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... Till faith in knowledge shall be lost , And hope in fullest joy . PART III . Where'er
I turn my wakeful thought , Unnumber'd foes I see ; Guide of my youth , forsake
me not , But lead me safe to Thee , As on I press , distrust and doubt Dissuasive ...
... Till faith in knowledge shall be lost , And hope in fullest joy . PART III . Where'er
I turn my wakeful thought , Unnumber'd foes I see ; Guide of my youth , forsake
me not , But lead me safe to Thee , As on I press , distrust and doubt Dissuasive ...
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... Far from the dusty whirl of care and strife , He gently leads me to the Word of
Life : There on the arm of Faith my head reclin'd , In pleasant pastures sweet
repose I find ; Where springs for evermore , from holy ground , Each herb for med'
cine ...
... Far from the dusty whirl of care and strife , He gently leads me to the Word of
Life : There on the arm of Faith my head reclin'd , In pleasant pastures sweet
repose I find ; Where springs for evermore , from holy ground , Each herb for med'
cine ...
Page 185
But Pleasure rais'd by Virtue's powerful charm Above each transient view , each
meaner aim , Can bless the present hour , and lead the soul To brighter
prospects , rich in every good , Which man can feel , or Heaven itself bestow .
While thus ...
But Pleasure rais'd by Virtue's powerful charm Above each transient view , each
meaner aim , Can bless the present hour , and lead the soul To brighter
prospects , rich in every good , Which man can feel , or Heaven itself bestow .
While thus ...
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Through the dull eve , the blithsome morn , He leads the changing seasons on ;
And still those smiling seasons tell , That He who rules them , rules them well .
Thus over life's wide darkling plain , Unheeded as we roam , Thro ' many a path
of ...
Through the dull eve , the blithsome morn , He leads the changing seasons on ;
And still those smiling seasons tell , That He who rules them , rules them well .
Thus over life's wide darkling plain , Unheeded as we roam , Thro ' many a path
of ...
Page 235
Again she waves on high her magic wandThe faded glories rise of Greece and
Rome , The heavenly Muses lead a tuneful band , And Freedom's fearless sons
unnumber'd hosts withstand . III . And now to softer scenes my steps she leads ...
Again she waves on high her magic wandThe faded glories rise of Greece and
Rome , The heavenly Muses lead a tuneful band , And Freedom's fearless sons
unnumber'd hosts withstand . III . And now to softer scenes my steps she leads ...
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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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