 | 1842 - 418 pages
...spicy breezes, Blow soft o'er Ceylon's Isle, Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile ; In vain, with lavish kindness, The gifts of God are strown, The heathen, in their blindness, Bow down to wood and stone." The frontispiece represents a native priest of Kandy.... | |
 | 1862 - 512 pages
...the spicy breezes Blow soft on Ceylon's isle, Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile; In vain with lavish kindness, The gifts of God are strown, The heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone. Shall we whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high,... | |
 | Samuel Niles Sweet - 1843 - 324 pages
...the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile ? In vain with lavish kindness, The gifts of God are strown, The heathen, in his blindness, 3. Can we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high ; Can we, to men benighted,... | |
 | Okehampton - 1843 - 114 pages
...the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Tho' every prospect pleases, And only man is vile; In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown ; The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. Shall we whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high,... | |
 | Joshua Vaughan Himes - 1843 - 340 pages
...spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle— Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile ?— In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown ; The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. 3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted By wisdom from on high—... | |
 | Samuel Worcester, Samuel Melanchthon Worcester, Samuel Melancthon Worcester - 1843 - 296 pages
...the spicy breezes Blow soft o er Ceylon s isle, Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile ; In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown ; The heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone. —3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from... | |
 | Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. - 1843 - 802 pages
...the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile ; In vain with lavish kindness, The gifts of God are strown ; The heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone. 3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on... | |
 | Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. - 1843 - 864 pages
...the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile; In vain with lavish kindness, The gifts of God are strown; The heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone. 3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on... | |
 | Edward Tottenham - 1843 - 282 pages
...the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Though ev'ry prospect pleases, And only man is vile ! In vain, with lavish kindness, The gifts of God are strown ; The heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone. 3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on... | |
 | John Alonzo Clark - 1843 - 270 pages
...the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle; Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile : In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown ; The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone." It is true that the people around me were not avowed heathen,... | |
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What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile : In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown ; The heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone... 
