 Implore his aid, in his decisions rest, Secure whate'er he gives, he gives the best. Yet when the sense of sacred presence fires, And strong devotion to the skies aspires, Pour forth thy fervours for a healthful mind, Obedient passions, and a will resign'd...  The Quarterly Review - Page 27edited by - 1832Full view - About this book
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 576 pages
...specious prayer ; Implore his aid, In his decisions rest, Secure, whatc'er he gives, he gives the liest : Yet when the sense of sacred presence fires. And strong...for a healthful mind, Obedient passions, and a will rcsign'd ; For love, which scarce collective man can fill ; For patience, sovereign o'er transmuted... | |
 | 1828 - 198 pages
...Safe in his power, whose eyes discern afar The secret ambush of a specious prayer. Implore his aid, in his decisions rest, Secure whate'er he gives he gives...for a healthful mind, Obedient passions, and a will resigned; For love, which scarce collective man can fill, For patience, sov'reign o'er transmuted ill;... | |
 | 1828 - 398 pages
...Safe in his power, whose eyes discern afar The secret ambush of a specious prayer. Implore his aid, in his decisions rest Secure, whate'er he gives, he gives...for a healthful mind, Obedient passions, and a will resigu'd ; For love, which scarce collective man can fill, For patience sov'reign o'er transmuted ill;... | |
 | Thomas Carpenter (schoolmaster.) - 1828 - 332 pages
...whose eyes discern afar The secret ambush of a specious pray'r : Implore his aid, in his decisious rest, Secure whate'er he gives, he gives the best....to the skies aspires, Pour forth thy fervours for a healthy mind, Obedient passions, and a will resign'd; For love, which scarce collective man can fill;... | |
 | Joseph Cradock - 1826 - 306 pages
...though not absolutely required for my purpose, are so very fine, that I cannot but transcribe them : " Yet when the sense of sacred presence fires, And strong...for a healthful mind, Obedient passions, and a will resigned ; For love, which scarce collective man can fill — For patience, sov'reign o'er transmuted... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 822 pages
...repose ' What fervid action, yet no noise ! as awed To silence by the presence of their Lord. Younj. Yet, when the sense of sacred presence fires, And...strong devotion to the skies aspires. Pour forth thy fervour* for a healthful mind. Obedient passions, and a will resigned. Johnson. Vanity of Human Wiiha.... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.), Harding Grant - 1830 - 654 pages
...in his power, whose eyes discern afar The secret ambush of a specjous prayer. Implore his aid ; in his decisions rest ; Secure, whate'er he gives, he...for a healthful mind, Obedient passions, and a will resigned ; For love, which scarce collective man can fill ; For patience, sovereign o'er transmuted... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pages
...his power, whose eyes discern afar The secret ambush of a specious prayer. Implore his aid, in hie ately received ¡i letter from him so surprising tome * from the concer eenee of eacred presence fires, And «troug devotion to the skies aspires, Pour forth thy fervours... | |
 | John Evans - 1831 - 322 pages
...Safe in his hand, whose eye discerns afar The secret ambush of a specious prayer ; Implore his aid, in his decisions rest ; Secure whate'er he gives —...resign'd : For Love, which scarce collective man can fill i For Patience, sovereign as transmuted ill ; For Faith, which, panting for a happier seat, Courts... | |
 | 1831 - 790 pages
...pray'r ; Implore his aid, in his decisions rest, Secure, what'er he gives, he gives the best. Vet, when the sense of sacred presence fires, And strong...which scarce collective man can fill For patience, sov' reign o'er transmuted ill ; For faith, that, panting for a happier seat, Counts death kind Nature's... | |
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