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Page 43
Whate'er a blooming world contains , That wings the air , that skims the plains ,
United praise bestow ; Ye dragons , sound His awful name To heav'n aloud ; and
roar acclaim , Ye swelling deeps below . Let every element rejoice : Ye thunders
...
Whate'er a blooming world contains , That wings the air , that skims the plains ,
United praise bestow ; Ye dragons , sound His awful name To heav'n aloud ; and
roar acclaim , Ye swelling deeps below . Let every element rejoice : Ye thunders
...
Page 44
... longer mute ; Sound the trumpet , touch the lute ; Wake to life each tuneful
string ; Bring the pipe , the timbrel bring ; Let the organ in His praise Learn its
loudest note to raise , And the cymbal's varying sound From the vaulted roof
rebound .
... longer mute ; Sound the trumpet , touch the lute ; Wake to life each tuneful
string ; Bring the pipe , the timbrel bring ; Let the organ in His praise Learn its
loudest note to raise , And the cymbal's varying sound From the vaulted roof
rebound .
Page 64
... thy hopes of heaven , In simplest phrase recorded there ; No ' scutcheons
shine , no banners wave , In mockery o'er my brother's grave . The place is silent ;
-rarely sound Is heard those ancient walks around ; No mirthful sound of friends ...
... thy hopes of heaven , In simplest phrase recorded there ; No ' scutcheons
shine , no banners wave , In mockery o'er my brother's grave . The place is silent ;
-rarely sound Is heard those ancient walks around ; No mirthful sound of friends ...
Page 179
But the sound of the church - going bell These valleys and rocks never heard ;
Never sighed at the sound of a knell , Or smiled when a Sabbath appear'd . Ye
winds , that have made me your sport , Convey to this desolate shore Some
cordial ...
But the sound of the church - going bell These valleys and rocks never heard ;
Never sighed at the sound of a knell , Or smiled when a Sabbath appear'd . Ye
winds , that have made me your sport , Convey to this desolate shore Some
cordial ...
Page 226
AGAIN these solemn sounds -- again That awful call I hear , For me , alas ! it
sounds in vain When sabbath morns appear . ... I see them go , In slow
procession by ; Th ' awak'ning sound , the solemn show , That meet my ear and
eye , Speak to ...
AGAIN these solemn sounds -- again That awful call I hear , For me , alas ! it
sounds in vain When sabbath morns appear . ... I see them go , In slow
procession by ; Th ' awak'ning sound , the solemn show , That meet my ear and
eye , Speak to ...
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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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