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This humble off'ring to Thy equal shrine Here Thy unworthy servant grateful pays
Of undivided thanks , united praise , For all those mercies , which at birth began ,
And ceaseless flowed thro ' life's long lengthen'd span ; Propt my frail frame ...
This humble off'ring to Thy equal shrine Here Thy unworthy servant grateful pays
Of undivided thanks , united praise , For all those mercies , which at birth began ,
And ceaseless flowed thro ' life's long lengthen'd span ; Propt my frail frame ...
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Ye flocks , that haunt the humble vale , Ye insects , flutt'ring on the gale , Some
grateful off'ring pay ; Join the great hymn , ye warbling throng , To Him awake the
heavenly song , And tune the melting lay . Let man , by nobler passions sway'd ...
Ye flocks , that haunt the humble vale , Ye insects , flutt'ring on the gale , Some
grateful off'ring pay ; Join the great hymn , ye warbling throng , To Him awake the
heavenly song , And tune the melting lay . Let man , by nobler passions sway'd ...
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A parent she , but not a mother . Beneath a venerable shade The pious pelican
had made Her humble nest ; with rapture there Incessant plied the mother's care ;
1 * Natural love . From night to morn , from morn to night , 108 Fables and Tales .
A parent she , but not a mother . Beneath a venerable shade The pious pelican
had made Her humble nest ; with rapture there Incessant plied the mother's care ;
1 * Natural love . From night to morn , from morn to night , 108 Fables and Tales .
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From purity of thought , all pleasure springs , And from an humble spirit , all our
peace . Th ' ALMIGHTY , from his throne , on earth surveys Nought greater than
an honest humble heart . Wealth may seek us , but wisdom must be sought ...
From purity of thought , all pleasure springs , And from an humble spirit , all our
peace . Th ' ALMIGHTY , from his throne , on earth surveys Nought greater than
an honest humble heart . Wealth may seek us , but wisdom must be sought ...
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... fear are blending , As o'er the lowly manger bed , Where rests the Infant's holy
head , Awe - struck and silent thou art bending ; How sharp a sword thy breast
shall tear , When thy own hands , with pious care , His humble obsequies
prepare !
... fear are blending , As o'er the lowly manger bed , Where rests the Infant's holy
head , Awe - struck and silent thou art bending ; How sharp a sword thy breast
shall tear , When thy own hands , with pious care , His humble obsequies
prepare !
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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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