 Who God doth late and early pray More of his grace than gifts to lend; And entertains the harmless day With a religious book or friend — This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise or fear to fall: Lord of himself, though not of lands, And,...  The Emerald - Page 2761806Full view - About this book
 | Cynosure - 1837 - 272 pages
...conscience is his strong retreat, Whose state can neither flatf rers feed, Nor ruin make oppressors great: Who God doth late and early pray, More of his grace than gifts to lend, And entertain the harmless day With a religious book or friend : This man is freed from servile bands,... | |
 | Hymns, English - 1837 - 550 pages
...is still prepared for death ; Not tied unto the world with care Of prince's ear or vulgar breath ; 3 Who God doth late and early pray More of his grace than goods to lend, And walks with man, from day to day, As with a brother and a friend. 4 This man is freed... | |
 | English poetry - 1839 - 374 pages
...raise, Or vice : Who never understood How deepest wounds are given with praise ; Nor rules of state, hut rules of good ; Who God doth late and early pray More...And entertains the harmless day With a well-chosen hook or friend. This man is freed from servile hands Of hope to rise, or feare to fall ; 10 15 20 XIL... | |
 | Thomas Percy - Ballads, English - 1839 - 504 pages
...whom chance doth raise, Or vice : Who never understood How deepest wounds are given with praise ; 15 Nor rules of state, but rules of good : Who God doth...early pray More of his grace than gifts to lend ; And entertaines the harmless day With a well-chosen book or friend. 20 This man is freed from servile bands... | |
 | 536 pages
...conscience is his strong retreat ; Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Nor ruin make oppressors great. Who God doth late and early pray More of his grace...gifts to lend ; And entertains the harmless day With a well chosen book, or friend. This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise, or fear to fall... | |
 | England - 1839 - 876 pages
...strong retreat ; Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Nur ruin, make oppressors great. " Who Gud doth late and early pray, More of his grace than gifts to lend ; And entertains the harmless day With a religious book or friend. " This man is freed from servile bands, Of hope to rise, or fear to fall,... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - Fishing - 1839 - 536 pages
...conscience Is his strong retreat ; Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Nor ruin make oppressors great ; Who God doth, late and early, pray More of his grace than gifts to lend ; And entertains the haitnless day. With a religious book or friend. This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise,... | |
 | Scotland - 1839 - 894 pages
...is bis strong retreat ; Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Nur ruin, make oppressors great. " Who God doth late and early pray, More of his grace than gifts to lend ; And entertains (he harmless day With a religious book or friend. " Tbia man is freed from servile bands, Of hope to... | |
 | Gems - 1841 - 624 pages
...conscience is his strong retreat Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Nor ruin make oppressors great. Who God doth late and early pray More of his grace...gifts to lend, And entertains the harmless day With a religious book or friend. This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise, or fear to fall ; Lord... | |
 | Hymns, English - 1841 - 586 pages
...his strong retreat ; Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Nor ruin make oppressors great ; — 5 Who God doth late and early pray More of. his grace...gifts to lend, And entertains the harmless day With a religious book or friend ; — 6 This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise, or fear to fall... | |
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