For so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards, singing as he rises, and hopes to get to heaven, and climb above the clouds; but the poor bird was beaten back with the loud sighings of an eastern wind, and his motion made... Readings in English literature, prose - Page 66by English literature - 1874Full view - About this book
| Henry Kaye Bonney - 1815 - 422 pages
..." garrison to be wise in. Anger is a perfect " alienation of the mind from prayer, and '* therefore is contrary to that attention, *' which presents our...wind, and his " motion made irregular and inconstant, de" scending more at every breath of the tern'' pest, than it could recover by the libration " and... | |
| Jeremy Taylor - 1816 - 536 pages
...frontier garrison to be wise in. Anger is a perfect alienation of the mind from prayer, and therefore is contrary to that attention, which presents our...with the loud sighings of an eastern wind, and his motiori made irregular and inconstant, descend .iig more at every breath of the tempest, than it coijld... | |
| Jeremy Taylor - 1816 - 526 pages
...frontier garrison to ' be wise in. Anger is a perfect alienation of the mind from prayer, and therefore is contrary to that , attention, which presents our prayers in a right line i to God. For so have 1 seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards, singing as he... | |
| 1819 - 896 pages
...be wise in. Anger is a perfect alienation of the mind from prayer, and therefore is contrary to tbat attention which presents our prayers in a right line...his bed of grass, and soaring upwards, singing as be rises, and hoping to get to heaven, and climb above the clouds: but the poor bird was beaten back... | |
| Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - 1822 - 630 pages
...frontier-garrison to be wise in. Anger is a perfect alienation of the mind from prayer, and therefore is contrary to that attention, which presents our...soaring upwards, singing as he rises, and hopes to get J to heaven, and climb above the clouds; but the poor bird . was beaten back with the loud sighings... | |
| Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - 1822 - 634 pages
...frontier-garrison to be wise in. Anger is a perfect alienation of the mind from prayer, and therefore is contrary to that attention, which presents our prayers in a right line to I God. For so have I aeen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards, singing as he rises,... | |
| Ebenezer Porter - 1828 - 452 pages
...therefore is contrary to that attention, which presents our prayers in a right line to God. For 20 so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass,...an eastern wind, and his motion made irregular and incon25 slant, descending more at every breath of the tempest, than it could recover by the libration... | |
| John Angell James - 1828 - 444 pages
...frontier garrison to be wise in. Anger is a perfect alienation of the mind from prayer, and, therefore, is contrary to that attention which presents our prayers...heaven, and climb above the clouds : but the poor bin! was beaten back with the loud sighings of an eastern wind, and his motion made irregular and inconstant—... | |
| Samuel Putnam - 1828 - 314 pages
...therefore is contrary to that attention, which presents our prayer in a right time to God. For «o have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards, singing as he rises, and hope's to get to heaven and climb above the clouds; but the poor bird was beaten back with the loud... | |
| Ebenezer Porter - 1828 - 418 pages
...frontier garrison to be wise in. Anger is a perfect alienation of the mind from prayer, and therefore is contrary to that attention, which presents our prayers in a right line to God. For 20 so have I seen a lark rising from his bed of grass, and soaring upwards, singing as he rises, and... | |
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