 He looks abroad into the varied field Of Nature, and though poor perhaps, compared With those whose mansions glitter in his sight, Calls the delightful scenery all his own. His are the mountains, and the valleys his, And the resplendent rivers. — His...  The Poems of William Cowper - Page 332by William Cowper - 1905 - 741 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John McVickar - 1836 - 528 pages
...unmingled with envy. ' His were the mountains, and the valleys his, And the resplendent rivers his t' enjoy, With a propriety that none can feel, But who,...eye, And smiling say, " My" Father made them all." ' ' There never yet lived,' says Bishop Jebb, ' a good and happy man who did not communicate from the... | |
 | Luke Howard - 1836 - 408 pages
...image. Nature, then, beauteous nature, its mountains and vallies and resplendent rivers, are ours ' T enjoy With a propriety that none can feel But who,...unpresumptuous eye And smiling say, ' My father made them all.' Coivper. Every thing, then, that is unjust; everything that is impure, deviates from Gods' rule of... | |
 | Samuel Worcester - 1837 - 264 pages
...compared With those whose mansions glitter in his sight, Calls the delightful scenery all his own. 16. His are the mountains, and the valleys his, And the...filial confidence inspired, Can lift to heaven an nnpresumptuous eye, And smiling, say — My father made them all. ERRORS. 1. grandur for grandeur.... | |
 | William Cutter Hanscom - Sermons, American - 1838 - 226 pages
...field Of nature ; and though poor, perhaps, compared With those, whose mansions glitter in his sight, Calls the delightful scenery all his own. His are...eye, And, smiling, say, ' My Father made them all.' " 3d. Another advantage enjoyed by the believer in the " restitution of all things " is, that he has... | |
 | American poetry - 1838 - 332 pages
...field Of nature ; and though poor, perhaps, compared With those whose mansions glitter in his sight, Calls the delightful scenery all his own. His are...With a propriety that none can feel. But who, with ulial confidence inspired, Can lift to Heaven an unpresumptuous eye, And smiling say — " My father... | |
 | John McVickar - Anglican Communion - 1838 - 564 pages
...unmingled with envy. ' His were the mountains, and the valleys his, And the resplendent rivers his t' enjoy, With a propriety that none can feel, But who,...eye, And smiling say, "My Father made them all."' ' There never yet lived,' says Bishop Jebb, ' a good and happy man who did not communicate from the... | |
 | Henry Woodward - 1838 - 438 pages
...horizon clears, the landscape brightens, and the whole creation rejoices, in the contemplation of him who, with filial confidence inspired, Can lift to...And smiling say — ' My Father made them all !' " I shall conclude with but one more brief observation ; to show the wisdom of " considering the lilies... | |
 | William Cowper - 1839 - 554 pages
...field Of nature, and though poor perhaps, compared With those whose mansions glitter in his sight, Calls the delightful scenery all his own. His are...eye, And smiling say — My Father made them all. Are they not his by a peculiar right, And by an emphasis of interest his, Whose eye they fill with... | |
 | John Greenleaf Adams - Christian life - 1840 - 282 pages
...field Of nature, and though poor, perhaps, compared With those whose mansions glitter in his sight, Calls the delightful scenery all his own. His are...eye, And smiling say — ' My Father made them all ! ' " Let us now enter upon a brief consideration of some of the peculiar advantages of the gospel... | |
 | Christian - English poetry - 1840 - 318 pages
...field Of nature ; and though poor, perhaps, compared With those whose mansions glitter in his sight, Calls the delightful scenery all his own. His are...unpresumptuous eye, And, smiling, say, My Father made them all. Are they not his by a peculiar right, And by an emphasis of interest his, Whose eye they fill with... | |
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