 | M. Randall - 1834 - 328 pages
...turns dismayed, The reverend Champion stood. At his control Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whispered praise. THE LOTTERY TICKET. Dick Woodcock was the only child of a respectable farmer, living in one of the... | |
 | Solomon Southwick - 1834 - 336 pages
...Goldsmith's allusion to the preaching of a country curate, would apply with ten-fola force to him. " Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, "And fools, who came to laugh, remained to pray!" Let, then, every American Clergyman look steadily to the gospel- for his... | |
 | 1834 - 410 pages
...turns dismayed, The reverend champion stood. At his control Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul; Comfort came down, the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faultering accents whispered praise." The life of Dr. Balch was often chequered with many severe trials,... | |
 | Richard Hiley - 1834 - 188 pages
...turns dismay'd, The rev'rend champion stood. At his control Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last falt'ring accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1835 - 292 pages
...turns dismayed, The reverend champion stood. At his control Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down, the trembling wretch to...prevailed with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff", returned to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran :... | |
 | Andrew Thomson - 1835 - 302 pages
...turns dismay'd, The reverend champion stood. At his control Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise. And his last faltering accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek -and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place... | |
 | Mary Martha Sherwood - 1835 - 546 pages
...brow 1 Recollect the A& scription of the parish priest in that beautiful poem of Goldsmith. — " ' At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks...pray. The service past, around the pious man, With ready zeal, each honest rustic ran; E'en children follow'd with endearing wile, And plucked his gown,... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1835 - 278 pages
...turns dismayed, The reverend champion stood. At his control Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down, the trembling wretch to...place ; Truth from his lips prevailed with double swayj And fools, who came to scoff, returned to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With... | |
 | James Sigston - 1836 - 358 pages
...any one else, ventured to make the least unfavorable allusion to this very singular dis course ; thus Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. " Mr. Bramwell at all times showed himself greatly attached to the Methodist discipline. Every breach... | |
 | James Sigston - 1836 - 354 pages
...any one else, ventured to make the least unfavorable allusion to this very singular dis course; thus Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. " Mr. Bramwell at all times showed himself fteatly attached to the Methodist discipline, very breach... | |
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At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorned the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway; And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. 
