Within that awful volume lies The mystery of mysteries! Happiest they of human race, To whom God has granted grace To read, to fear, to hope, to pray, To lift the latch, and force the way; And better had they ne'er been born, Who read to doubt, or read... Notes and Queries - Page 1471879Full view - About this book
| Walter Scott - 1852 - 538 pages
...God has granted grace To read, to fear, to hope, to pray, To lift the latch, and force the way ; And better had they ne'er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn." " Give me the volume, Lady," said young Glendinnmg. " They call me idle — they call me dull — in... | |
| Eli Noyes - Bible - 1853 - 386 pages
...Christ has laid down." The following lines, written by himself. are said to have been found in his Bible : — " Within this awful volume lies, The mystery...ne'er been born. Who read to doubt, or read to scorn." Said Napoleon, at St. Helena, to Count de Montholon, .' I know man, and I tell you that Jesus Christ... | |
| Walter Scott - 1853 - 642 pages
...God has granted grace To read, to fear, to hope, to pray, To lift the latch, and force the way ; And better had they ne'er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn." " Give me the volume, Lady," said young Glendinnmg. " They call me idle — they call me dull — in... | |
| Conduct of life - 1854 - 402 pages
...Within this awful volume lies The mystery of mysteries. Oh ! happiest they of human race, To whom oar God has given grace To hear, to read, to fear, to...ne'er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn." Finally, faith secures unto us eternal life; for, "being justified by faith, we have peace with God... | |
| Sacred poetry - 1854 - 268 pages
...race, To whom their God has given grace To read, to fear, to hope, to pray, To lift the latch — to force the way ; But better had they ne'er been born Who read to doubt, or read to scorn. • WAJ/TER SCOTT. A COMPARISON. The lapse of time and rivers is the same, Both speed their journey... | |
| 1854 - 440 pages
...our God has given grace To read, to hope, to fear, to pray, To lift the latch and force the way ; And better had they ne'er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn. jffourtji " THEREFORE, whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto... | |
| 1855 - 838 pages
...The mystery of mysteries. O, happiest they of human race, To whom our God has given grace, To bear, to read, to fear, to pray, To lift the latch, and...ne'er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn.' " Though originally written in pencil marks in a flyleaf of a copy of a Bible owned by Lord Byron,... | |
| Methodist Episcopal Church - 1855 - 852 pages
...they of human race, To whom our God has given grace, To hear, to read, to fear, to pray, To lift tho latch, and force the way ; But better had they ne'er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to acorn.' " Though originally written in pencil marks in a flyleaf of a copy of a Bible owned by Lord... | |
| Walter Scott - 1855 - 550 pages
...bosom, she replied : To read, to fear,-to hope, to pray, To lift the latch, and force the way; And better had they ne'er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn." " Give me the volume, Lady," said young Glendinning. " They call me idle — they call me dull —... | |
| Asa Mahan - Spiritualism - 1855 - 488 pages
...God has given grace, To read, to mark, to learn, to pray, To lift the latch and force the way. And better had they ne'er been born Who read to doubt, or read to scorn." PAKT IV. CLAIRVOYANT REVELATIONS OF EMANUEL SWEDENBORG. WE have the following reasons, among others,... | |
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