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On Him I lean , who , not in vain , Experienced every human pain ; He feels my
grief , allays my fears , And counts and treasures up my tears . If aught should
tempt my soul to stray From heavenly wisdom's narrow way , To fly the good I
would ...
On Him I lean , who , not in vain , Experienced every human pain ; He feels my
grief , allays my fears , And counts and treasures up my tears . If aught should
tempt my soul to stray From heavenly wisdom's narrow way , To fly the good I
would ...
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JEHOVAH's throne is fix'd above , And bright through all the courts of love His
cherub choirs appear : Ah ! how shall man ascend on high , A feeble race
condemn'd to die , The heirs of guilt and tear ! Shall towering strength , or eagle
flight ...
JEHOVAH's throne is fix'd above , And bright through all the courts of love His
cherub choirs appear : Ah ! how shall man ascend on high , A feeble race
condemn'd to die , The heirs of guilt and tear ! Shall towering strength , or eagle
flight ...
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... a tear to pay . Be it my pride within my humble sphere To lend to drooping age
the aiding hand ! To wipe from Misery's eye the gushing tear , Nor e'er the still
small voice of Grief withstand . Oh , blest sensations ! balm to feeling minds !
... a tear to pay . Be it my pride within my humble sphere To lend to drooping age
the aiding hand ! To wipe from Misery's eye the gushing tear , Nor e'er the still
small voice of Grief withstand . Oh , blest sensations ! balm to feeling minds !
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When Sorrow weeps o'er Virtue's sacred dust , Our tears become us , and our
grief is just : Such were the tears he shed , who grateful pays This last sad tribute
of his love and praise ; Who mourns the best of wives and friends combin'd ...
When Sorrow weeps o'er Virtue's sacred dust , Our tears become us , and our
grief is just : Such were the tears he shed , who grateful pays This last sad tribute
of his love and praise ; Who mourns the best of wives and friends combin'd ...
Page 166
Forgive the tear That feeble Nature drops , calm all her fears , Wake all her hopes
, and animate her fate , ' Till my rapt soul , anticipating heaven , Bursts from the
thraldom of incumbering clay , And , on the wing of ecstasy upborne , Springs ...
Forgive the tear That feeble Nature drops , calm all her fears , Wake all her hopes
, and animate her fate , ' Till my rapt soul , anticipating heaven , Bursts from the
thraldom of incumbering clay , And , on the wing of ecstasy upborne , Springs ...
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Bibliographic information
| 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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