learning's maze , Religion's flame resign : For what's the worth
of human praise , Compared , my God , to Thine ? Keep in my soul the strong
delight , The hopes that in me rise , While Faith presents before my sight The
bliss ...
Page 69
But a blank stone best honours thee , Whom sense , nor wealth , nor fame could
find ; Poorer than aught beside we see , A human form without a mind . A casket
gemless ! yet for thee Pity suspends the tender wail ; For Reason shall a moral ...
But a blank stone best honours thee , Whom sense , nor wealth , nor fame could
find ; Poorer than aught beside we see , A human form without a mind . A casket
gemless ! yet for thee Pity suspends the tender wail ; For Reason shall a moral ...
Page 137
The Maker justly claims that world He made , In this the right of Providence is laid
; Its sacred majesty through all depends On using second means to work His
ends : - “ ' Tis thus , withdrawn in state from human eye , “ The power exerts His ...
The Maker justly claims that world He made , In this the right of Providence is laid
; Its sacred majesty through all depends On using second means to work His
ends : - “ ' Tis thus , withdrawn in state from human eye , “ The power exerts His ...
Page 203
... As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake ; The centre mov'd , a circle strait
succeeds , Another still , and still another spreads ; Friend , parent , neighbour ,
first it will embrace , His country next , and next all human race ; Absent or dead ,
still ...
... As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake ; The centre mov'd , a circle strait
succeeds , Another still , and still another spreads ; Friend , parent , neighbour ,
first it will embrace , His country next , and next all human race ; Absent or dead ,
still ...
Page 208
tis never sought in vain . The first sure symptom of a mind in health , Is rest of
heart , and pleasure felt at home , Patience and resignation are the pillars Of
human peace on earth . Eternity , depending on an hour , Makes serious
thoughts man's ...
tis never sought in vain . The first sure symptom of a mind in health , Is rest of
heart , and pleasure felt at home , Patience and resignation are the pillars Of
human peace on earth . Eternity , depending on an hour , Makes serious
thoughts man's ...
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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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