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Page 69 - And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
Page 95 - And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards and eat the fruit of them. They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
Page 29 - Here didst thou dwell, here schemes of pleasure plan, Beneath yon mountain's ever beauteous brow ; But now, as if a thing unblest by man, Thy fairy dwelling is as lone as thou...
Page 44 - No sinful word, nor deed of wrong, Nor thoughts that idly rove ; But simple truth be on our tongue And in our hearts be love...
Page 111 - He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward ; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
Page 17 - Go, call thy sons; instruct them what a debt They owe their ancestors; and make them swear To pay it, by transmitting down entire Those sacred rights to which themselves were born.
Page 106 - Call but the secret powers of Sol and Luna into action, and behold a single steersman, sitting at the helm guiding the vessel which divides the waves with greater rapidity than if she had been filled with a crew of mariners toiling at the oars, and the loaded chariot, no longer encumbered by the panting steeds, shall dart on its course with resistless force and rapidity. Let the simple elements do thy labour ; bind the eternal elements, and yoke them to the same plough.
Page 71 - Learning has borne such fruit in other days On all her branches. Piety has found Friends in the friends of science, and true prayer 250 Has flow'd from lips wet with Castalian dews.
Page 17 - Thou, who the verdant plain dost traverse here, While Thames among his willows from thy view Retires ; O Stranger, stay thee, and the scene Around contemplate well. This is the place Where England's ancient Barons, clad in arms And stern with conquest, from their Tyrant King (Then rendered tame) did challenge and secure The charter of thy freedom.
Page 106 - ... like a spirit through the waves. And the loaded chariot, no longer the encumbrance of the panting steed, darts on its course with fiery force and resistless rapidity. Let the pure and simple elements do thy labour. Bind the eternal enemies, yoke them to the same plough. Make the contraries unite, teach the discordant influences to conjoin in harmony. Aid the antagonists to conquer each other : and do thou profit by their mutual victories. True are my words, though spoken in parables. Open the...